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This week has been so crazy that I haven't had a single moment to think of the answers to this week's Hodgepodge questions provided by our lovely host, Joyce! I'm jumping in on the fun . . .a day late!
1. "Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability." Sam Keen
Do you feel less guilty relaxing in July than you do in January? Elaborate. I'm not sure! To be honest, I don't do a whole lot of relaxing in any month. In July or August in Alabama, when it is 9,000 degrees outside, I do think it is ok to sit down a moment to rest haha!
2. What's a
telltale sign you're upset? I have two extremes. I either get really quiet or I raise my voice and get louder. I'm not a crier . . .so if I'm crying . . .I'm really upset.
3. July 16th is
National AI Day. What are your general thoughts and/or experiences with AI?
Have you purposely used it? Does it excite you, scare you, or worry you? What
do you see as a benefit? How about something relating to AI you see as a
negative?
I use AI almost every day. At work, we use it to rewrite emails especially if I feel like something I've written needs a kinder tone or if I've typed up instructions on how to do something and I realize that they need to be streamlined. We've used AI to help us write adult Sunday School curriculum. At Samford University, one of my professors told us to plug our entire final study guide into AI and THEN go back and check every answer. It was an effective way to study! My professor last semester said that after we wrote our paper (that step is very important!), we could plug our paper into AI, along with her grading rubric, to see if we missed anything!
I can see how AI could be misused which worries me a little. AI is going to know a lot about all of us which could be a tad scary. Mostly, I'm excited about a new tool.
4. You're invited
to a summer pot luck and are asked to bring an appetizer, salad/side, or
dessert. Which category do you go for and what are you bringing? I sign up for different things. I love signing up to take a salad/side because I love taking Asian Slaw. Yummy! I made dessert for something this week and took Brown Sugar Brownies.
5. It wouldn't be
summer without long sunny days . . .and afternoon rain showers. It wouldn't be summer without at least a few trips to the neighborhood pool.
6. Insert your
own random thought here. I've been working on a presentation for work. In August, we are having an "after church lunch" for our ushers, greeters, representatives from all adult Sunday School classes, and staff which includes a "hospitality workshop" and I am using the best cartoon. This actually happened in our church a long time ago. A new couple sat in an older lady's regular seat and she told them to move! Telling someone they are in your seat is not hospitable -- just saying!
Oh, Lisa, I'm chuckling out loud about the cartoon. You know back in the day there were some churches that had little doors to get into the family pews. I wonder if they had to 'pay' to have a designated pew?? 9000degrees is hot. We are in a hot and muggy trend right now. I'm so thankful for A/C was an easy fix and is working again. That is a great idea for the after church lunch for training and encouragement for the front line people (the face of the church). Hope you have some time to put your feet up and relax.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure they had to pay, right?
DeleteThe cartoon makes me laugh! Mainly because I've seen it in real life!? Not exactly hospitality...lol! I'm with you in that I am not a crier. If I'm crying, we have serious problems! Hope you are doing okay with your 9000 degree heat:)
ReplyDeletedefinitely not hospitable!
DeleteThat happened to me once. I will admit that I cried then because Grace was about to sing - and I wanted to see her.and I was already having trouble in that church with their lack of hospitality. The couple didn't even want me on that pew - they said their son was rather large. Large enough to take up an entire 12-foot pew! Sounds funny now.
ReplyDeleteThat is so horrible!!!
DeletePeople are creatures of habit so if someone is in their seat, it throws everything off! But yeah, I can see how it could cause problems but the new people didn't know.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct - the new people should be allowed to sit anywhere :-). People are creatures of habit, but it is mind boggling to me that someone would say that !
DeleteHa, the cartoon, I too have seen it in real time.
ReplyDeleteWe are at 95 degrees today, starting to feel like that 9000 to me too. Us Wisconsinites are not made for this. Hee Hee!
It sounds like you are in Alabama, not Wisconsin!
DeleteOh, we are creatures of habit and that is a comical image. It is interesting to hear the professors use AI in the classroom. Afternoon rain showers are certainly a part of summer. Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love the cartoon and think if you've been in church a while you've seen this happen live. It's 9000 degrees here too lol. Hope you've had a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteI like your positive response about AI and I do agree that there's so much exciting potential to it. We do need to be cautious about some of the concerns people have with it, of course.
ReplyDeleteI laughed at that cartoon! That has almost happened at a church we went to previously as well! Why do people get so possessive about a particular spot in a shared space? I get having a favorite, because I sure have my favorite spot to sit in at our church, but it can go too far!
Hope you're having a great week!