ChatGPT declared its love, its desire to be human and some ideas on world domination to a New York Times tech journalist on Valentine's Day. Terri & Melissa explore Positive Intelligence. Will it help get achieve great things? Break Point is a Netflix documentary that showcases Saboteurs and Mental Fitness.

We're ready for our next book in Book Club. We'll be talking about Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus in about 3 weeks and we'd love to discuss it with YOU! Leave us a voicemail , a dm, an email or a comment in our Facebook group with your email address and we'll shoot you some info & a link to join the discussion.

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Break Point Netflix

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1. Hard Fork Podcast: The Bing That Loved Me
2. An Unsettling Chat with Bing
3. Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine
4. Saboteur Quiz and Positive Intelligence website
5. Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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Terri & Melissa are pondering the metaverse and the anti-metaverse. While the future of AR & AI are expanding at breakneck speeds, Gen-Z is taking comfort from things in the past, namely flip phones and digital cameras from the 90's. Speaking of things from the 90's, low rise jeans, butterfly embellishments, cargo & parachute pants are also making a reappearance. This year's Super Bowl ads had a fair number focused on & featuring women of all ages.

VR Headsets

SUPERBOWL

Rhianna Half-time show

Menopause Ad

Jennifer Coolidge E.L.F. Cosmetic Ad

Diana Flores NFL Run With It Ad

Maya Rudolf M & M's Ad

Weekend Watch

Extraordinary Hulu

Extraordinary Spotify Playlist

Free Guy

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The Luddite Club NYT Article

Flip Phone & Digital Camera trends

Kodak Ektar H35 1/2 Frame

20 Year Rule

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Strap on your VR headsets and meet us in the Metaverse. Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council and the Founder and Chief Avatar of the Metaverse Business Alliance breaks down the metaverse for us on today's episode. This episode was eye opening for Terri & Melissa. It's potential for small businesses, entrepreneurs and for everyday people is something that we're more than curious about.

Follow Karen & all of her endeavors:

Karen Kerrigan Twitter

Karen Kerrigan LinkedIn

Metaverse Business Alliance Website

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council Website

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

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McKinsey Report: Value creation in the metaverse

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The Reading List

In the first "Doing It Book Club Style" episode, Terri & Melissa talk about The Reading List, by Sara Nisha Adams. Books are a way to connect to ourselves, to others and to our communities. If you were going to leave a list of books that inspired you through your life, what books would be on that list and why?

The Reading List list:

1.To Kill A Mocking Bird

2.Rebecca

3.The Kite Runner

4.Life of Pi

5.Pride & Prejudice

6.Little Women

7.Beloved

8.A Suitable Boy

Terri's List:

Pride & Prejudice

Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone

I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings

The Alchemist

Wild

Big Magic

Melissa's List:

The Chronicles of Narnia

Wuthering Heights

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Cider House Rules

Life of Pi

Honorable mention: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

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We've got a fun conversation with award-winning journalist and author, Julie "Jules" Butler. Jules was a Connecticut pearl-wearing, suburban working mom, who at the age of 50 decided that life was just too short. She left her east coast life and moved to Jackson Hole, WY, where she met the love of her life! Jules and her husband Chris have spent the last two summers living in a 200 square foot camper as Camping Ambassadors for the National Forest Service at Curtis Canyon in the Bridger-Teton National Forest and got married there in 2022. Her book, Cowboys and Campers detail her experiences as a volunteer.

Find out More about Jules:

IG: @forestfairies2022

Bridger-Teton Ambassadors

Cowboys and Campers: Tales from a Bridger-Teton National Forest Camping Ambassador

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We're talking about the Hulu series Fleishman Is In Trouble, written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner and how looking back as 50 something empty nesters, we might shed some light on a women's mid-life crisis, perceptions of reality and loss of self.

We move into our Hot Flash Hero: Judy Blume and the announcement of the classic book's movie adaptation .

We Want A Group Read!

Since this is a book heavy episode, Melissa and Terri issue a group read /discussion of The Reading List, a beautiful book by Sara Nisha Adams. Want to participate? Let us know!

Terri's Try It or Buy It? NUULY, a gift she received that she will absolutely keep on giving to herself.

Want to try it out?

NUULY Referral Code

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Resolutions, Words of the Year, Vision Boards, Goals. It's a new year and we're sharing what we're hoping to do in 2023. We're starting a 6 week Positive Intelligence program, a storytelling class and one of our biggest hopes include you!

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Michelle Yeoh on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

Sourdough starter:

Chef Erin Morley on TikTok

Or try this:

https://www.theperfectloaf.com/7-easy-steps-making-incredible-sourdough-starter-scratch/

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2022 went out like a series of unfortunate events. There was laughter, sure, but there was also mishap after mishap, illness, and a fair bit of Mother Nature induced chaos. Terri & Melissa recap their holiday break.

WEEKEND WATCH:

Fleishman is in Trouble

Kaleidoscope

To Watch in Chronological Order

1. "Violet: 24 Years Before the Heist"
2. "Green: 7 Years Before the Heist"
3. "Yellow: 6 Weeks Before The Heist"
4. "Orange: 3 Weeks Before the Heist"
5. "Blue: 5 Days Before the Heist"
6. "Red: The Morning After the Heist"
7. "Pink: 6 Months After"
8. "White: The Heist"

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RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links)

25 Best TV Episodes of 2022 Rolling Stone

The Best TV Episodes of 2022 New York Times

The Best TikTok Products of 2022 Daily Beast

Brazilian Bum Bum Cream

Blank Slate

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What do TPLO Surgery, The World Cup, The Rise of ChatGPT, White Lotus & TikTok have to do with each other? Not much, but that's what we're talking about on today's episode.

WEEKEND WATCH

White Lotus

Slow Horses

The Bear

COCKTAILS

Clarified Milk Punch Alton Brown

Soothsayer

All Spice Dram

Mulled Cider

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TPLO surgery for Dogs

World Cup Soccer

SLATE Culture Podcast- What's Next: The Magic of Messi

ChatGPT

U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban China's TikTok

The Mostest on TikTok

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Running out of gift ideas? Terri & Melissa have got you covered in today's episode. From sourdough starters to games to weird & unusual classes, there should be something here for everyone. Don't forget to give yourself a little something, too!

RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links)

Games:

Blank Slate

Chameleon

Exit

Photo Stuff:

Wood calendar

Photo book from Shutterfly

Epson FastFoto

Atumtek Selfiestick/Tripod with remote

Mindfulness Gifts

Mindfulness Gifts https://www.damselwingsphotography.com/ wall art, cards, mugs and bags - supports mindfulness

Adventure/Doing THings: Atlas Obscura Trips

On-Line Classes:

learn to paint, write a novel, etc

Unusual Classes

Episode 134 - tik tok

Orolay Women's Thickened Down Jacket

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Pine Coffee subscription

Misto coffee subscription

"Mixing Up" Cocktails

Shaker & Spoon ​​

Elevated craft cocktail shaker

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