This is my grandmother, Pauline Zoerb Blust Montgomery, AKA Nana. In the late 70s, she was a travel agent in Flagstaff, Arizona. At that time, the industry was transitioning to computers and away from the giant phonebook-sized flight guides printed once a month. In the early days, those flight reservation…

Leveling up your job hunt using A.I. — “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” ChatGPT isn’t magic. It’s a tool. But like all tools, it can be wildly helpful if you know how to use it. It can function as a job coach, writer, editor, and research assistant. But only if it…

Without triggering a computer uprising — Being familiar with technology is one of the best ways an older job seeker can improve their chances of getting hired. And we just happen to be living through one of the most exciting phases of technology in all of our lifetimes: the rise of artificial intelligence. While it’s fun…

They suck there, too — Even in 2259, Zoom job interviews are the worst. In “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season 2 Episode 5, “Charades,” Nurse Christine Chapel has an interview on the Enterprise for a Vulcan science fellowship. …

It’s exhausting to be alive right now. Everything feels very apocalyptic. One of the biggest reasons for this crisis is the absolute avalanche of shamelessness we have been buried under for years now. As I’ve written about before, the advent of trump has meant, among other horrible things, that every…

A lot of Star Trek fans hate Dr. Katherine Pulaski. That’s understandable. She replaced the already beloved Dr. Beverly Crusher after Star Trek: The Next Generation’s first season. Not only that, but she was styled as a new version of Bones McCoy, an acerbic gruff presence about as far from…

My brother said I could make millions by writing an “Elf 2” movie sequel script. Of course, that would also mean pitching it to Will Ferrell, Jon Favreau, and/or New Line Cinema. He left that part out of his brilliant plan. But he did have a point. People love “Elf”…

Confession: I love PowerWash Simulator. It’s strangely addictive to make even fake computer objects clean, like the subway station above. And the program gives you that Pavlov’s dog “ding” sound when you’ve cleaned some specific section of the map. Even though the game is wildly popular, when you discuss it…

In the early hours of a Saturday at the end of October, my brain tried to kill me. It was unsuccessful. For some reason, doctors shy away from the word “stroke.” …