I first dipped my toes into the unseemly world of online dating back in 2011, with my true story, “Expelled from Match.com.” I was blown away by how many prospective “matches” inflated their dating profiles to land a first date. In the introduction, I wrote, Last year I enrolled at Match.com using the pen name of “MrMarvelous” just to see…
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Unlock Your Creativity AI Tools for Stunning Visuals
I’ve been a rabid fan of AI and ChatGPT since it hit the masses. As someone who’s also crafted award-winning humor for over 20 years, I’m always on the lookout for a “magic bullet” that will help inspire my next piece. What many people don’t know is behind every great humor yarn lies tons of research, a healthy helping of…
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The Baffling World of Product Labels Decoding the Use of Everyday Items
Have you ever found yourself staring at a product label, scratching your head? Wondering if you missed the memo explaining it. Relax, you’re not alone. With retail prices going through the roof, manufacturers are struggling to find ways to enhance the value of their products. One way to do that is to find new, imaginative ways to use their products.…
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Safeguarding Our Rights in Uncertain Times The Role of the Supreme Court and Our Duty to Act
Are you feeling the strain of these tough times? If so, you’re not alone. With critical cases now before the Supreme Court, it’s clear that we can’t always trust the justices to make the right decisions for us. This uncertainty highlights an important truth: it’s up to all of us as individuals to stand up for our rights. If we…
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Where’s ChatGPT’s Sense of Humor? AI's Unfunny Reality
If you’re as old as I am (which is pretty dang old) you might remember a simple book of games called Madlibs. The object was simple: the “writer” would taunt the players into blindly supplying nouns, adjectives, names of famous people, etc. with no idea how they were going to be used. The writer would plug them into blanks in…
