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Apr 17, 20252 min read


Is “Jagged Intelligence” The Only Thing That Is Going to Save the Human Race From AI?
As a retired lawyer, and a judge for twenty years on the bench, I keep hearing that we won’t have any need for lawyers anymore in the future because AI will be able to write legal documents and AI can help someone act on their own in the courthouse. Having been a family court judge when 80% of the cases in front of me were self- represented, I can tell you it was a nightmare for the litigants representing themselves and a nightmare for me as the judge. And that was before A
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Death Cleaning is a Terrible Title but is a Real Thing
I have always heard about spring cleaning, and now that it is spring, I feel guilty not thinking about spring cleaning. Then, ‘death cleaning’ appeared in my radar, and the first thing I thought of is that it is a terrible title! But it is a real thing! You get to a certain age and you start to automatically read obituaries. It’s not that you’re anticipating death, it’s just that what those dead accomplished in their life becomes interesting. In the New York Times, Obi
May 114 min read


Preparing to Be Older First Grandparents: Eight Tips of What to Do or Not Do When You Want to be Grandparents but the Future Parents to be Are Not Cooperating
All the news today is that “Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will," New York Times, April 9, 2026, by Claire Cain Miller. Statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics say that the fertility rate, the number of births per thousand women of childbearing age, dropped to 53.1 from 53.8 in 2024 and has been falling since 2007 “…. showing a rise in the fertility rate among women in their 30s and 40s. The fertility rate for women
May 47 min read


For Mother’s Day 2026 Or to Buy For Yourself: Best Highly Recommended Reasonably Priced Beauty Products From Paris and South Korea That You Can Buy in the U.S.
Paris has always had wonderful beauty products and South Korea beauty products are up and coming and new. What a great unique Mother’s Day gift! I love beauty products from Paris and South Korea that are confirmed to be good from friends. I am so lucky to have a Parisian American friend, Coreen, for almost thirty years who lives part time in Florida with me, and knows all about Parisian beauty products, and a new Asian American friend, Cora, from San Francisco and East Hamp
Apr 274 min read


An Ancient Chinese Ceremony Introduced to Me by a Dear Friend That Brought Tears to My Eyes: Holding An Annual Family Reunion With Our Loved Ones No Longer Physically With Us
I met Cora Wen at the memoir writers’ retreat in Guatemala. There was something about Cora that drew me to her. Maybe it was that both of us came from immigrant families. Her energy is addictive. Cora was my therapeutic yoga teacher as well. We met at 7 AM every morning and she helped heal my broken shoulder, the Eastern way, and its excellent healing surprised my Western doctor. East and West. Much better when our lives – and our health -- are intertwined. Cora wrote P
Apr 206 min read


Nutella IS Out of This World in 2026 and Recipes! Including the 2026 Most Highly Rated Recipes for Nutella Cookies and Nutella Cake
Roughly 252,756 miles away from the earth, a jar of Nutella, a chocolate hazelnut spread, floated past an astronaut’s head and drifted across NASA’s livestream during the Artemis II lunar flyby this week. This was the subject of a Wall Street Journal, article, Saturday/Sunday, April 11-12, 2026. The author, Ben Cohen, gives us the origin of Nutella. “During a Post war cocoa shortage in the 1940s, an Italian pastry chef named Pietro Ferrero had the genius idea to combine the
Apr 144 min read


WELCOME SPRING with Three Simple and Easy Outdoor Activities for Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and School Aged Children and Grandchildren. and a BONUS FOR ALL AGES
Spring has arrived, although in some areas, it seems just like a dream waiting to be realized. Keep this list (and the bonus surprise) so when outdoor time becomes a reality, you remember to appreciate nature and life renewed. Babies (0–12 months) 1. Outdoor blanket time: Lay a blanket on the grass and let them feel the breeze, watch leaves, and listen to birds. 2. Sensory nature basket: Fill a small basket with safe items like soft flowers, big leaves, or grass for to
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