Some of you might ask why does he want to know if we play chess? Just to be clear, it has been decades since I played... I find this is a Motivational Monday post to share with those who read my writings. Did you know that chess is played around the globe by millions of players? The best part is, that it does not matter what your political or religious views are, the game has the same rules. Many boundaries are crossed with this game it doesn't matter if you are rich or poor if you are same sex or not. It does not matter if you are handicapped or not, everyone can play the game.Did you know that Ray Charles admitted once that Chess was his passion?  Just to be clear, you do not need to be physically strong all you need to do is to be able to think. This question came to my mind, since w... 06/05/2023

Observations from a Beverly Hills Realtor Endre Barath, Jr. and why I have a great many growing concerns over artificial intelligence (AI)This post was inspired by an Active Rain Challenge by Kat Palmiotti I'll start out by saying that I am not against the principle of technology (and will take it a step further by saying how much online shopping I do). When the Internet and the advent of email first came about and people got comfortable with it, my life as a Realtor became incredibly easier.  I'm sure those that have been Realtors as long as I have will agree.  Who remembers trudging from one real estate office to another, notepad in hand to get the inventory from agents?  How about when the "big book” was introduced and listings were printed with the agent’s name and phone number. Hen... 06/04/2023

This recipe was inspired by Debe Maxwell, CRS  thank you for the inspiration. My friend you know me well I would have to do some modifications. So, with that said. I took your recipe and added more spinach and could not resist but add some wild mushrooms to it as well.Anyway, check out the photos and let me know what you think I put a link to your recipe too.  Yes all the other ingredients were the same. The difference was I cut the chicken breast in half and put one on the bottom and then the stuffing on top and then added the other chicken breast cut in half on top and the leftover stuffing I put on the top of the chicken and backed it for 35 minutes or so at 400 degrees. Anyway, check out Debe Maxwell, CRS  recipe and compare the modifications... bon appetite.    https://activerain.c... 06/03/2023

When I first learned AI was the topic of the ActiveRain June Challenge, which Kat Palmiotti had presented to bloggers, I began to reach back in memory, to when it was I had first became aware of Artificial Intelligence.  I remembered a special evening in 1968.  I was seated in a movie theater, munching on popcorn and watching the Stanley Kubrick/Arthur C. Clark film, “2001: A Space Odyssey.”  While viewing that now iconic old movie, I was introduced to Hal.  Hal (or HAL 9000) was a computer generated artificial intelligence character, who claimed to be “fool proof and incapable of error.”  The acronym for HAL is "Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer."A couple days ago, while watching this flick once again, I was amazed, how close over 50 years ago, the authors got it to times w... 06/03/2023