Lots of news recently about the failures of regional banks. Makes me glad that Derek and I agreed years ago to invest all of the dollars we bring in from CMEpalooza sponsorships into 1980s vintage T-shirts (Note from Derek: Dude! I thought we agreed to keep this quiet? You’re going to drive down the value … Continue reading The CMEpalooza Bank is Open for Business

My 16-year-old daughter sent me this Never Have I Ever: Retro Edition that’s been circulating around the various social networks recently. I scored zero points. Scott scored 1 point — he wasn’t cool enough for a MySpace account. (Quick side note: my daughter was completely baffled by my description of a floppy disk, especially when … Continue reading Never Have I Ever: Video Conference Edition

You may recall that a few months ago, I took ChatGPT for a whirl to see how it would stand up to my challenging queries. (Who am I kidding? You don’t recall. It’s just a stupid figure of speech. Let’s try again) In one of my many un-memorable blog posts, a few months ago, I … Continue reading The Continuing Evolution of ChatGPT

And just like that…we’re back! Yes, it seems like just yesterday I was saying to Scott upon the conclusion of another successful CMEpalooza, “Thank god that’s over! That was our best CMEpalooza, yet!” Where does the time go? Despite the quick passage of time, a surprising number of major events have occurred in our lives … Continue reading The CMEpalooza Spring Agenda is Here!