This is a conversation. Open disclosure, both stories here were composed by ChatGPT. This was a test. Both stories were composed, less than a minute apart using the exact same question, “I need a story about the RMS Titanic.” The point being decent writing, zero research, and semi-unique stories written by a program within minutes…
Category: Opinion
Very brief book review
The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an extraordinary book. It is a difficult book to read but at the end renews faith in people and inspires in a unique and authentic manner.
SS United States
In the spirit of peace and beauty, I am highlighting an ocean liner, and this is the greatest liner built in the United States. She is the SS United States, designed by one of our preeminent Naval architects, Francis Gibbs. She is also, in my opinion, one of the five greatest liners ever built. The…
The Cincinnati Bengals made it to the Show!
I am glad to see the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl. I remember their game against the 49ers in 1989. I was watching on a little, 5-inch, black and white television in the machine shop at Chase Bag Company in Chagrin Falls. One question about which I am a tad riled, Cleveland people are wondering…
Engineers make a difference
Every engineer with whom I have worked has prided themselves on being a problem solver. Very pragmatic, very practical. Years ago on a missions trip we went to Reynosa Mexico. The work site was a Colonia which is a poor community where utilities and resources can be quite limited. This community we were assisting had…
Goodbye Gambler!
Thunder ripped across the darkened skyline as the bearded gentleman walked down the path. It was dark but in the distance he could see lights and, far out on the horizon, a beautiful dawn, one far different from any he had seen before. Just ahead was a gate. It was tall, with lighted poster cabinets…
Now What Do I Do?
WOW did I make a mistake on a recent project. I was working for a client that publishes textbooks, posters, training materials, and other items. The professional they hired to produce this material had no experience in publishing. She had access to the entire suite of Adobe products but preffered to use Word and Powerpoint,…
Why writers can be challenged in technical environments?
I work for a software development company and the teams with which I am associated are some of the most talented folks with whom I have ever worked. Their expertise includes coding, business analysis (for application development), quality assurance, and the ultimate brilliant-bad writer, engineers. I say that so that what I write here is…