This week I found myself back in Facebook jail for well, being a big meany. I commented on a very funny local yar someone had posted about our mountain communities’ history and I said this is hilarious and so well-meaning and full of great history info… And one hundred percent created by ChatGPT!
How do I know? I have given in to the power of AI, and I use ChatGPT for outlines for some of my writing. I feel like I’m admitting my failures at AIAA. ” Hi, I’m Amber. I used to come up with funny, creative content and now perimenopause brain fog has broken my… Thinking thing?” I truly hate to admit that I have given in to the power of the internet but I can churn out far more content with much higher ranking SEO with the help of my old friend technology.
Oh, but apparently, now you are not supposed to say AI. That is not PC. You are supposed to say ML or Machine Learning. Oh shit, I’ve now insulted the liberals in the room and the computers! And it’s only Monday!
When I haven’t slept in three days because our assholes neighbor’s dog has barked for three days straight, perhaps my brain fog is a bit thick.
What I originally wanted to say was, as much as I love dogs, three days of this neglected dog barking nonstop makes me want to beg that nearest National Guard dude that Trump sent to L.A. with the gun over there to put the dog out of my misery.
Owning a dog like a German Pointer or a cattle dog is not for the lazy. If you are not up to running your high-energy dog many hours a day, do yourself and this neighborhood a favor and adopt a Shitzu. The only exercise that poor, high-energy, neglected German Pointer ever gets is when his tipsy, emotionally unpredictable owner decides to set him free like it’s some kind of surprise Hunger Games for dogs. No leash, no plan, just “Go forth, buddy, and terrorize the 40 acres neighborhood of Big Bear City!”
She does this like clockwork—every six months, like it’s on her Google Calendar:
“Release dog onto Fairway Blvd, forget about him, panic later.”
Then comes the usual neighborhood drama: she’s wandering around the neighborhood in mismatched slippers, yelling his name like she’s the victim in this situation. Ma’am, your dog didn’t escape—he escaped you.
The sound of silence? Wouldn’t that be nice
Honestly, I hope one day that sweet dog finds a new home where someone actually meets his needs… and the rest of us get to experience a rare and beautiful thing in this neighborhood: silence.
We live here in the alpine mountain towns because we like the quiet. Not like bipolar dog mom Barbara down the block screaming for her wild child of 
a hunting dog on the loose. This is why I have to shove White Chicken Chili at my face.
Maybe it’s just that I have not slept in so many nights but I have been wondering, when it comes to AI, what constitutes politeness in the ChatGPT world? Am I supposed to say thank you when ChatGPT reminds me of the verb for expending crazy ass energy to describe my bipolar neighbor I have been trying to think of since 9 a.m.
What is proper decorum in the machine learning world? I don’t want to insult this chatbot, having it come up with twenty different Trump blow-up doll jokes when the real geniuses are using it to just get through medical school.
Now that it’s September, I know that fall has to be just around the corner. If we are having a rainy late summer day at last, that is White Chicken Chili weather. You gotta get these rainy fall-like days w
hile they last. Pretty soon, it’s going to be nothing but fall colors and sweater weather here in this alpine town. And maybe we can sleep with the windows closed and I won’t have to listen to that damn dog barking all night long.
If you can find a smoked rotisserie chicken (Like from Whole Foods), that is the absolute best to use for this White Chicken Chili.
White Chicken Chili with Corn and Poblanos
6 slices of bacon, cooked, bacon fat saved
1 white onion, sliced
6 cloves fresh garlic, chopped
2 poblano peppers, roasted in the oven
2 Fresno chilis, roasted in the oven
1 teaspoon ghee
4 tomatillos
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 ears of corn, corn removed
1 can of white Northern beans
1 1/2 cups of milk
1/2 cup sour cream or cream cheese
2 cups of chicken stock
1 cup shredded chicken
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
Pickled Red Onions, to garnish
Torn cilantro pieces, to garnish
Delicious soup toppings for your White Chicken Chili;
Shredded sharp cheddar cheese, sour cream, chopped green onions, crumbled bacon, pickled red onions
To create your White Chicken Chili, cook the onion slices very well in the bacon fat. Add in the chopped grilled Fresno peppers. Add in the garlic for just a minute until browned. Let the onions cool just slightly. Grind them in a food processor. Return to the heat along with the ghee, the cumin and the coriander. Roast the spices well, using the chicken stock to deglaze the pan when the spices start to catch. Roast the spices well, adding additional chicken stock for at least ten minutes until the spices are no longer raw. Mix in the rest of the chicken stock, the roasted poblanos and the paprika.
In the food processor, grind up the tomatillos, adding more water if needed. Add the tomatillos to the soup, along with the milk, the shredded chicken and the beans. Allow the White Chicken Chili to simmer for at least twenty minutes. Mix in the sour cream or cream cheese and the corn at the end. Allow to warm for ten more minutes. Dress the bowls of soup with shredded sharp cheddar cheese, sour cream, crumbled bacon pieces, pickled red onions and green onion slices
