Regret requires us to imagine a life that didn't happen. Regrets ask us to construct an alternative life. If I had taken that job... If I had married that person... If I hadn't said that... If I had spent more time with them... If I had not eaten tha…
What happens if humans only listen to the AI-generated echo chamber, and their new original content is actually echoes of the model collapse? I have been thinking about AI, writing, and other deep thoughts while I sit in the reeds, listen to the swam…
I have had websites for over 25 years now. None of my original ones are still around, but I have been working with websites and development since HTML tags were the only option, and JavaScript had yet to be developed, back in the day when adding a Fl…
As I have mentioned, one of my favorite character types in the Fablehaven and Dragonwatch series of books is the hermit troll. The character type is first introduced with Bubda in the Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary. The next one, named Hermo, is int…
I have a friend that I have known for the last 10 years. He is one of the frogs that whispers in my ear at times. I can go into work (which I usually do maybe once or twice a month) and this friend will stop by, say hi, and we will talk for a while. …
The thought that I keep running into... AI shortens the journey, and in doing so, weakens the mind. This post is really a rambling. I have been thinking about AI and the impact it has had. AI has been let out of the barn, and will never be able to be…
I love how modern life, folklore, and fairy tales can intertwine and create new characters, races, and ideas. I still think that Brandon Mull is one of the best at doing this. I am currently reading, ok, alright, listening to the Dragon Watch series …
Some years ago, closer to a few decades, if I’m honest, I sat in a soft chair and told my troubles to Dr. E, the head doctor I visited in those days. Back then the frogs had not started to sing their song in my head. I was lamenting about how hard li…
From years in the marshes listening to frogs, I have learned that trouble rarely arrives with thunder. It begins as a small ripple, easy to ignore, easy to dismiss, until suddenly the whole pond is shifting beneath you. We are standing at the edge of…
To quote a children's hymn Follow the Prophet, "Jonah was a prophet, tried to run away, but he later learned to listen and obey." Over the course of my swamp-filled life, I have come to understand Jonah. You could even say that I have followed Jonah,…
In the book Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull, there is a scene where Seth and a couple of satyrs are discussing recent events. Seth, basically, while doing what he thought was right, put the entire world on the brink of destruction. In trying…
One of my biggest pet peeves is the saying, "Parents teach your kids to..." Why does this bug me so much you may ask? I know that my frogs have asked me the question. Let me break it down for you. By saying parents teach your kids to [FILL IN THE BLA…
Happy Birthday America! Here are a few quotes from the framers our country that the frogs and I enjoy. “Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible right to th…
In the area where I live (physically, not emotionally), the data center debate has been raging. People are concerned about the amount of space and resources that they use and that they are proposed to use. I even overheard one of my frogs talk about …
Not everyone can develop friendships like Harry, Ron, and Hermione, or the hobbits found in Tolkien's writings (who were part of the epic "The Fellowship of the Ring"). Or the change of Legolas and Gimli's friendship over the course of The Lord of th…
