As more time passed in our getting to know one another, I endeavored to share more of my world with Jessica, extending an invitation to one of my most cherished retreats, the Atheneum. With great pride, I asked her to accompany me to the club that weekend-a gesture I hoped would deepen her understanding of the traditions I held dear. Yet, I must confess, a flicker of unease lingered beneath my enthusiasm. Would she find this glimpse into my world charming, or would it strike her as antiquated and stifling? More troubling still was the question I dared not voice: would my world find her fitting to join? The thought weighed heavier than I cared to admit, though I brushed it aside as the day approached. ...

The morning was crisp, the kind that carried the faint promise of autumn. As I approached Lady Chatterley’s Tea Room, I found myself straightening my tie and brushing an invisible speck of lint from my coat. The quaint establishment had become a favored retreat of mine, a place where the world seemed to slow, and the chaos of modernity was held at bay by the comforting hum of clinking teacups and low murmurs. Today, though, the purpose of my visit lent it a weight unlike any other. ...

Most prompt engineering guides follow a rigid structure: define the assistant’s role, outline the task, specify constraints, and close with examples. Something like: You are a behavioral science expert. Analyze the following user feedback. Provide summaries with clear themes and count frequency of key comments. If the comments are unclear, ask clarifying questions. That format works fine in many cases. But it’s not how I prompt - at least that’s now how I prompt now that I’ve talked extensively with this version of the ChatGPT. I’ve told it my interests and fed in a good deal of my writing. As such, my prompting is more conversational since this model is already trained on the way I think. ...

It was, in truth, a most alarming prospect. After a mere 2 months of being her “Gentlemen Friend” as she put it, Jessica had extended the invitation with an eagerness that I suspected was fraught with a certain peril: “I’d love for you to come and hang out with my friends, Percival. It’s just Blake and Ruby, who you’ve met, and one other guy. We’re meeting at a small pub this Friday. Come along. I think they’d really… well, enjoy you.” ...

After three weeks of dating, Jessica had finally reached her limit with the endless back-and-forth involved in coordinating plans through my answering service. “Percival,” she had declared the previous evening, her tone light but pointed, “if you can master a double Windsor knot and recite Chaucer, you can learn to use a phone.” I had protested, of course. Tradition, I argued, demanded dignity, and there was little dignified about clinging to a glowing rectangle that demanded constant attention. But Jessica, ever practical and persistent, had recruited reinforcements, ironically by interrupting a call Aunt Beatrice who had called to arrange our next tea. Aunt Beatrice, unshockingly, had sided with her. ...

After the movie picture, she pointed out this quaint, if not quirky, café off of a side street near her apartment. The café was unassuming but lively, with mismatched chairs and a chalkboard menu offering everything from flat whites to avocado toast. Jessica had insisted on this place, calling it “perfect for a afternoon tea.” I would have preferred something more traditional, perhaps a tea room with a sense of gravitas, but her enthusiasm was disarming. ...

This meat sauce is a quick, balanced option for a weeknight meal. It uses common ingredients, builds flavor in layers, and pairs well with pasta and crostini. Ingredients Aromatics and Vegetables 2 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup mushrooms, chopped 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped Meat and Sauce 300–400g ground meat (beef, pork, or chicken) 1 tsp salt (adjust to taste) 1–2 tsp soy sauce (adjust to taste) 1 jar (680g) Prego Traditional pasta sauce ½ jar water (use jar to rinse remaining sauce) To Serve ...

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This is probably the funniest story I’ve ever read, hope you enjoy it. TIFU by making a stupid assumption about my adopted son (https://np.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/2km4et/tifu_by_making_a_stupid_assumption_about_my/) Well, I suppose this fuck up has happened today, and has been happening everyday for the past seventeen years. About seventeen years ago my wife and I adopted a baby from an Asian American family. While we knew very little details, basically what happened with them is that we learned they were too young for children. I made very little inquiries as (they seemed embarrassed/I didn’t want to pry). I was just excited to have a son and couldn’t have cared less about the parent’s history, besides their current and future well being. So as long as they were healthy and willing to gift me with their child, I really did not go too much into their histories. This was my major fuck up. My wife and I choose to adopt this baby because we felt for the parents and anyone that has been through the adoption process knows that it is much easier to get a non-white baby than it is to get a white one (which is fucked up IMO) and we wanted one NOW and didn’t want to be on a wait list. ...

There are moments in a gentleman’s life when the familiar contours of one’s existence begin to chafe ever so slightly, like a well-tailored suit that has inexplicably become snug. This evening was such a moment. I had just departed from Mr. Bernard’s esteemed tailoring establishment, the final adjustments to my winter wardrobe having been made with the usual precision. The late September night air was crisp, carrying with it the faint scent of rain and the distant hum of the city’s relentless energy. As I walked along the cobblestone streets-my preferred route, avoiding the harsher glare of modern thoroughfares-I couldn’t help but notice the world around me with a curious detachment. ...