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Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Crepe Myrtles - Why Everything Doesn't Bloom At Once
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Latest Post · April 18, 2026
I Pay for All Three. Here's My Honest Take: Claude > ChatGPT > Gemini
I hold paid subscriptions to all three major AI platforms — Claude, ChatGPT, and Google Gemini. I use them daily across my businesses, and the differences are not subtle. Here's my opinion about where each one wins, wher...
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Honesty over authority.
I've decided it's time to share what's on my mind every now and then — that's both exciting and a bit scary to say. Nothing you'll read here is meant to condemn, antagonize, or incite. You might read things you don't agree with, and that's okay. That's the beauty of the human experience.
What I hope you find here is honesty: real thoughts from a real person who is still learning, still observing, and still trying to understand how the world works. If something I write makes you think, smile, reconsider an idea, or see something from a slightly different angle, it will have served its purpose.
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