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Work

It’s Why I’ve Got No Worries At All

No Worries At All

No Worries At All

I’ve been doing a lot of work with AI lately.  

I’m doing research and testing apps.  

Most of what I’ve discovered is absolutely amazing.  

But I’m not worried about my status as a writer.  

No worries at all.  

I’ve tested to see if AI can write a decent article.  

Several times, I’ve given different apps the same prompt.  

One of them overwrites, using pompous language that has to be rewritten.

Another one underwrites, repeating words and phrases that have to be revised.  

Yet another one never gives the word count that I want, always coming in with a substantially shorter article than I requested.  

I’ve found lots of spelling and grammatical and structural errors.  

And plenty of errors of fact.  

I asked for an analysis of the characters in a book.  

The response included an extra character that was never in that story.  

It also omitted an important character.  

I prompted it to incorporate that missing person, but it couldn’t recognize the name.  

Even though this was a main character.  

And every single time I ask any of the apps for something humorous, I get a lecture about being kind to others.  

Sometimes it delivers a response with the lecture, and other times it refuses altogether.  

I prompted AI to review my blog and write a post in my voice.  

None of the apps captured my voice at all.  

One of them did figure out that Bob is a recurring character.  

However, AI turned him into a hamster.  

Bob, a hamster?  

Now that’s funny.  

AI can do some amazing things.  

It’s an incredible tool.  

But it can’t replace a writer.

Liz Brenner

Everyone has a story to tell.

Even you.

Especially you.

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Toastmasters

An Amazing Comedy Writing Workshop

Comedy Writing Workshop

What an amazing Comedy Writing Workshop that was!

Thank you Elite Toastmasters for sponsoring this fabulous event.

Thank you, Kirkland Tibbels for presenting.

Thank you, Tim Mullins for organizing this workshop.

Kirkland spoke about the structure of comedy.

You take a regular person and place them in a regular situation, and then you collide that world with something unexpected.

We used several Toastmasters in the room as an example and created some very funny scenarios.

Kirkland, I haven’t seen you in ages.

It was great to catch up with you.

Let me know when you schedule another workshop – I’ll be sure to attend.

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Family

The Grown Son Wanted to Shower

He wanted a shower

The Grown Son wanted to shower in the master shower.

But The Husband was on a conference call in the master bedroom.

I told him to use the hall bathroom.

But he tiptoed in anyway.

An hour later, I got a whispered, urgent phone call from the Grown Son.

Upon entering the bathroom, he realized the shower would be too loud.

So he waited.

And waited.

And waited.

He whispered angrily that he had been in the bathroom for over an hour.

I laughed and laughed and laughed.

The Grown Son was in a panic.

His phone was almost out of battery.

And the conference call didn’t show any sign of ending soon.

I told him to sit tight.

And wait.

Maybe, one day, maybe, just maybe, he will listen.