59: Navigating Life, AI, and Change
(All images courtesy of ChatGPT) I sit here at the Silver Grizzly, drinking coffee. The day before Christmas Eve, as Christmas is Monday. I have been struggling all week for the top ten predictions for IT. It has been hard to get to ten when the top 9 are all AI-related. However, I will share more this week. The other change in my life was when I turned 59 a month ago. I don't know how this snuck up on me. It's not my birthday because it is on or near Thanksgiving. So, it would be hard to forget or miss. I carefully hide this from the public and am truly grateful that it is around Thanksgiving. There is a great holiday to share, and my birthday can easily slip unnoticed. The older I get, the number goes up, the happier I am about this. That said, 59 is an odd age. I see celebrities celebrating their 70th birthday, and my reaction is much different as I can see 70 a lot clearer than 40. I can't say I am mid-life when the oldest person is 117. It is not that I f