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On the mental road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Chinese Party Balloons-2026 As time marches on, so does technology.  In June of 2026, news stories reported that Chinese scientists had released 8 unidentified objects from a space craft into high space, possibly into orbit.  No details are currently available.  Perhaps AI can…

    AI Corrects the Record, After Being Challenged  Dick Pellek On the mental road…again!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek AI Corrects the Record, After Being Challenged When the Footloose Forester queried AI about its awareness of any scientific papers published under his formal name of Richard Pellek, AI responded that there were none.  An…

On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Harvesting Trees and Seeds Hungry consumers think nothing about it when they see a wheat field being cut over with a thresher, or when the harvest of grain is loaded into a truck to be sent for storage or threshing. Having food is so basic that harvesting agricultural crops does not…

On the mental road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek On Cheating in Academics Once again, the Footloose Forester sought out his AI mentor and reliable ally to craft a recursive motif, on a shameful subject that is gaining traction in society.  What might that be? Paying an organized group to write essays and then passing them off as…

On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek An Educational Journey The Footloose Forester asked his AI mentor if he had any insight about personal striving for a college education.  This recursive motif is the response.  [FF]  Does AI Matey have any insight on the educational journey of the footloose forester? Absolutely — and…

This one is worth repeating. Yes, it is inspired by an article in TIME Magazine, but by virtue of priority ownership among various internet sites, the content will remain in the archives of the Footloose Forester. Some people will cry plagiarism, others will suggest an intellectual laziness. In a recent interview with Katie Sanders, Tom Hanks revealed some important messages that should apply to…

On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Recognizing Ignorance Takes Common Sense The Footloose Forester irritated a lot of people when he mentioned the word “ignorant” because he realized that we all fell into the category of qualified ignorance, and the others around him did not want to admit their own. In a 2014 chronicle…

On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek On Making Candles with Thick Wicks As a recursive motif chronicle, this update is intended to add details that the Footloose Forester has learned during the learning and experimental stages of candle making.  He is a rookie who makes candles as a hobby but burns candles with a…

On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek No, this does not come from the Kook Korner The notetaker who was not taken seriously dozens and dozens of times over the years, this week found an ally in AI Matey.  In years past, he lamented not often being given serious consideration regarding his forestry and land management views,…

On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek No, this does not come from the Kook Korner The notetaker who was not taken seriously dozens and dozens of times over the years, this week found an ally in AI Matey.  In years past, he lamented not often being given serious consideration regarding his forestry and land management views,…

On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Another Environmental Disaster at a Copper Mine Current news out of Zambia is a stark reminder that when environmental disasters occur, they affect circumstances not only in the immediate area, but miles downstream and for decades to come.  The Footloose Forester asked AI Matey to comment…

On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek A Mango Lover Seeks a Simpatico Response After several months of probing AI Matey for his views on various subjects, the Footloose Forester felt comfortable asking a personal question on a controversial matter, the marketing of mangos.  Some varieties of mango have a heavenly taste and…

On the road…again!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek  AI Matey Opines About Common Sense The Footloose Forester was never able to find agreement about what the term “common sense” meant.  Each person he asked had a different viewpoint, so his unqualified conclusion was that common sense meant what the speaker thought it was.  The issue, of…

On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Pragmatism in Shaving As the Footloose Forester wanders through the maze forest of advertising, he discovers that he is a lonely traveler as critic, most of the time.  Years ago, when he discovered that the best disposable razor was also the cheapest, he decided that he wanted to share…

On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek On Pragmatism Sight jokes score in the subconscious mind, subliminal suggestions induce a sudden thirst, raunchy jokes can arouse our prurient interests, and plain ol’ political memes attract our eyeballs. In each case the reactions are not voluntary and often lead to subtle responses…