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Curiosity. Playing with ChatGPT
I was curious about what ChatGPT would write about me and then Alec, so I asked.
Note: at the bottom of the ChatGPT page it says: “ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info.” True, there are some errors but this is unedited and not corrected. We may at some point after I post this comment about some errors. Or we may not. Consider that some of this may be a work of mechanical fiction.
If This, Then We Are Most Likely Screwed
Yesterday I shared a post on Facebook that simply said, Today, 73 million Americans depend on Social Security every month. I am one. Right now there are 85 responses, 23 comments and 8 shares. A friend’s comment included a reference to “people who worked all their lives.” and that got me thinking. I replied: Alec and …
Looking Toward Tomorrow and the Future of America
Rising for me today: On January 18, 1997, one year, eight months, and ten days after our younger son Bill committed suicide after a bashing based on his sexual orientation, I published an essay “Too Many Kids Like My Bill” which is in part included here: There is so much grief with the death of …
I Didn’t Lose My Temper
A friend posted an image on social media with the words: Someone I don’t know commented with some awful homophobic/transphobic stuff (that I won’t share here) while claiming to be a very polite person with ‘them’ and not at all a hater. You’ll just have to take my word for what he wrote and use …
An Old Article About Our Son Bill, Recovered
In October 2001 an article titled “Bill Clayton” by Olivier Björksäter-Bleylock was published in DNA, a national gay magazine in Australia. An interview with me was done through email, and was the best one I had ever experienced — and the most intense. Olivier asked about some things that were not in Bill’s story on …
Join Us for the Claytons’ Art and Book Sale – December 16 and 17, 2023
We’re having a studio art and book sale at our home/office/studio in Olympia, Washington on the weekend of December 16 and 17. We hope you will join us! We’ve recently been hit hard with home repairs—everything hitting all at once— a new roof, new gutters, replacing a furnace and electrical panel, cleaning ductwork, adding insulation, …