Who Paints the Bear

I told my artist friend which part of his work didn't matter. Then I asked if I could do it.

18 hrs ago • Rob Schoeben

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From a Friend

Claude suggested the bus. I suggested we walk. Only one of us took the heat.

Oct 12 • Rob Schoeben

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September 2026

Family Portrait

We commissioned a painting of our stuffed animals. I handed the artist an elephant with the wrong eyes. He painted the right ones.

Sep 28 • Rob Schoeben

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Talk to My Digital Mind

A student told me she'd spent all day with me. The log said five minutes.

Sep 14 • Rob Schoeben

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August 2026

The Distillery

I sent my friends eleven pages about a vacation. They replied like hostages.

Aug 31 • Rob Schoeben

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I Thought I Was Retyping

On typewriters, artificial intelligence, and the year you happened to arrive

Aug 17 • Rob Schoeben

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No Big Deal

My son has spent his whole life showing me that nothing is a big deal. It took his wedding for me to see what he was actually doing.

Aug 3 • Rob Schoeben

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July 2026

The Part That Wasn’t Written Down

Anyone can build the tool now. The rare thing is the person who still knows what it forgot to ask.

Jul 20 • Rob Schoeben

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The Thing That Never Had a Mold

The real AI revolution may not be faster versions of what already exists. It may be the things nobody built because they were too small to justify..

Jul 6 • Rob Schoeben

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June 2026

Make It Pretty

My sister sent me two bad photographs of our father’s physical therapy sheets. She knew what I’d do with them.

Jun 29 • Rob Schoeben

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The Laptop in the Corner

My son didn’t lose his job to AI. It made him too valuable to leave the room.

Jun 22 • Rob Schoeben

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Six Seconds

It was the best part of my week, and I ruined it before it was over

Jun 8 • Rob Schoeben

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