Feelin’ Funny: Mordechai Schmutter

I feel like playground equipment has changed a lot since I was a kid. And I wasn’t a kid that long ago. But apparently, they decided that playgrounds were a disaster. We didn’t know that back then. They were always seen as a good day trip for the kids, because they were usually free, and you would spend a half a day there, and then a half a day in the emergency room. The main purpose of playgrounds was to provide a structured space in which to teach kids the laws of physics and the numerous ways it could kill you.

From time to time, we like to take a break from reading the news down here on earth, and see if there’s any better news up in space, in case moving up there is an option.

Is AI a useful tool? Is it something we should be worried about? Will it replace us?

These are all questions it’s important to be asking nowadays, but we can’t ask the internet, because frankly its answers will be suspect.

Last week, I wrote about how the mesivta that I teach in recently got wind of a NJ law that five teachers in each school have to be certified in first aid -- including CPR, the Heimlich, and the use of an AED. And we needed a course, because some of us, such as myself, had no idea what an AED is. It sounds dangerous.

Hey, do you feel like you never have time for anything, and you’re always struggling to catch up?

Great news: I may or may not be certified in CPR, which will give me, for those of you keeping track at home, approximately one useful life skill.