If you've really read my book (if you know you know), you'll know that I consider the most existentially tragic tale to be that of a happy splashy fun time called The Tale of Philbert the Fish . Pictured: Philbert? Perhaps. Perhaps not. I dunno. Unlike the other short stories in the book, this one was never published on the blog, so if you want to dive in deeper you'll have to get my book (oh no!). For those of you who somehow can be this deep into my blog and not already ha

I've been dreading writing this for a variety of reasons, but I also accepted that it is inevitable that I say my two cents on this due to how I've decided to navigate this. The specific event that tipped the scale was my partnership with Reality Radio Network (which is where my new show airs). It's incredible how polarizing AI has proven to be. I feel like most people I encounter are either purists that think using AI is some kind of moral failing while others will call yo

I've been sitting on this one for a while. About a year and a half to be precise. Mainly because I knew this was going to be difficult to write and I kept putting it off. But I do feel this is important to have. Plus, this is the "year of will" for me and I'm trying to catch up on things I've been putting off but know that I want to do. So here goes... If you haven't read the short story yet, you can do so at the above link. Or, even better, you can read the more refined ver

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