A Milestone of Reflection: Celebrating Episode 199

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So I hope you're doing well.

I wanted to let you know a couple of things.

First of all, this is episode 199.

Next week makes 200.

You believe that?

Thank you for being with me for all 200 of these.

199.

Actually, I have enjoyed my time with you.

I have gone back lately and not, not recently recently, but I have gone back a little while ago and I look to see or listen to see actually what I was talking about in the beginning as compared to what I'm talking about now.

I know the theme of this is just Dave being Dave, but it's really changed.

I started out talking about what was happening in, in the world as I was growing up and what was happening happening in music and my life as I was growing up as a child.

And slowly but surely I weaned away from that because in the very, very beginning I was doing one a day, five days a week.

And I think I did that for the first.

Oh geez, 50, I, I want to say at least 50 of them.

I could check on that number, but I'm not going to because you could figure that out yourself.

But I, I, I was making that work.

I really was.

But then I was running out of material.

The songs didn't change.

What was number one didn't change.

What had happened yesterday was the same as today, whether it was a different year or not.

Because I tried to change years as I, as I went along too.

And I'm hoping you like what I'm doing now better.

I have noticed my numbers have improved as I've gone on through this, which I'm happy as can be over that, folks.

And that's all because of you.

You keep listening and downloading and that's what matters to Me.

So I hope you're enjoying the show.

Now the next thing I wanted to talk about was I went back to my regular job this last week and you know, I had to go through three days of training, which I did and I, and the guy.

Actually there were two guys training me, me and this other girl and we had a lot of fun.

We, we learned the job and I go back tomorrow and I get checked off on a job to make sure that I can handle it.

And then we will see how the foot holds up because as of right now, the foot's been holding up pretty good.

Yes, there's been pain at the end every day.

Yes, I'm walking just in the eight and a half hours I'm there.

I'm averaging a mile and a half every day.

So you know, it's not something I'm used to.

I'm going to take that into account.

But I do go to the doctor next week and he's going to ask me the all important question is how does it feel right now?

Feels pretty good, but that's today and I haven't used it much in the past three days.

So you know, I get that first week.

I get it.

It's going to be a little tough but you know, we're going to find out.

We're going to try real hard to make this work.

So that's, that's where I am at work.

Let's move on to something else.

And it's going on in the world and it's, it's gotten quite crazy overseas and I, and for those of you who are over in the Middle east area, I feel for you, I really, really do.

I. I hope you stay well.

I hope you stay safe.

I'm a firm believer that politics for me is local.

I understand you have to be worried about the, the world stage when it comes to politics but you know, more importantly is, is it going to affect or the people I know and love?

Yeah, I'm paying more for gas, you know, just them pay more for gas.

Everybody over in the United States is.

It's come down a bit but you know, that's, that's about the only inconvenience I've had to deal with when it comes to that.

Locally I'm pretty lucky where I live it's.

People are pretty, pretty normal.

I don't mean that in a bad way.

Our government is more on the, let's take care of the people, let's not worry about the junk.

You know what I mean?

Let's, it's not fight.

Let's not do all this stuff.

Let's make sure people have what they need and the services they need and let's go on.

I do live in Florida, so some people don't like the fact that Florida laws are the way they are.

But it's fine with me.

I'm not complaining about it and I'm really not.

I don't really have a lot of complaints.

You know, I could complain today that it's really hot because right now it's 92 outside and if I look outside, yeah, it's hardly a breeze out there.

But, you know, we're also getting into the rainy afternoon season, so we'll see what happens.

Right.

I do remember that I told you I was going to investigate Claude Cowork last week.

Well, I did.

And right now I'm paying for so many things.

Paying for.

I'm paying for Perplexity.

I'm paying for Chat and all the other subscriptions that I have.

And I just couldn't see trying Claude Code and going and paying for it monthly, which is, granted, it's not much, it's only $20.

But if I'm going to do that, I'm going to want to get rid of one of the other ones that I'm paying for because I have to be financially responsible to myself too.

So I did not try.

Folks, I apologize.

But it's not that I don't have the $20.

That's not it.

I don't want to overload myself on these things and then forget that.

I don't either.

A, don't like it.

B, if I don't like it, I forget to get rid of the subscription or C, find out that I love it and I want to buy more, which is going to cost more.

One of their plans is like a hundred dollars a month and that's just for co work.

That's not for Claude Code.

Will I do it?

Yeah, but I'm going to wait a couple weeks because Perplexity and Chat GPT just came out.

So I'm going to use the heck out of them for the rest of the month and then I'm going to get at it.

So update, Come on.

That I haven't really been, you know, because of that, I really haven't been playing too much with Chat GPT or clot.

I am going to go in because I'm on the free version.

I am going to go in today.

I want to see how it does.

I'm going to go through the same thing on Perplexity in chat.

I mean in open, open AI chat, GPT.

I'm going to use the same exact phrase.

So I want to see what it'll do to make me a brochure, a trifold brochure with information on both sides to see what it comes up with.

Now I found one from a person that I work with who has on their side gig, as it were.

They had a nice brochure and it was jam packed full of pictures and information.

I don't need that much for what I'm going to be doing with the Gray Hair Dave project.

But I do, I really do want to try and get one so that I can leave brochures at these, these communities I go to to say, hey, this is what, what's available for you besides just leaving a business card?

You know, a business card is nice, but it doesn't tell what we're going to do for you.

We're a brochure.

Or if I can leave them, a flash drive with my commercial on it, which I haven't made yet.

Just to say, well here, this is me, this is what we're doing and if you, if you're interested in it, please get a hold of either your community or get a hold of me personally.

So that's, that's the plan for this week and I'm also going to use Canva.

I played with the book some more on Canva and I wasn't happy with it at all with the way I did it.

So I'm going to try again.

It the book is, the book is there, it's already written.

I just didn't like the layout that I used.

And as far as I'm concerned, if I'm just sending out a PDF, doesn't really matter what it looks like as long as it's a good looking PDF and it does look good, I think.

Does it have all the fancy stuff, all the, the pictures and all that other fancy stuff on it?

No, not right now.

And I'm thinking to myself right as we're talking, do I need it?

I don't know, maybe I don't.

So there's that.

So that's what's going on this week folks.

What's going on in your life?

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Leave me a message, let me know what's going on in your life.

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I'd like some feedback.

I really would, folks.

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Five minutes with gray hairdave.com and just leave me a message.

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You got to put in your email address.

I'm sorry, but that's the way it works now.

Am I going to sell your email address?

No, never would.

Never ever would.

I'm selfish.

I want it for myself.

I'm going to advertise something.

I want to advertise it to somebody who knows me, who knows that, oh, this is coming from Great Hair Dave.

Okay, I'll open it up.

It won't automatically go into the spam folder.

You know what I mean?

Yeah.

Serious about that.

I just.

You have to put your email address in for everything nowadays, and it gets sold.

I just want you to know I'm not going to do that.

The next thing is, are you interested in becoming a podcaster?

Do you know somebody who's interested in becoming a podcaster?

Do you have a hobby?

Is there something you're interested in?

Something you're passionate about?

A legacy maybe you want to leave for your family, friends?

Contact me at.

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Because I'll tell you what, I'm losing my brain here.

I really, really.

It's okay.

I'll be fine.

You know, so there's that.

Okay, so I'll.

Yeah, I've completely lost track of where I'm going now.

Next, folks, is I want you to.

To think about, is there somebody you know, somebody you know who doesn't know what a podcast is, doesn't know where to find one, don't know what genres are out there or.

I'm sorry, genres.

Do me a favor.

Show them how.

Take their phone, show them the podcast apps, and use me as the example.

Five minutes of Gray Hair Day.

Show them the example and say, here's how you find it.

Show them how to subscribe or follow.

You know, you're going to.

You're going to help a lot of podcasters out and you're going to help me also, folks, while you're out and about today or this week, please receive somebody who may not be, who maybe is not having the best day of their life.

Smile, wave, say Hi.

It might just cheer him up.

So on behalf of Gray Hair, Dave here and Gray Hair Productions, which today is my bedroom.

You all have a great weekend.

I'll talk to you next week.