October 8, 2025

AI and Vanity Searches

I’m not all that big on AI

it seems to me to be too much

though Stephen has made a tool for me

to simplify translating our websites

so I like it quite a bit for that

(though Johanne may not be as delighted

sorry about that, my friend)

but in general, I am opposed to it

yet today, doing a vanity search

and forgetting to turn it off

I accidentally let AI give me this:

A search for "rhebergen poem" directs to numerous poems by Peter Rhebergen, available on the website www.eachnewday.com. His works, such as "The Red Shirt's Song" and "Victus!", often have Christian themes, with "Victus!" being a response to William Ernest Henley's poem, "Invictus". You can find a collection of Peter Rhebergen's poems on his personal website, which is titled Each New Day a Miracle. Some of his other works include "The Stars O'erspread the Sky," "Bless the Lord!," and "Pharisees".

Examples of Rhebergen's works:

which, given what it is, is remarkably accurate

the only error being “The Red Shirt’s Song”

which has no Christian theme at all, just Trek

because I enjoy Trek, old Trek, quite a bit

but not nearly so much as I enjoy God