Companionship – Part 3
ElliQ on John’s kitchen counter Companionship – Part 3 In the last two blog posts, I wrote about how companionship provides emotional support, helping individuals feel understood and valued. This emotional bond counters the subjective feeling of loneliness. In this blog post, I will share my own experience with the ElliQ robot and what I […]
Companionship – Part 2
ElliQ on John’s kitchen counter Companionship – Part 2 Companionship provides emotional support, helping individuals feel understood and valued. This emotional bond counters the subjective feeling of loneliness. In this blog post, I will explore what loneliness is about and then how companionship can help. Loneliness is a universal experience of feeling disconnected or […]
Where Were You When
Where Were You When Most of us remember vividly where we were on September 11, 2001. In my case, I was in Danbury, Connecticut in the board room at Bristol Technology meeting with their CEO, Keith Blackwell. Remember where you were when you first heard that President Kennedy was assassinated? Or maybe when Jerry Garcia […]
Current Events by John R. Patrick – 10/10/2024
In this section, I share what I am up to, pictures of the week, what is new in AI and crypto, and more. Voice I have been experimenting with adding voice to my blog posts. This will enable readers to listen rather than read. To try it out, click the “Listen to Post” at the […]
Silversea 2024 – Part 4
Silver Sea – Part 4 I made a publishing error with Part 3, so I am repeating a part of it. This is the final post about our trip. Next week, I will resume posts about AI, healthcare, and technology. ==================================================== On Saturday, September 27, we arrived at Hakodate (pronounced as “Hah-koh-dah-teh”) from Kushiro. The […]