ChatGPT’s College Application Essay, “Cali Girl” Style
My daughter is a senior in high school and applying to college. She asked ChatGPT to write a college application essay for a California GenZ female interested in arts and the humanities. I was amused by what ChatGPT came up…
What Are the Best Lines of Dialogue from “The Empire Strikes Back”?
My daughter & I rewatched the Empire Strikes Back, and I was reminded of so many great lines of dialogue. Here are my favorites. If you had to choose ONLY ONE, which is your favorite? * * * LEIA: I’d…
All of My Spotify Playlists
I maintain 14 Spotify playlists. As I’ve mentioned before, I spend a lot of time crawling through Spotify’s long-tail, looking for forgotten or hidden gems that may not be new music but are new to me. I hope you benefit…
A Pandemic Distraction: A Spotify Playlist About Emojis 🎶🎶🎶
I am sharing a Spotify playlist about emojis that I prepared last summer. To prepare Spotify thematic playlists, I do keyword searches to assemble a super-set of candidate songs (in this case, I think it was over 400), and then…
Spotify Playlist: 1960s Music
I’m not sure if people still do Spotify playlists any more. Maybe it’s passe. In any case, I maintain several. Today, I’m sharing my 1960s playlist, consisting of close to 1,000 songs with a release date between Jan. 1, 1960…
Selling Real Estate? Some Suggested Interview Questions For Prospective Brokers (LinkedIn Cross-Post)
My mom was a real estate investor, and after her death I assumed responsibility for a portfolio of 15 real estate properties to manage and sell. This is the first of a series of posts where I’ll share some lessons…
A Collection Of Protips From The Last Half-Decade
According to KnowYourMeme, a “PROTIP is a term often used in forums and comments to preface snarky, obvious, counterintuitive, or sometimes genuine advice for the novice.” I have offered numerous protips over the past half-decade, ranging from snarky to genuine….
Check Out the New Blog Design!
By Eric Goldman Over the weekend, we converted the blog from Movable Type to WordPress. If you haven’t had a chance to check out the new page layout, I encourage you to do so. You can see the difference by comparing www.ericgoldman.org, which…
Halloween Spinning Mix
Lisa has a spinning mix for Halloween, consisting of: Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus (terrific song) Monster Mash – Boris Pickett (corny but essential) Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Charlie Daniels Thriller…
Michael Jackson Spinning Mix
Following Michael Jackson’s death, Lisa decided that it would be nice to put together a spinning mix commemorating his music. This is what we came up with: 1. Rock With You 2. Blame It On the Boogie 3. Shake Your…