Monthly Archives: July 2025

Day 4574: Artificial Intelligence

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Ann Koplow

Last year, I used my intelligence to write this song about Artificial Intelligence.

Lately, I’ve been using Artificial Intelligence (specifically ChatGPT) not to write anything (never!) but to help me in promoting and moving forward with my music career.

For example, Artificial Intelligence is recommending that I try to get my songs on Spotify playlists (the same recommendation I’ve gotten from some intelligent humans).

My human intelligence tells me that Artificial Intelligence should be like a quick, accurate Google, so recently I asked it for a recommendation for which mic stand to get for this mic (which was recommended by a human).

Apparently taking all things into consideration (that I was creating a home recording studio in a small space and that I would be sitting down or standing up while recording), ChatGPT recommended a particular mic stand for that microphone. Upon delivery of the stand yesterday, I was surprised and disappointed to realize that mic stand would not work for my purposes.

Since then, I have been trying to understand why Artificial Intelligence failed me in that circumstance and how to reduce future errors.

Here is our conversation about that this morning.

That’s all I need, human-like confidence, without certainty, from Artificial Intelligence.

Do you see Artificial Intelligence in my other images for today?

One day I’m young and the next thing I know I need a “strategy” for how to use Artificial Intelligence.

Thanks to all those with human intelligence who are here for this Artificial Intelligence post, including YOU!

Categories: original song, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, ChatGPT, chicken with corn on the cob, July 11 2025, mic stands, Rode microphone, Spotify playlists, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the limits of Artificial Intelligence, Twitter | 6 Comments

Day 4573: Abundance

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Ann Koplow

Rather than focusing on scarcity, I’m choosing to focus on abundance today.

Here’s a great quote about abundance.

Let’s see what AI has to say about abundance.

Even though there is an abundance of abundance quotes, AI still repeated one.

I have an abundance of images to share with you today.

Here’s what I find when I search for abundance on YouTube:

I have an abundance of gratitude for people like YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: all or nothing thinking, cats, chicken dish, Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson — Redefining Liberalism with “Abundance”, gratitude, July 10 2025, Ponyhenge, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Daily Show, Twitter | 10 Comments

Day 4572: Nobody notices

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Ann Koplow

Sometimes I think that nobody notices what I do.

Other times I think that lots of people notice and I need to be more careful.

When I was a kid, my parents noticed everything I did because (1) they loved me, (2) they worried about me, and (3) I had a rare heart condition from birth.

Nobody notices me like my parents did, that’s for sure.

Sometimes I worry that nobody notices the awful things that are happening in my country; then, I notice that I’m not alone.

Nobody notices the mistakes I think I’m making whenever I create something new, like this blog post.

Nobody notices a lot of those daily holidays, I assume.

Here’s what I find when I search for “nobody notices” on YouTube.

If you think nobody notices your comments, I definitely do!

Thanks to all who notice, including YOU!

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Be a Kid Again Day, catfish dish, cats, childhood, Elenore, July 9 2025, setting up a home recording studio, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Turtles, Twitter | 10 Comments

Day 4571: A good place

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Ann Koplow

I try to make my therapy groups a good place for people to share whether or not they are in a good place.

People will sometimes start the group by admitting that they are not in a good place. By the end of the group, they seem to be in a better place, just knowing they are not alone.

The hospital is a good place for me to do my therapy groups in person on Mondays. The rest of the week, my home is a good place to do my virtual groups.

It’s difficult for me to see the USA as a good place these days.

I try to get into a good place before I check my INR, since so many things affect it, including my mood.

This seems like a good place to share my photos for the day.

The ferry is a good place for me to start my Mondays.

A patient told me about a good place — Ponyhenge in Lincoln, MA

I told my patient about a good place nearby that honors Amelia Earhart.

I need to find a good place for this calendar in my new, shared office.

The ferry is a good place to be at the end of my workday.

A Tesla is a good place for these bumper stickers.

Here’s what I find when I search for “a good place” on YouTube.

The comments section is a good place for you to express any thoughts and feelings about this post.

Thanks to all those who make a good place better, including YOU!

Categories: group therapy, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Amelia Earhart, Boston Ferry, Chocolate Day, INR, July 8 2025, Ponyhenge, Swordfish dish, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Good Place, Twitter | 14 Comments

Day 4570: Bullshit

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Ann Koplow

I really like the TV show “Poker Face,” especially lead character Charlie Cale’s unerring ability to detect lies and how she calls bullshit.

Because of these bullshit times, I posted this on Twitter yesterday.

Do you see bullshit in my other images for today?

On Tell the Truth Day, I’m wondering if anybody in power is going to tell the truth amid all the bullshit.

Here’s what I find when I search for “bullshit” on YouTube.

It’s no bullshit when I express my sincere thanks to all who helped me create this bullshit post, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: ChatGPT, George Carlin, July 7 2025, Poker Face, Spotify playlists, Tell the Truth Day, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, tuna melt, Twitter, Wikipedia | 10 Comments

Day 4569: Embrace your journey

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, my journey included traveling to Newton, Massachusetts to sing protest songs at a demonstration, after which I bought shoes with the slogan “Embrace Your Journey.”

While I was still smarting from a critical (but cleverly worded) comment about my appearance at a rally the week before …

… I still managed to embrace the journey. And people at the Newton protest embraced me and my songs — they asked me to come back next week and also attend a demonstration in Needham. And one woman, who embraced me with a hug, asked if I did house concerts!

So maybe I’m not mercifully free of the ravages of talent. In any case, I’ll embrace the journey.

Please embrace your journey through the rest of my images for today.

Here’s what I find when I search for “embrace your journey” on YouTube.

Thanks to all who help me embrace my journey, including YOU.

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: 5 Minutes by Great Meditation, Brassica Kitchen, cats, demonstrations, Embrace Your Journey…You’re on the Right Path! (Guided Meditation), July 6 2025, moving on, protests, solving problems, Twitter | 15 Comments

Day 4568: Who cares?

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Ann Koplow

Who cares what is happening to the USA?

Who cares if some of care so much

Who cares if I couldn’t find a protest yesterday but I’m going to one today?

Who cares if I blog daily and write songs I want to share?

Who cares what images I choose for today’s post?

Who cares about those Daily Holidays?

Who cares that I’m going to release a live album of this performance of my original songs on Spotify?

Who cares that these comments are now on my YouTube channel?

Who cares to leave a comment, below?

Thanks to all who care, including YOU.

Categories: life in the USA, original song, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: animals, Buzzard’s Bay, comments, discouragement, July 4th 2025, July 5 2025, The Atlantic, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, Yogi Tea | 10 Comments

Day 4567: What are people going to do?

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Ann Koplow

What are people going to do now that the USA Republicans have passed a terrible bill that Trump will sign into law?

I’m going to resist.

Here’s another version of my protest song on TikTok.

What are people going to do on the 4th of July?

What are people going to do about my other images for today?

Here’s what I find when I search for “what are people going to do?” on YouTube.

What are people going to do with my gratitude for you?

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “You Don’t Scare Me”, cats, independence, July 4 2025, protests, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the one big “beautiful” bill, TikTok, Twitter, What Are People Going to Do This Year 2025? ESL | 10 Comments

Day 4566: Inevitable

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Ann Koplow

It’s inevitable that I include quotes in a blog post like this.

It’s inevitable that I share other aspects of the inevitable here.

It’s inevitable that most facts are not fun, especially on a day where it seems inevitable that the people in power are going to pass a terrible bill.

Here’s what I find when I search for “inevitable” on YouTube.