Odds & Ends 034
A little over a week ago, Luke Heffley, VP of the Pope County Historical Association, asked if I would be willing to give a presentation at their September meeting, scheduled for September 1 at Brangus Steakhouse.
They had been holding their meetings at the Check H Grill & Buffet and, after it burned, had to find somewhere else.
They held their August meeting at Central Christian Church on Independence Avenue.
I called Luke the next day and agreed to his proposal. We talked about ideas for what I might discuss.
I had a week to get ready for a 45-minute presentation.
I had spoken in public only twice before. Both were to the quorum court, and I was limited to just a couple of minutes.
Of course, I had been an instructor at the nuclear plant and had plenty of presentation experience.
I planned to cover a fairly wide range of topics, but I wanted to frame them around my use of AI and Wikipedia for research and writing, often on local history. [continue reading…]