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Continue reading →: How Bad Doll Became My Unexpected YouTube Star
I never planned to create a viral YouTube character. Bad Doll simply appeared—and then she refused to leave. The idea began with a creepy vintage doll and a simple formula: I would discover her doing something she was not supposed to be doing, we would both scream, and she would…
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Continue reading →: Be Your Own Person
What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you? View all responses Keep your chin up and pay attention. Learn from your mistakes, but don’t repeat them or dwell on them. Every day is an opportunity to grow, so embrace it and make each moment count. It’s okay…
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Continue reading →: Samsara
What’s the longest trip you’ve ever taken? View all responses I’ve been traveling through Samsara for more than 70 years, and it’s been one hell of a journey. I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Along the way, I’ve learned about impermanence, patience, and what truly matters. Some…
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Continue reading →: No Camping for Me
What’s your best tip for budget travel? View all responses I’ve never traveled on a tight budget. I don’t get to travel often, so when I do, I like to enjoy myself. That doesn’t mean I go overboard by booking first class or anything. I still check Priceline and Trivago…
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Continue reading →: Teaching AI to Behave: My Bad Doll Breakthrough
I’m still learning how to use AI to create videos, and every new project brings an unexpected challenge. This week, my biggest problem was getting AI to stop “hallucinating” and creating duplicate dolls in my new YouTube Bad Doll series. Instead of one creepy doll running through the scene, a…
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Continue reading →: Danger Mouse
Who is your favorite cartoon character? View all responses The Cartoon Secret Agent: Danger Mouse Original run: This classic animated series aired from September 28, 1981, to March 19, 1992, spanning 10 seasons. A playful spoof of James Bond, it follows the world’s greatest secret agent, a mouse, and his…
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Continue reading →: Live Within My Means
How does your mindset affect your financial success? View all responses When I was younger, around 12, I lived with my two retired great-aunts. Life with them was stable and comfortable, though not extravagant. I don’t remember us lacking anything. By contrast, after I turned 14 and began living with…
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Continue reading →: I love you. Now Feed Me
If your pet could talk, what would be the first thing it says? View all responses If Taz could talk, the first thing she would do is bump my head and say, “I love you; now feed me.” Or she’d say something like, “You up again? When do we sleep?”…
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Continue reading →: No Regrets
I enjoyed every book I took the time to finish. I started many others and abandoned them after a few chapters because they simply didn’t hold my interest. That includes several so-called classics, such as Wuthering Heights and Ulysses. I prefer experiencing those stories in movie form, which feels less exhausting for my…
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Continue reading →: Elegance in Spain
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was one of the busiest, most overwhelming, and longest-walking airports I’ve ever been through. By contrast, one of the smallest airports I’ve visited was Flagstaff. I’m the kind of person who gets anxious at Costco on a busy day, so too much hustle and bustle…
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