An AI Jeremiad
“Now did the Lord say that machines ought to take the place of livin’? And what’s a substitute for bread and beans?”—Johnny Cash, The Legend...
“Now did the Lord say that machines ought to take the place of livin’? And what’s a substitute for bread and beans?”—Johnny Cash, The Legend...
A Dream In the wee hours of the morning I dreamed I was representing a friend in a divorce. The judge demanded an answer of...
I have been listening (via audiobook) to what members of Alcoholics Anonymous often refer to as the Big Book and what is properly titled Alcoholics...
“To be or not to be is not the question, but to be is much sweeter, and that could be the answer.“ —Miriam Makeba, We...
“Fellow citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are today, rendered more intolerable...
“We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.1 Now is the time to make real the...
“From that time Jesus began to proclaim, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”—Matthew 4:17 (N.R.S.V.) “How you gon’ win if you ain’t...
My husband recently suggested we watch Chimp Empire, a new show on Netflix. I don’t love it. The pace is too slow, and much of...
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest? [Jesus] said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and...
About ten years ago I began to feel drawn to the state of Montana. I have no explanation as to why. Up until a trip...