The season of runny noses and online scams

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online scams

Ahh tis the season! No not Christmas, that’s still miles away. I’m talking everyone getting sick and still having to deal with online scams while they reach for the tissues. And in the last week both the house has come down with a sickness and I’ve had family reach out with words along the lines of ‘So I think this is a scam…’

It’s cold, power bills to keep warm are high, everyone’s sick and now we’re having to deal with online scams on top of everything else. Who doesn’t love this time of year?

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ChatGPT and the art of blog tips

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ai generated blog tips

This week I’ve handed ChatGPT a virtual sledgehammer and asked it to do some renovating. Or more to the point, pumped it for some helpful blog tips.

Because it’s still not at ludicrous revenue generation yet after all this time (aka I haven’t bought a Lexus LFA with my earnings so far) and it’s either improve things or shut up shop. And if I opted for the latter, what exactly would I do with myself?

Start tearing down these walls then ChatGPT – let’s see what blog tips you can throw my way here!

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Stars of the Border 2025 – train running out of track

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Cards on the table here, the journey across Stars of the Border (the Albury Wodonga charity dance for the Cancer Council of Australia) has kept me up at night, far too many times to count. It’s brought me times of frustration and plenty of self doubt. It’s made me uncomfortable asking for things and also made me wish I was far more connected across town than I already am.

But ahead of all that though, Stars of the Border has truly been one of the best experiences I’ve ever signed up for. Even if it has taken quite a few weeks to finally see it.
Oh and there’s just one day left to go to. Nervous? Absolutely. Feeling on edge? Sure. But ready to rumble? Bring it.

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ChatGPT and the case of the strange 60s mower

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Yes it’s new school taking on the old school as I tasked ChatGPT to try to dig up as much as it possibly could on an old mower circa the 1960’s.

Amusingly it’s not even my mower I was asking about, helping my brother in law Aaron possibly identify his new project picked up from the local tip. But could artificial intelligence pick up the mystery trail after a spent a good couple of hours diving deep into a 60s mower shaped history hole?

Let’s find out shall we!

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Great, now I want to buy a winery

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winery what a lovely place

So I’ve been watching the excellent Under the Vines on ABC iView. And while I’m only a few episodes in, already I suddenly want to buy a winery.

Actually it’s not just the fault of the brilliant performances from Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards (to name a couple) on the show, I know this sudden desire to own a winery and work on vineyards is far more deep rooted than just my recent couch time…

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