Category: Thinking Out Loud
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How AI Analyzed My Book Reviews and Recommended My Next Reads
Reading Time: 4 minutesI used AI to analyze years of book reviews, identify reading patterns, and recommend future books based on my interests in history, leadership, society, and human behavior.
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Did Humans Create God? A Personal Exploration of Faith, Fear, and Belief
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhy do humans believe in God? Is faith evidence of a higher power, or is it a response to some of life’s most difficult questions? Throughout history, people have searched for answers about suffering, death, purpose, and existence itself. In this personal reflection, I explore whether humanity discovered God or created the…
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World Cup Opening Ceremonies, Soccer Drama, and the Awards FIFA Should Actually Hand Out
Reading Time: 3 minutesMexico delivered an opening ceremony full of culture and energy, Canada was respectable, and the United States left me wondering what exactly I had just watched. Add in soccer’s finest dramatic performances, miraculous injury recoveries, and players pleading their innocence before the referee, and you’ve got the World Cup experience nobody talks…
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USA at the 2026 World Cup: Chasing a Miracle on Home Soil
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway and Team USA begins its journey. Can the Americans make history on home soil and pull off a miracle?
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THE AMERICAN DREAM Three Generations · Four Decades Each · One Question
Reading Time: 19 minutesThe American Dream over three generations. It is not what t was and never will be again
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Why WordPress Asks You to Log In to Comment on Mobile (And How to Fix It)
Reading Time: 5 minutesEver get stuck in an endless login loop or accidentally post duplicate comments while blogging on your phone? Here is the real reason WordPress mobile commenting feels so broken—and a simple fix that doesn’t involve clunky apps.
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How I Used Claude AI to Audit and Fix My WordPress Blog
Reading Time: 2 minutesSee a real step-by-step example of how to use Claude AI as a tool to audit your website, fix WordPress layout issues, and improve your Google SEO
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It’s the Life in Your Years”: A Reflection on Retirement, Time, and Meaning
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs retirement changes my perspective on aging and time, Abraham Lincoln’s famous quote about “the life in your years” takes on a much deeper meaning. A personal reflection on purpose, memories, relationships, and what truly matters as we grow older
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Fact, Fiction, & Fallout: The Epstein Tapes, Trump, Substack Doctors, and the Internet’s Favorite Hobby: Jumping to Conclusions
Reading Time: 8 minutesA deep dive into the viral Trump and Epstein “tape” claims, what is actually documented, what remains speculation, and how social media turns rumors, outrage, and partial facts into internet mythology.