The other day, I recalled something Eddie Izzard, the comedian, said in his memoir. He was talking about how Paul McCartney wanted to play some songs on the piano, so he just sat down and taught himself. An impressive feat, but Izzard added an interesting insight. He said that part of the reason Paul wasContinueContinue reading “Required Reading, Optional Enjoyment: Great Books, Terrible Assignments, and a Surprising Amount of Batman”
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Fun with AI, Literary Style
I’m sure that I’m not the only one who finds AI, in its multiple forms, fascinating. I started with ChatGPT and then tried several others: Claude, Gemini, and Copilot. I eventually subscribed to Perplexity AI. I’m on a listserv for board-certified forensic psychologists and Perplexity seemed to be the best for researching topics related toContinueContinue reading “Fun with AI, Literary Style”
Favorite Fiction-An Occasional Feature-The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
Between 1978 and 1983, I lived in New York City while I was going to graduate school. It was quite an adjustment given that I had spent 1974-1976 at what was then New College in Sarasota, Florida. I had spent my first year of college at Ohio State University, pretty much because I had to.ContinueContinue reading “Favorite Fiction-An Occasional Feature-The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe”
Samurai Shrink (formally Wandering Shrink) 