This month our challenge hosted by Lew Corcoran and Patricia Feager is about identifying people that we appreciate here in the Rain.
Back during Covid, a group of people decided to get together and support each other over Zoom. That grew into a weekly meeting, which was not just about meeting for the sake of meeting, but learning from each other.
Initially I tried to remember to sign in, but I can be easily distracted and it took a while before I realized I needed to put this in my calendar to remember to sign in and participate. I quickly realized I had missed a lot of good stuff those weeks when I got distracted.
What was fun was seeing many of those people I follow on the Rain and hearing them as well. Getting to meet new people I had not met before and then thought, it might be worth following this person, like Dick Betts .
We have had series on our states, very interesting to discover what each state is famous for and what the member presenting highlights. Who knew Utah was famous for "rubber chickens", than k you Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
We have had people speak about their lives growing up and their backgrounds. I found this very interesting as I got to know a lot more about Lew Corcoran and his background. People share the most interesting stories. We had a series about the arms of the armed forces, not sure if we covered the Coast Guard, but it was interesting to see some of those older photos.
Most of us turn up regularly, but life sometimes make it difficult, and you might miss a week here or there. I have actually had the zoom call on my phone as I have been driving or I have pulled over and listened. Not as great as when in front of the laptop, but still able to participate.
I think we have learnt so much about AI thanks to Paddy Deighan MBA JD PhD and others who have shared what they try and what response they got as a result. I think many of us have overcome our fears of AI and learnt to embrace this technology and keep learning new things. We have learnt how to animate our photos and create photos using AI, even how to virtual stage with AI. My image was created using chatgpt.
Our weekly Zoom calls are definitely Zooming along and I appreciate all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes, arranging the speakers, thinking of subjects, hosting the call. It doesn't happen by itself. So, if you haven't made it to a Zoom call you can find the link from the weekly post of George Souto, Kathy Streib and Carol Williams usually have the link in their weekly round up posts and I believe Kathleen Daniels posts a reminder in the Q&A each week.
It is fun and uplifting to participate, hearing from our mortgage guys, home inspectors, and members from other states. Give it a try, and put it in your calendar so you don't forget.
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