by kelly | Feb 25, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
“I’m young enough that I could still live in my car if I have to,” she says on the phone, “but many of the other people in this apartment building are pretty old and are doing worse than I am.” We talk for a bit and she tells me some of the things she’s done in her...
by kelly | Feb 11, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
The other day, my niece mentioned it was her 11-month anniversary of dating her boyfriend. They were out celebrating the big day with dinner and a movie. I am happy for them and I hope the number of months they celebrate together continues to grow. I remember the...
by kelly | Jan 28, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
I wrote a poem the other day. Well, actually, I didn’t write it, it was created by an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot called ChatGPT. I was curious because I’ve been hearing a lot about it in the news lately, so I signed up to give it a try. Some teachers are...
by kelly | Jan 14, 2023 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier
The other day I got to ask a dozen seniors questions about their lives. I learned one woman had been a true “Rosie the Riveter” in her earlier days. Another man held a summer job at a dude ranch that ended up closing down and came back home having traded his...
by kelly | Jan 1, 2023 | Daily Courier, Family, Friends, Prescott, AZ
The other day I was cleaning out a desk drawer in my office and found an envelope that said, “Kelly Resolutions 1999.” I opened it, hoping my 20th-century goals might have been a little more creative than “eat more vegetables and exercise more.” I was disappointed to...
