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We’ve all seen those pharmaceutical commercials. A smiling man jogs through the park, a family laughs around the dinner table, or a grandmother plays with her grandkids. It looks like the medicine being advertised is the magic key to a better life. But then ... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

Car horns were made to blare—but the horn on my Honda Civic seems to have missed that lesson. Join me for a humorous look at horns, driving, and a nostalgic little song called “Beep Beep.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

Growing old has some downsides. Remembering things is one of those problem areas. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

In case you aren’t aware of it, tonight’s Powerball pays $1 billion dollars to the winner. Oh, sure, the odds are about 300 million to 1 that a particular group of numbers will win, but that is only important to losers. I’m not a loser. I’m on my way to becoming one of those rare people known as billionaires! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

I thought it might be fun to look at one of the ways I use AI in my creation process. A while back I told you about the book I wrote, Don’t Play With Things That Go Boom. After spending a couple of years writing the book, I set myself the task of designing the cover for this very personal project. Not being an artist, it took me several days working with Photoshop and Creative Cloud tools to come up a cover. After several revisions I was pleased with the result. I published the book in the Amazon store, and then I set about my next task — trying to sell it. I turned to my AI, ChatGPT, and gave it a copy of the manuscript and the cover and asked if it could give me some tips on how to market the book. One of the very first things ChatGPT told me surprised me. It said my cover wasn’t “clickable.” In other words, when someone is scrolling through dozens of tiny book covers on Amazon, mine simply didn’t stand out enough to make people want to click on it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

Hiding in Lies About two thousand, seven hundred years ago the prophet Isaiah warned the people of Israel they had chosen to ignore reality. They had replaced truth with lies, believing those falsehoods would keep them safe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

Capitalism and socialism are economic systems built around one fundamental question: Who should control the resources and industries that shape everyday life? What I’ve noticed is that many people who argue passionately for one system or the other rarely seem to understand what those systems actually mean in practice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

I was a classroom teacher for a couple of decades, and there was a question that I sometimes heard from my students: Why do we have to learn this? We’re never going to use this stuff! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

Every once in a while, you read a book that reminds you how fragile life can be—and how faithful God is in the midst of challenging times. Where the Wind Leads by Vinh Chung is one of those books. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

Musicians are Storytellers For those of you who have listened to me for a while, you know that I think musicians are some of the best storytellers in a society. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

“This is the day that the Lord has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it.”— Psalm 118:24 (ESV) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

Post Script A couple of years after leaving the Army, I had an opportunity to hear two special speakers at a church event. They were both men who had served in Vietnam—but in a very different way than I had. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

A very long time ago, a prophet by the name of Isaiah spoke of an extraordinary event that would happen. “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” — Isaiah 7:14 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com

My last day in the Army finally arrived. Everything I owned was stuffed into my duffel bag, and I was wearing my uniform for the last time as I headed to a special room where all the soldiers being discharged that day were gathered. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com