I just bought ChatGPT after reading half of a Kindle e-book on how to query the tool. And I came across this neat feature where we can ask ChatGPT to tell a story about triumph over odds. So, I thought, “Why not ask ChatGPT for disability-related triumph stories relevant to The Voice Magazine and AU… Read more »
Them the Jews. Them the Yazidis. Them the Muslims. Them the Christians. Them the Blacks. Them the Whites. Them the Natives. Them the Gays. Them the Trans. Them the Immigrants. There is a never-ending list of “thems”, but the only thing missing here is a loud echoing voice and an extended index finger pointing at… Read more »
I found the best treatment for social anxiety—it’s a course. It’s a social anxiety cure, in my opinion. But we don’t need to have social anxiety to benefit. So, by taking this course, we might instantly become more socially gifted even if we’re terrific socializers. What is social anxiety? I’m not sure, but I know… Read more »
It happened that Ólaf the farmer had two daughters, Freyja and Bryndís. Freyja grew to be slender and comely and she had many suitors. Bryndís grew to be stout and plain and she had many chores. One of Freyja’s most earnest suitors was Jón. He made excuses to walk to Ólaf’s farm near Þingvellir every… Read more »
There’ve been a few small changes happening behind the scenes at the Voice Magazine lately. One is that the magazine is coming out a little later on Friday than it used to. This is something that I hope to address in the coming weeks. But various health and personal issues have forced me to be… Read more »
The benefits of higher education are mindboggling. Three significant benefits of higher education are social, personal, and economic. But the benefits are far beyond that. Higher education helps us realize our ultimate purpose and can change our health, relationships, and every aspect of our lives. It can give hope. It can bring happiness. And it… Read more »
Okay, so in my last work, I wrote of the cross and the resurrection with the word “symbols”. I’m probably overthinking, as usual, but I’m kicking myself in the butt. No, I am not scared I will be excommunicated. I’m kicking myself in the butt because to say symbol does not respect that I see… Read more »
How great would it be if we were always able to do something positive whenever we came across a person or situation that involved closed-mindedness by helping the person or situation transition towards open-mindedness and tolerance? I imagine that type of world would have an abundance of mobile health teams, where the “nurses” were there… Read more »
The Voice‘s social media feature, Student Sizzle, debuted almost nine years ago, on October 3, 2014. I know this for sure because I compiled that piece, and since then I’ve compiled most of the Student Sizzle features that run weekly in The Voice. Over the course of hundreds of Student Sizzle columns, some things have… Read more »
