It’s been two years since Jon asked his colleagues about whether his institution was planning to put rules in place for governing the use of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed and released by OpenAI in November 2022. He was concerned that it was not only a short-cut but a short-circuit of the…
We had heard from some fellow-campers about the benefits of Loop G, so we swapped our site 6 reservation in Loop A for site 195 in Loop G. The change of scenery was refreshing. Not only is Loop G closer to Joe Pool Lake, it’s also more heavily forested, which exposed us to a slightly…
Like many people around the world, we spent much of Friday anticipating the meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Their first face-to-face meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022 ended faster than expected and without the cease-fire Trump had insisted was necessary to secure a peace deal. While…
This weekend we enjoyed milder than expected weather, but with it came a change in the flight pattern into DFW International Airport, bringing disruptive airplane traffic and its resultant noise to Loyd Park. Over the course of Friday and Saturday nights, we watched part one of the revealing new documentary, “Billy Joel: And So It…
This weekend we met Bud, a guy sporting a 45/47 hat, a reference to Donald Trump as the 45th and 47th president of the United States. As is our custom, we steered clear of any political conversation, talking instead about shared camping experiences, a common devotion to dogs, and our occasional bobcat sightings. Fluff. We…
We rolled into Loyd Park on Friday afternoon, laptops in tow, and wrapped up our workday remotely with the sounds of nature replacing the usual office hum. The Texas summer was in full swing with its high heat and even higher humidity, but the shade of the trees and the promise of a good meal…
We headed to Loyd Park for the long July Fourth weekend, hoping for a few days of rest and renewal. Because our home fridge was on the fritz, we packed up most of its contents to keep in our Airstream fridge until the home unit could be repaired. Yet even as we tried to settle…
As the first weekend of summer rolled into North Texas, we made our way to Loyd Park for a seasonably warm weekend. After setting up, we finished our work week before imbibing in Date Night cocktails. We toasted Cliff’s successful completion of a WGU Academy certificate course on artificial intelligence before turning to the grill,…
After a quiet start to a warm weekend, we awoke to a huge headline on the landing page of The New York Times: “U.S. Enters War Against Iran.” Well, that places everything in perspective. Suddenly, the problem Jon was having with his iPhone didn’t seem as relevant. In the dozen or so years that we’ve…
We met some fellow Airstreamers this weekend who had traveled to Texas from California. As we typically do when meeting people for the first time, we started sharing stories about ourselves and our adventures. The stories we tell about ourselves come from our own experiences, but over time some have been embellished for comedic effect,…
