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Draw a Clock

Draw a Clock

Draw a Clock The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Aging A friend of mine recently retired. She was a well-respected computer science professor. After she and her husband retired, they moved to another state. When you move, one of the royal pains is having to deal with finding new doctors.  My friend is articulate,…

Powder Day

Powder Day

This is inspired by and dedicated to Caryn Tan’s “Storm Rider” piece. I’m a skier, not a surfer but it looks like we have a lot in common. Storms excite me. I’ve tried before to capture the rapture of a powder day and fell short. I’m going to try again. Mostly, I ski Snowbird, in…

Man of Letters, AI: It's Happening

It’s Happening: Will AI write better than you?

*Written for Foster blog. It’s happening. Call it Pandora’s box unleashing powers we do not comprehend. Call it Cassandra foretelling a future we cannot imagine. Call it augmented intelligence. Call it artificial intelligence. Call it AI for short because you are about to get intimate with it. AI is in use in every possible field…

Cooking in Extreme Circumstances

Cooking in Extreme Circumstances

Work in Progress For many reasons, I have had the opportunity to cook in challenging circumstances: on a winter training expedition in Alaska, on a sailboat, in at a high-altitude ski lodge, and the most dreaded of all places – the vacation rental apartment kitchen. This is not about Instagram-ready food or TikTok self-consciousness, but…