Gary Ebersole

Tips on Lifelong Gardening

In this post, we extract several tips no lifelong gardening from a recent podcast episode. That episode, lifelong gardening with Toni Gattone, offered our listeners some great insights on gardening in their golden years. The old codgers came away with valuable lessons on safety as well as the importance of buying and caring for quality…

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The Impact of ChatGPT on Software Jobs

We can’t seem to let go of ChatGPT. Last week, Richard posted a short article describing his concerns about the unintended consequences of ChatGPT as it enters our cultural mainstream. With artificial intelligence (AI) research no longer on the fringes of computer science, Richard’s concerns are quite valid. Will the impact of  ChatGPT on software…

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ChatGPT Explains Itself

Our episode on ChatGPT and Seniors continues to intrigue the old codgers. Please bear with us as we wrap our heads around ChatGPT and what it means to our listeners in their golden years. In this post, Gary goes to the mountain (his ChatGPT account) and returns with some answers to his burning questions. In…

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Free Bumper Sticker!

Hey, Campers! We have some great news. Now you can get a free bumper sticker from Camp Codger! To get your sticker just like the one below, go to www.CampCodger.com and leave a comment on a recent episode. That’s it! This limited-edition bumper sticker, with one of our favorite mottos here at Camp Codger, is…

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Forks in the Road

Forks in the road confront all of us. Most are relatively trivial, but we all have faced major decisions that changed the course of our lives. The old codgers examine some of the life-determining choices they have made. Career choices and where to live are often at the top of the list of critical forks…

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Holiday Survival Guide

Whether you celebrate the season with utter abandon or just hunker down and try to survive Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day, a holiday survival guide might be in order. As you might expect, the old codgers have a range of opinions on how to handle the holiday season. In this episode, we explore the…

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Old Dogs New Tricks

Old dogs new tricks? Is it realistic? The old codgers discuss old folks that have learned new things. They also make a feeble attempt at understanding the science behind learning in senior citizens (serious neuroscience is a “trick” way beyond their pay grade). Science be damned, they optimistically conclude that it seems quite feasible that…

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