IS Shane Gillis Funny

Is Shane Gillis Funny? Well, That's a Matter of Opinion.

Is Shane Gillis funny? I guess that depends on who you ask. In my opinion, not particularly. But that's the beauty of comedy: we don't all have to agree.

There are plenty of comedians who have made it big that I just don't find funny. My list would include Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dane Cook, Theo Von, and Russell Brand. And I could keep going, but I don't want to turn this into a comedy hit list. I might need a lawyer.

I remember when Whoopi Goldberg seemed to be in just about every movie for a while. I never really understood the appeal, but obviously millions of people did. She made it, stayed relevant, and built a successful career. Who am I to argue with that? She's doing something right, even if it doesn't necessarily work for me.

On the other hand, there are comedians I absolutely love. Richard Pryor, Dusty Slay, Tom Segura, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, David Spade, and Jeff Foxworthy are just a few. Their styles are different, but they all have something that makes me laugh.

And that's really the point. Comedy is subjective. What makes one person laugh might make another person stare at the stage wondering when the pizza is coming.

I actually think both the comedians we love and the ones we don't particularly care for can teach us something.

Think about it. Someone who wants to become a comedian might look at a successful comic they don't find funny and think, "If that person can make it, maybe I've got a shot!"

Or they might watch someone like Richard Pryor and think, "That's what I want to do. I want to make people laugh like that."

Both reactions can be motivating.

Here's what I take away from it: You don't have to be the funniest person in the room, and you certainly don't have to make everybody laugh. You need to find your audience, develop your own style, learn how to connect with people, and figure out how to get yourself noticed.

Talent matters, but marketing, timing, persistence, and having the right people open the right doors can matter just as much.

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe some of those comedians on my list are hilarious and I just don't get it. That's fine. I'm sure there are people who feel the same way about my comedy. And that's perfectly okay. If everybody liked the same comedian, comedy clubs would be pretty boring.

So if you're thinking about getting into comedy, don't let the fact that someone else is successful make you doubt yourself. There's room for different styles, different personalities, and different kinds of funny.

You might not be everybody's favorite comedian. But you might be somebody's favorite.

And at the end of the day, that's what it's all about.

What's your take? Who are some successful comedians you just don't find funny? And who makes you laugh every time?

Thanks for reading, and remember: Life Is Funny!

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Halloween Stand Up

Halloween, Anxiety, and Five Minutes of Comedy

Well, it's almost Halloween, and I'm hoping to make it down to the Mesquite Comedy Club to do my five minutes of comedy on Thursday .It's been a while since I've been there, so I'm looking forward to getting back on stage. Of course, I'll have to take a day off work to do it. Apparently, making people laugh doesn't count as continuing education.

I've been teaching an electrical class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and I'm hoping to get some comedy material out of it. There's one guy in the class who keeps asking me how many times I jack off. I don't know what his deal is. I'm there to teach him about electricity, not give him a demonstration of my private power grid. But if he keeps asking, I'm going to have enough material for a whole new set.

When I first started doing stand-up, I figured I'd try it one time and that would be it. Then people started clapping and laughing, and I thought, Well, hell, I might be onto something here. Turns out, all it takes to get a comedian hooked is a room full of strangers laughing at him. It's cheaper than therapy, although the results aren't always as reliable.

Comedy gives me a little time away from the problems I have going on in my life. I have general anxiety disorder, and sometimes it's hard for me just to leave the house. I don't talk about it much because I don't think people really understand how much it can affect you. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have understood it myself if I hadn't experienced it.

Anxiety has a buddy, too. His name is Depression. The two of them apparently decided to move into my head without asking permission, and neither one of them pays rent. I used to think I was a pretty normal guy. Well, normal enough, anyway. I've always had a little anxiety, but I didn't really understand what it was. As I've gotten older, it's gotten worse.

Getting older is funny. When you're young, you think you're going to have everything figured out by the time you're an adult. Then you get older and realize you're just a kid with more bills, more aches and pains, and a body that makes noises when you stand up.

I always hope tomorrow will be a little better. Sometimes it is, and on the days it isn't, I try to find something to laugh about. That's one of the reasons I keep doing comedy.

I've got some new material I'm looking forward to trying out. I always hope it's funny, but you never really know until you get on stage. You can tell a joke to yourself a hundred times and think it's hilarious. Then you tell it in front of an audience, and suddenly you're standing there wondering if your microphone is even turned on.

But I'm not trying to become a big star or sell out Madison Square Garden. I'm just looking to have some fun, get out of the house, and spend time around other people who enjoy comedy. If I can make even one person laugh or make somebody's day a little better, then I feel like it was worth getting out there.

Besides, if I can get a few laughs, maybe the voices in my head will finally shut up for five minutes. That's really all I'm asking for. Five minutes of peace. Preferably with applause.

And since Halloween is almost here, here's a good scary movie to check out: Late Night with the Devil. If you like horror movies, it's worth a watch. It's about a late-night TV show that goes horribly wrong. Which reminds me, maybe I should start my own show. With my luck, the only thing I'd summon is an audience that doesn't laugh at my jokes.

Happy Halloween, everybody. Keep laughing. Life is funny, even when it doesn't feel that way.

 

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Cheech And Chong (Still Funny)

Cheech and Chong: My Favorite Comedy Duo

Cheech and Chong were my absolute favorites growing up. I had an 8-track tape that I used to listen to over and over again. I think my mom finally threw it away, which is probably a good thing because I must have worn that thing out! It was titled Los Cochinos, and it was hilarious to a 10-year-old kid like me. Looking back, I think this is where I really started developing my love for comedy.Click double arrow to see video bigger and stay on blog . A cool feature . 

Here is a little bio on the album that I got from the net.

Los Cochinos

Los Cochinos is the third comedy album by Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, better known as Cheech & Chong, released in 1973. The album mixed comedy sketches, drug-culture satire, and musical comedy. It became one of their best-known records and won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording.

What's on the album?

The album has 11 tracks and runs about 42 minutes. It features some of their classic characters and routines, including Pedro and Man and the police character Sergeant Stadanko. Some of the highlights are “Pedro and Man at the Drive-In,” “The Strawberry Revival Festival,” “White World of Sports,” and the musical finale, “Basketball Jones.”

One of my favorite routines was the one where they went to the movies and snuck their friends in, locking them in the trunk of the car. I can still remember laughing at that stuff. Of course, a lot of the humor was probably a little over my head at 10 years old, but that didn't stop me from thinking these guys were the funniest people on the planet!

From the 8-track to the big screen

Cheech & Chong eventually made the jump from comedy albums to movies, and their first big hit was Up in Smoke in 1978. That movie became a classic, and I've seen it well over 25 or 30 times. I still get a kick out of it. If you've never seen it, check out the link below and give it a watch on YouTube.

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I think these guys helped shape my sense of humor. I was always trying to be funny in class, and most of the time, that got me in trouble. Let's just say the punishment usually involved getting spanked with a giant paddle! 😂

I've even got a comedy routine about those school days that people really seemed to like. I've only told it on stage once, but I hope to bring it back and perform it again someday. Maybe I should thank Cheech & Chong for that, although I don't think my teachers would agree!

How Cheech & Chong got together

I always thought these two guys were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. The story I've heard is that Cheech had moved to Canada while trying to avoid the military draft during the Vietnam War, while Chong was involved in the nightclub and comedy scene in Vancouver, including a place called the Shanghai Junk.

Their real names are Richard Anthony “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong. They met in Vancouver, discovered they had a natural chemistry together, and went on to become one of the most famous comedy duos of all time.

Sometimes that's how it happens. Two people meet, hit it off, and the rest is history!

Why they will always be favorites of mine

Cheech & Chong will always have a special place in my heart. Their comedy helped me get through some hard times in life, and sometimes a good laugh is exactly what you need to get through another day.

Comedy has always been one of the best escapes for me. It can take your mind off your troubles for a while, make you laugh when you don't feel much like laughing, and remind you not to take everything in life so seriously.

Here I am, almost 60 years old, and I'm still enjoying the same kind of comedy that made me laugh as a kid. Some things never change!

My recommendation is to start with Up in Smoke, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, and Nice Dreams. Those are classics for sure, and if you like that kind of off-the-wall humor, you can't go wrong.

 

• Los Cochinos — the album that started it all for me.

• Up in Smoke — the classic movie I've watched at least 25 or 30 times.

• Cheech & Chong's Next Movie — more of their crazy adventures.

• Nice Dreams — another comedy classic.

What can I say? These guys helped make me the comedy-loving person I am today. And after all these years, I can still laugh at the same stuff. That's a pretty good legacy for two guys with a comedy album and a couple of microphones!

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Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy – Still Funny After All These Years

By Jay Scott

Eddie Murphy has had one of those careers most comedians can only dream about. I remember when he first started on Saturday Night Live back in the early '80s. He was one of the reasons I watched the show. I loved his characters like Gumby, Mister Robinson, and James Brown. Nobody could make me laugh quite like Eddie Murphy. He could just stand there and give you a look, and you knew something funny was coming.

Of course, most people probably remember Eddie from his movies, and he's made some great ones. My personal favorites are The Nutty Professor, Norbit, and Bowfinger. I know some people didn't care much for Norbit, but I thought it was hilarious. Watching Eddie play several different characters in the same movie is something else. Half the time, you forget it's the same guy playing everybody.

I remember back in the '80s, people were always comparing Eddie Murphy to Richard Pryor. It was like there was only room for one funny Black guy in show business. Apparently, Hollywood thought there was some kind of limit.

If I had to choose, I'd say Eddie Murphy was better in the movies, and Richard Pryor was better at stand-up comedy. But that's just my opinion. Both of them were comedy geniuses, and I wouldn't want to be the guy who had to follow either one of them onstage.

Eddie has pretty much managed to stay out of trouble throughout his career, unless you count that incident in Hollywood back in the '90s when he picked up a transgender woman. That made the news for a while. Of course, when you're as famous as Eddie Murphy, you can't even pull your car over without somebody wanting to know what you're doing.

One thing I've always enjoyed about Eddie is watching him on talk shows. He always seems to have a funny story to tell or something interesting to say. Some comedians have to work hard to be funny. Eddie just seems naturally funny. It's like he wakes up in the morning and comedy is already waiting for him at the breakfast table.

And another thing about Eddie Murphy: does this man ever age?

He's 65 years old as I'm writing this, and he could easily pass for somebody in his 30s. I don't know what he's doing, but whatever it is, he needs to bottle it and sell it. Most people his age are looking for their reading glasses, and Eddie still looks like he could play the teenager in a movie.

Whenever I see Eddie on television, he always looks relaxed, like he doesn't have a care in the world. He sits there smiling, looking like he's just waiting for somebody to say something stupid so he can turn it into a joke.

His comedy has stood the test of time, and personally, I think he's funnier now than he's ever been. Maybe it's because he's older and has nothing left to prove. He's already made the money, made the movies, and become a legend. Now he can just sit back and enjoy himself.

I also have to mention a couple of other Eddie Murphy movies worth watching: Trading Places and Daddy Day Care. Those deserve a spot in the Eddie Murphy vault, too.

I don't see Eddie slowing down anytime soon. I think he'll still be making people laugh well into his 70s and maybe even his 80s.

And knowing Eddie Murphy, he'll probably still look 35.

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Richard Pryor (Where Funny Starts)

    

 

Here is where funny started for me. You could say I grew up with this comedian because I watched his movies, listened to his records, and learned what funny was from him.

Richard Pryor wouldn’t just say something funny—he would act it out on stage. He also had characters that he would play off of, which made his comedy even funnier. He had a hard upbringing, which is true for a lot of comics. I think sometimes comedians are always looking for the funny because they’re trying to stop the pain.

I remember listening to comedians like Richard Pryor and Cheech & Chong because I didn’t have a great upbringing either, and laughing always made me feel good. Looking back, I guess comedy was kind of my escape.

I wish I would have gotten into comedy earlier, but I never really had the confidence that I was funny. To be honest, I still don’t. Every time I get up on stage, I ask myself, “Is anyone even going to laugh?”

When people say laughter is the best medicine, they’re right. Even today, that is what helps me make it through the day, the week, or sometimes the month.

If you want to watch a movie about Richard Pryor’s life, there is Jo Dancer,Jo  Your Life Is Calling. There are also countless documentaries that go into his life and career.

I think the first movie I remember seeing Richard Pryor in was Car Wash. I saw it at the movies when it came out in 1976, and I laughed through the whole thing. I was only eight years old, and somehow I was at the movies by myself. How I got in, I have no idea. Apparently, movie theaters had much looser security back then.

Richard Pryor was not someone to look up to because of everything he did in his personal life. But he was definitely someone to look up to for his comedy and for the way he could make people laugh. His comedy gave many people like me  a way to deal with the bad times and made their lives a little more manageable.

And I think that is what comedy is really about. Sometimes you can’t fix what is wrong in your life, but you can laugh about it for a few minutes. Sometimes those few minutes are enough to get you through the day.

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I like Tom Segure ( Some People Suck )

 

 

Okay, here is what I think is funny about this.

He is talking about everyday things that we have all experienced and can relate to. A baby crying in a movie theater or on a plane is definitely annoying. We have all been there.

What I really like is the way he tells the story. It sounds natural, almost like he is talking to you at a party or just casually telling you something that happened to him. That takes time on stage to be able to pull off.

He has probably told this joke a hundred times, but when he tells it, it feels like he is telling you the story for the first time.

I also like how he paints a picture for you. He says something like, “I’m at the theater and I’m watching the movie for five minutes and I hear... WHAAA!”

That part is funny because you are not expecting him to make a baby noise. Then he starts describing the family sitting behind him, and eventually he gets to the point where he says, “Now this is insane.”

That is where I think you want to be when you are doing comedy. Take an everyday situation that people understand and find the funny part in it.

I think the voices make the story even funnier. You describe the situation, get people interested in what is happening, and then hit them with something they aren't expecting someone to say or do.

To me, this is what comedy should be: an interesting story that takes you somewhere and then hits you with the punch line.

I think that is what comics should shoot for, and for me, Tom Segura really hits the mark.

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A Scary Good time

 

With Halloween only a month away, I thought I would do a post about some of the best scary movies I’ve seen in 2026.

Scary movies are right up there with funny movies for me. I mean, who doesn’t enjoy a good scare every now and then?

I watched The Blackcoat’s Daughter the other day on Prime. It’s definitely a slow burn, but I thought it was a pretty good movie. I’ve also learned not to always go by the reviews posted on Prime. Sometimes you can miss out on a good movie because somebody gave it a bad review just because they didn’t like it.

I think people are more likely to leave a bad review than a good one anyway. If somebody watches a movie they like, they just move on with their life. But if they hate it, they’re like, “I have 20 minutes to explain to everyone why this movie ruined my life.”

Another good scary movie on Prime is The First Omen. I saw the original The Omen at the movies back in the 70s. I had a habit back then of going into movies I probably wasn’t supposed to be watching, but somehow I never got in trouble for it.

I saw a lot of good movies at the old Playhouse movie theater in my town. Back then, you could go to the movies for less than a dollar. You could see two or three movies, get popcorn and candy, and still have money left over.

Of course, back then a dollar was actually worth something.

I remember going to see The Exorcist with my parents. That movie scared the hell out of me. Then, just when I thought it was over, some usher came walking out at the end of the movie wearing an ape mask and scared the hell out of me all over again.

That may actually be why I’m in therapy now.

So, thanks, Playhouse Theater.

There’s also a pretty good haunted house coming up in Corpus Christi, Texas. I may go check it out, but now that I’m almost 60, I don’t know if I want to take my chances with too many scares.

They may not have a defibrillator there, and I’m not ready to go just yet.

I’ll post a video and a link to the haunted house so if you’re in the Corpus Christi area, you can check it out.

Just remember… if you see me there, please don’t sneak up behind me wearing an ape mask.

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Ten Funny Movie Trailers

 

  

 

There are several movies on this list that I’d like to see. I love a good new comedy, and two of the movies I’m probably most looking forward to are Super Troopers and Focker-in-Law. Of course, those are sequels to movies we already know and love, which is great—but I’d also like to see Hollywood take a chance on something new.

Give me a new comedy actor. Somebody who can actually make us laugh and act.

It seems like movie studios are afraid to take a chance on anybody they haven’t already proven can put butts in seats. The newest comedian I’ve noticed in these trailers is Nate Bargatze. I think he’s funny, although his humor is probably a little too dry for me. As far as his acting goes, I haven’t seen one of his movies yet, so I’ll have to wait and see.

But why not give somebody new a shot?

Take a cast member from Saturday Night Live. Find somebody from the comedy circuit who has been killing it in comedy clubs for years. Give them a decent script, a good supporting cast, and let’s see what happens.

Instead, it seems like everybody in these movie trailers is over 45. I’m starting to think the movie studios have a spreadsheet somewhere that says, “Does this person have a proven box-office record?” If the answer is no, they apparently move on to the next person.

And I understand why. Making movies costs a fortune, and nobody wants to lose $100 million betting on a comedian nobody has heard of.

But I think we’re missing out on some great comedies because of it.

When I was growing up, going to the movies was a completely different experience. If you didn’t see a movie at the theater, there was a pretty good chance you weren’t going to see it. You had to wait for it to show up on television, and even then, you had to be home when it came on. There was no “I’ll watch it whenever I feel like it.”

Now everything is on demand. Netflix, streaming services, YouTube—you can watch practically anything whenever you want.

Maybe that’s part of the reason we keep getting recycled comedies and sequel after sequel. Studios know what worked before, so they keep going back to the same well. It makes financial sense.

But sometimes you have to take a chance.

Because somewhere out there is a comedian who could make an absolutely hilarious movie if somebody would just give them the opportunity.

And honestly, there’s still nothing quite like going to a movie theater with your feet sticking to the floor, a bucket of overpriced popcorn in your lap, and a good friend—or your girl—sitting next to you, laughing at a great comedy.

That’s the kind of movie experience I miss.

So Hollywood, how about taking a chance on somebody new?

Worst case scenario, we get a bad movie.

Best case scenario, we discover the next great comedy star.

And at least give us something besides Fast & Furious 47.

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Thursday Night at the Comedy Club

Well, it’s Thursday again, which means I’m hoping to make it to the Mesquite Comedy Club tonight.

I say hoping because apparently going somewhere and actually getting there are two completely different things in my life.

I always have plans to go. I tell myself, Tonight I’m getting out of the house. I’m going to do something different. I’m going to be around people.

Because, let’s be honest, my normal routine isn’t exactly a travel documentary. It’s mostly me sitting on the couch, playing guitar, writing jokes and wondering what day it is.

But I like going to the comedy club. Not necessarily because I get to get up there and tell jokes. Five minutes is a surprisingly short amount of time when you’ve spent the entire week coming up with things you think are funny.

You get five minutes and suddenly you’re standing there thinking, Well, I guess I better explain the giant penis now.

 A while back, I went to Austin to pick up my nephew. I had originally wanted to check out some comedy clubs while I was there, but he thought it was still early and suggested we go check out a lake.

I figured, Sure. Why not?

It was a nudist lake.

Now, I have nothing against nudists. Everybody has their hobbies. Some people play golf. Some people collect coins. Some people apparently just walk around a lake completely naked.

I just wasn’t prepared for it.

I don’t know if I would describe the experience as “fun” so much as eye-opening.

Literally.

I ended up dreaming about a giant penis chasing me down a hallway for about a week afterward. I had to take extra anxiety medication just to get through the week.

That’s one thing nobody tells you about going to a nudist lake:

You may leave the lake, but the lake does not necessarily leave you.

And that’s really what I like about comedy. I’m not sure I’m a traditional joke writer. I think I’m more of a storytelling comedy writer.

My stories may not always be what you would call “funny.” Sometimes they’re just strange. Sometimes they’re uncomfortable. Sometimes they’re me making questionable decisions and then writing about them later.

But I always hope they’re entertaining.

I know a lot of comedians who want to make it in comedy. Some want to get famous. Some want to make a living doing it. Some want to get on television or tour the country.

And I think that’s great.

Me?

I’m almost 60.

At this point in my life, my ambitions are a little more manageable.

I want to tell some jokes.

I want to play my guitar.

I want to sit on the couch.

And every once in a while, I’d like to leave the house and see what kind of trouble I can turn into a story.

If I can make some money doing comedy, I certainly won’t complain. If somebody wants to tip me, I have a website where you can do that.

But honestly, money isn’t really the reason I do it.

If I get up on stage and tell a story and one person laughs, that means something to me.

One laugh might not sound like much.

But when you’re standing under a spotlight, looking at a room full of strangers, and one person laughs at something that came out of your own head...

that’s payment too.

So hopefully I’ll make it to the comedy club tonight.

And hopefully I’ll get five minutes.

And hopefully nobody brings up the lake.

Because I’m still trying to get that damn hallway out of my dreams.

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Talk to Frank

I have been working on an AI agent for my website. I have had a lot of ideas about what I want it to do, but I am still trying to figure out the best way to make it all work.

I may have been a little too quick advertising Talk to Frank, because I have already had quite a few people clicking on the link. The problem is, Frank is still kind of under construction. Think of it like opening a restaurant and realizing you forgot to hire a cook.

What I would really like to create is an AI agent that is funny, has an avatar that talks, and can actually interact with people. I am still learning about AI, and honestly, I still have a lot of questions.

But then again, I remember when personal computers first started becoming something regular people could actually own.

I will eventually figure it out.

I remember life before cell phones, before the internet, and definitely before we could ask a computer a question and have it answer us like it was sitting in the room.

I think I got my first computer sometime around 1996. This was back in the days of dial-up internet.

You want to talk about slow?

Dial-up was like pouring molasses uphill... in the winter.

If you downloaded a picture, you didn't just see the picture. You watched it being born one line at a time.

Line.

By.

Line.

You could go make a sandwich, come back, and maybe the person's forehead had loaded.

It was slow and boring, but somehow it was also exciting. We were connecting to this thing called the internet, and even though it took forever, it felt like the future.

I took to computers right away. I had wanted one ever since I was in junior high. Of course, computers back then were basically the size of a brick... and probably weighed about as much as a small refrigerator.

The games were simple too. One of the first games I remember playing was a Dungeons & Dragons-type game that was completely written out. You typed in what you wanted to do, then waited for the computer to tell you what happened.

Sometimes after waiting a few minutes, you found out your character had been killed.

Which was disappointing, but at least you had plenty of time to emotionally prepare for it.

Another favorite was Defender. Everybody seemed to play that game. I was never really very good at it, mostly because we had to fight for time on the machine. You couldn't just sit there for six hours playing games.

Well, I guess you could, but somebody's mom would eventually come in and say, “You've been on that thing long enough. Go outside.”

Now, looking back, I sometimes wonder if life before the internet was more fun.

We would hang out at a friend's house, walk down to the creek, ride skateboards in the street, or just ride our bikes all over town. Half the time our parents probably had no idea exactly where we were.

As long as you made it home before the streetlights came on, you were good.

That was basically our GPS.

"Be home before dark."

It feels like a long time ago now, but those are memories I still have. Riding your bike across town. Hanging out with friends. Finding something to do without needing an app, a password, Wi-Fi, or a charging cable.

I don't have kids, so I honestly don't know what kids do these days. I know they have games, phones, social media, and technology that would have looked like science fiction when I was growing up.

I just hope they still have memories of hanging out with friends, getting into harmless trouble, laughing until they couldn't breathe, and doing things they will look back on years from now and say, “Man, remember when...”

I think every generation believes their time growing up was the best.

And you know what?

Maybe they are all right.

When you're young, the days seem endless. Summer lasts forever. Your biggest problem might be getting home before the streetlights come on.

Maybe that is what we really miss.

Not necessarily the old technology. I don't miss dial-up internet. Nobody misses dial-up internet.

But I do miss some of the moments that came with that time.

Now we are entering another big change with AI. Some people are excited about it. Some people are worried about it. Honestly, I am probably somewhere in the middle.

I am curious.

I am learning.

And I am trying to figure out what the heck I am doing.

But I remember when computers seemed confusing. I remember when the internet seemed like something only computer experts understood. Then one day, everybody had one in their house... and now we carry more computing power in our pockets than I could have imagined back in 1996.

So maybe AI is just the next thing we will all eventually figure out.

Hopefully, it brings us together more than it pulls us apart. Hopefully, it makes life better instead of just making us stare at another screen.

And hopefully, years from now, people will look back at this time and smile.

They will say:

“I remember when AI first started...”

And maybe Frank will finally be finished by then.

Probably not.

But I'm working on it.

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