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Think of ChatGPT as a friend

By Hazel Thornton | April 25, 2025 |

As interested as I am in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and as pervasive as it is becoming in our daily lives, I seem to only manage one blog post per year about it. Suffice it to say that a lot can, and does, happen in a year! So, consider this your annual update. 9/1/25 UPDATE: Since…

Menendez Miracle #6

By Hazel Thornton | March 17, 2025 |

    I have written previously about the first five Menendez Miracles. And I have written more recently about the roller coaster of Menendez legal ups and downs in this frequently-updated post: If I Could Hold a Press Conference. And now we have Menendez Miracle #6: Parole Eligibility 5/15 UPDATE: On 5/13 Judge Michael Jesic…

How Christmas turned into a Virtual Winter Retreat

By Hazel Thornton | January 8, 2025 |

I usually spend Christmas with Jane, my best-friend-since-we-were-14. Usually, she flies from Boise (where we grew up) to my house in Albuquerque. (My brother and aunt live here too, and she calls us her Christmas family.) Sometimes when I tell people she is coming they say, “Do you have anything special planned?” And I reply,…

Clearing Social Media Clutter

By Hazel Thornton | November 20, 2024 |

  Things are changing in the social media world. Not just recently, but constantly and relentlessly. And I’m drowning in social media clutter. 1/29/25 UPDATE: If you are here to see what I actually ended up doing, scroll down to the P=Purge section. Should I add new accounts? Delete old ones? Continue ignoring the ones…

On Writing a First Draft

By Hazel Thornton | November 7, 2024 |

I’m not writing much these days. A regular monthly newsletter and an occasional blog post. Social media posts. Emails. That’s about it for now. I’m also not participating in NaNoWriMo, but that’s what I always think of in November. And that’s what inspired me to write this post. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month,…

Menendez: If I Could Hold a Press Conference

By Hazel Thornton | October 27, 2024 |

(Originally published 10/27/24 and updated a number of times.) I wish I could hold a press conference like Los Angeles District Attorney Gascón does when he’s overwhelmed with inquiries about the Menendez case. I’ve received more media requests in the past 30 days than I have in the previous 30 years! I’ve responded to many…

Menendez Brothers Update: When it Rains it Pours

By Hazel Thornton | September 19, 2024 |

It’s been 30 years since I served as Juror #9 on Erik’s first jury. In that time I’ve observed lengthy periods of drought when it comes to public interest in the Menendez brothers murder case. But when it rains it pours, and we’re currently experiencing a flash flood. This time, the interest of media outlets…

More Magic Little Words (that help you get organized)

By Hazel Thornton | September 2, 2024 |

  I once wrote a post called Those Magic Little Words (that help you get organized). The point of it was that there are lots of organizing methods, and different ways of describing them — what I call “magic little words”. And the BEST method, or catchphrase, is the one that works for YOU. Just…

Do you have a voting plan?

By Hazel Thornton | August 15, 2024 |

Don’t keep your deepest-held convictions to yourself. Take them to the ballot box! Don’t be complacent, thinking that others will vote enough to obtain the results you desire. And don’t be discouraged, thinking your vote doesn’t matter. It does! If you already have a plan for how and where to vote, you can skip this…

What do you mean, no top sheet?

By Hazel Thornton | July 21, 2024 |

                        Today I’d like to discuss something of utmost importance; something that impacts all of us on a daily basis: bedding. (Ha ha, but also true.) How I grew up doing it If you are like me, you grew up with your bedding assembled…

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