In my mind's eye

I would like to report that I've been listening to holiday music already, particularly instrumental playlists in the morning and also while driving. Many years ago, I had a case of CDs in the car including mixed CDs of songs that were "burned" from either a computer repository or purchased from shops that sold mixed CDs. I used to be able to listen to louder and faster paced music while driving, despite chaotic traffic conditions. Aging has compelled me to dedicate focused attention and awareness. I think I can see better when it's calmer inside the vehicle, which is why I've become accustomed to cozy instrumental music. I can say that my poor eyesight is compensated by full auditory attention. These are realizations that make me feel insecure. I heard someone speak about feeling small when thinking about others who are better than one's self. I think people who have great eyesight and don't need readers are really lucky...and people who are over five feet and three inches tall...and confident public speakers. But as Max Ehrman's "Desiderata" goes, "If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself."

Going back to instrumental music and calmer environments, I thought to spend my free daily ChatGPt allotment for image generation by projecting what was on my mind (where I'd like to be) this Friday evening. The first image was from my initial prompt and the second was after a follow-up prompt to enhance the image. Clearly, these are AI generated because on the second image, the turntable is away from the rest of the record player. Also, there are ambiguous knick knacks on both images upon closer inspection. What's clear and explicitly part of my prompts is a steaming mug of hot chocolate that I would like to virtually raise: here's to the weekend, cheers.

Both images were generated by AI