I use a Whoop Fitness Band and wonder if its assessment of my sleeping patterns truly correlates to aging. I feel refreshed after 5.6 hours of sleep. Whoop wants me to get 8 hours of good sleep. Doing that is challenging for me.

Trump Seeking Respect

We’re making a field trip to Portland Oregon to welcome 2026. We’ll be trying to figure out why Americans don’t appreciate Trump for his Greatness. There seems to be a total lack of appreciation for all the Executive Orders that make America Great Again and we think the sentiment …

The Parrot's Tale

I discovered Punya Mishra’s blog after hearing him share his expertise with educators in Valencia, Spain, in early 2025. Punya shares a story that goes back to 1918 in a short fable that Tagore wrote called “The Parrot’s Tale”.

My job today is to clean out the fireplace. Thankful it isn’t raining.

Compressing while Decompressing #RUNEUAI

I am using Christmas Break to decompress from my routine while using AI tools inside both Obsidian and Notion to compress info I produced since I retired. It’s not difficult to find people who disagree with my use of AI in the knowledge vaults I maintain. Some of my critics use SharePoint …

Link List

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Showing my love for H5P.com #DEC25

The schedule above confirms I will be showing a live demo of H5P Group AS’s smart import during the Digital Education Conference in Waterford Ireland on 9 December 2025 at 10am in room F06. I’m borrowing a workflow Frances ODonnell shared with me, culminating in a chase towards a prize …

My Three AI Takeaways from 2025 #RUNEUAI

I’ve tagged this post with #RUNEUAI because the biggest things I’ve learned about AI came directly from the 15 weeks I worked with 18 students and two instructors during my last teaching semester at university level. That collaboration opened a portal of discovery and sharing that was a …

Credit for Journaling

I am letting several agents run my life. Whoop is the first agent. When I open Whoop in the morning, I often encounter a set of questions from the Whoop Journal.

Back Where I Logged My First Flying Hours

I get regular updates from my alma mater, including this shot of Cadet Luke Plesko ( pilot) and Cadet Owen Hess (copilot) who are part of the Teal 2 Small Unmanned Aircraft System during the Fall Validation Exercise that ran at Stillman Field, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado on Oct. 11, 2025.

Using Copilot on my Mobile Phone

Along with Larry G. Maguire and the Irish Innovation Skillnet, I’m delivering the tail end of a 12 hour training programme designed to increase personal productivity through the use of AI. Today we will use Copilot on handsets to see what the mobile version can do with two data sets.

Working as Fixer for Community School

Working as fixer for on-site video recordings with Cashel Community School. Camera work by fifth year students.

Questioning Everything More Than Ever

It is hard to flip through my daily flow without encountering something that feels like a human didn’t produce it. Because I teach people how to ethically use artificial intelligence, I often offer these five precepts to people who want to ensure they’re consuming authentic content. I …

Wondering if its worth getting Cosplay Popes to patrol Dublin Luas Red Line.

While Planning a Storytelling Workshop #ICERI2025

I just finished an hour of ICERI workshop prep with co-presenter Brigit Kolen and here is what Zoom AI thinks I should do.

From Ballpoint to OCR to iA to MB

I wanted to see if I could post my handwriting to MB. So I did a test.

Snippets from Irish Sunday Business Post

It’s a Sunday and I’m looking at items tjat appear in Irish broadsheets. Recycling. We like the Re-turn deposit scheme and I use it to fuel my takeaway coffee budget. Last year, more than 877m containers were returned to Irish deposit machines. Killian Woods says that “was made …

Empowering Learners for the Age of AI

Scrolling through the OECD Framework for AILit “Empowering Learners for the Age of AI”. The AILit Framework connects knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and highlights the importance of ethical and critical understanding of AI. Young people must understand how AI works, appreciate its …

Outing Local ICE

It is time people start outing family members, neighbors, and community friends who are drawing salaries from ICE.

MCP to PKM with LLM

I am looking at how to make an MCP server connect to my personal Wiki and then watch an LLM update that Wiki for me.

AI Data Centres Will Strain Us

As Futurism points out, people who set up and maintain AI data centres know they need exceptionally robust cooling systems. And the constant heat reduces the working life of expensive chips. There is a very short timeline to profitability.

Daily Notes to Self

Every night, my Whoop health monitor asks me to log the number of minutes spent journaling that day. I’ve learned that journaling can be a structured outlet for self-expression. I write down things that help me to clarify thoughts. In many cases, just writing things down reduces their …

While Amalgamating Leuchtturms

Hats off to @manton for configuring Microblog in a way that handles HD video right from my Android phone. My smartphone experience making, trimming woth Filmora, and uploading with the Microblog app is silky smooth.

New Kaffeeklatsch

I have decamped to new kaffeeklatsch locations where exceptionally diverse convos enlighten me. Now I know I have reached the Retirement Zone.

Feeling Like a Cafe Stranger

My new routine involves being the first customer to order inside my local coffee shop. For more than an hour, I am the only man seated at a table.