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Judging A.I. Books by Their Covers – Thoughts from December 10 and 16, 2023

December 10, 2023 I was talking with a coworker about artificial intelligence and other technologies. He was mentioning things most people don’t know or care about. It’s the kind of thought experiment conversation I like. I’m usually the one who brings up real-world issues with the technology. Eventually, I will get business cards with “Reality…
Brian Kirwan
2023, animal behavior, Animal-like, animals, artificial intelligence, autobiagraphy, banishing the weak, Barbra Streisand, being famous, civilized society, controlled life, economic status, facts, fame, fashion, happiness and health, hate, human behavior, Judging a book by its cover, judging others by their appearance, money and fame, murder, natural balance of nature, natural behavior, people’s stories, positive or negative statements, reality expert, reality is my career, rich people, ruining lives, social status, staying alive, technology, theoretical technologies, thinking is my hobby, thought experiment, thoughts, unacceptable behavior, unnatural humans -
Experiencing Things not Made for Me, Including Silence – Thoughts from December 3 and 6, 2023

December 3, 2023 English is my first language. I don’t really have a second language, unless you count Nerd as a language. Sometimes, I wish I spoke another language well enough to have conversations, but not enough to put in the time to actually do it. I have delved deeply into English enough to keep…
Brian Kirwan
2023, a good person, audio examples, audiobook, autobiography, Barbra Streisand, belief, bribing our kids, Christmas, Christmas myths, common ground, diverse people, English language, enjoy the fantasies, experiencing things not made for me, good at urination, good for goodness sake, history books, hypocrites, interesting conversations, interesting people, interests, kids watch what you do, libraries, lying to kids, movies, music, nerd language, people disturbed by silence, people’s stories, restroom, Santa, Santa Claus, second language, silence, silence is unnatural, silence makes me anxtious, silent library, silent restroom, silent room, songs, straight white man, telling kids about Santa, The Nightmare Before Christmas, thoughts, toilet, treating strangers badly, urinal -
Thanksgiving Orphans and Thinking Differently from Everyone – Thoughts from November 19 to 28, 2023

November 19, 2023 I found out from Patti that we might be orphans on Thanksgiving. Hopefully, it will keep me from over stuffing myself like I normally do. Except for my last two days off, I’m down in my weight. Holidays have become mainly about eating and drinking more than you normally would. All the…
Brian Kirwan
2023, almond butter, atheist, behavior, being too honest, being unique, days off, debaucherous eating, dessert, drinking enough water, eating unhealthy food, emotional eating, excluding myself, food associated with holidays, forgetting to drink water, freethinkers, gaining weight, happiness and health, health problem, holiday treats, holidays, I look normal, judgemental thoughts, mental illnesses, mini donuts, movies, not moving, Patti, privileged group, routine, squishy couch, Thanksgiving, The Whale, thinking differently, thoughts, turkey, unique thinking, unrelatable, wine -
Cabinets and Bun Bun – Thoughts from November 11 and 18, 2023

November 11, 2023 Today is 11/11. Need I say more? It would be funny if that was all I said, but I actually have thoughts to write about. I don’t know what they are right now, but I’m sure I will come up with something. My thoughts are happening all day long. I just need…
Brian Kirwan
2023, attaching cabinets to the wall, bouncy nose, Bun Boy, Bun Bun, bunny, cabinets, cat ears, eating a dead plant, eating our grass, finishing the cabinets, gaining weight, grocery shopping, I speak cat, memory, neighborhood animal, paint the wall, Patti, petting rabbit, rabbit, rabbit ears, rabbits eat hay, remembering past thoughts, running out of time, sniffing my hand, speaking cat, speaking rabbit, Thanksgiving, thoughts, what can be done in one day, writing, yelling at other drivers -
Halloween as a Kid and Changing Oil as a Fancy Adult – Thoughts from October 31 and November 3, 2023

October 31, 2023 In honor of Halloween, I’m going to talk non-stop about pickles. It’s the perfect scary snack. They’re green and look like fingers when they’re in a jar. It’s a jar of fingers. People used to make Frankenstein hands out of various sizes of pickles. I’m sure the pickles went to waste. Who…
Brian Kirwan
2023, buying a house, candy, chocolate, clown costume, eager home buyers, Elm Street, eyewitness accounts, Frankenstein, Freddie Krueger, Halloween, Halloween as a kid, hard candy, Honda Civic, Honda dealer, house buying show, in stores with a dog, jar of green fingers, KISS, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, labeling yourself, looking for a house closer to my work, luxury car, man with a dog, new thoughts, oil change, parents’ house, Patti, pickles, Redlands, regretting tattoos, riding bikes, ripped costume, sad clown, scaring kids, Sister, spitting up blood, tattoos, thoughts, tiger, tiger tattoo, tiger tattoo on neck, too small bike, trials, trick-or-treating, TV, waiting area

