Why I didn’t cash my multi-million dollar lottery ticket until the required date?

Imagine, you find out you have one millions in a national lottery. Of course, you are silly with excitement but you realize there is no advantage to cash the ticket. Why?

Well, in my state all winners have to collect their prize in person and disclose their identity. For obvious reasons, I prefer not to do that. So, in order to stay anonymous for as long as is legal, I will sign the ticket and place it in secure place.

Now, the “fun” begins. 

My first challenge will be: do I engage an attorney or an accountant first? Which attorney or accountant do I choose? How do I find these experts…online or make telephone calls? In order to prepare for the millions, do I get cash or stick it in a bank? Do I spend the money I have now or borrow against the winnings? Do I buy now and pay later?

Artificial Intelligence—AI

Who would have thought we would have ever had a need for fake (artificial) intelligence? I mean, don’t we want REAL intelligence?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the latest trend of 2023. It’s here to stay. Big companies have embraced it. 

I have had first hand exposure to the effects of AI through customer service communication. My real person emails to various entities have been answered by phony emails. Using first names like Beth or Jennifer, these customer service “agent” respond in a timely manner with obvious canned words. They make you think there are providing effective customer service when in fact they are placating you. When I try and call they “agents” I instead get another human who informs me the email response “is our internet service representative”  with no authority or power to get anything done.