Round ‘n Round

Friday, September 6, 2024

This week has been sad, with yet another school-ager mass shooting and another of the stock market shrinking; plus, today is predicted to be downtown LA’s hottest this year, ~100 deg.

I was saddened by that mass murder and by watching my holdings shrink. It happens, too, that I can imagine being in 100-degree weather because it occurred locally this summer. Whatever and wherever something happens, we’re all in it together.

Thanks to ever-improving technologies and communications, our world becomes smaller daily. Years ago, I casually followed early attempts to create AI and couldn’t have dreamed it would develop as it has or that I would frequently use and appreciate what it offers and brings. Going forward, my imagination is significant but also primitive regarding AI’s full potential and ultimate impact on our social lives.

This week ends with me feeling out on a limb, so to speak, or perhaps in limbo. I know my brain can adjust, and later today at work, I will feel confident about finding myself in the company of generally kind and non-threatening others.

Dear Friends: As children, we’re urged to “hold on tight” while riding a merry-go-round. Diana