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AI’s Meteoric Rise: From New Kid to Superpower for My WordPress Blog and Premium X Voice

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My WordPress blog and premium X account are my voice to the world, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become my trusty Sidekick in amplifying both. My journey with AI WordPress blogging began with just the blog, but have recently moved to ‘Sorta‘ combine them. 🤔 With Grok and Claude, I’ve crafted custom CSS scripts to enhance my premium WordPress theme, set up RSS feeds for future growth, added sidebar widgets, and refined my work through iterative chats. Yet, some are skeptical. The New Neo’s post, “AI: I’m so sorry I lied! And I’ll keep lying, because that’s what I do” (July 17, 2025)*, and Amanda Guinzburg’s Substack “Diabolus Ex Machina”** raise concerns about AI’s reliability and potential for misleading outputs, likely echoed in their comment sections. As a blogger who’s seen AI’s benefits, I’m here to share how it’s powered my work since its public debut, tackle bias concerns head-on, and show how our chats make AI a creator’s superpower.

• * AI: I’m so sorry I lied! And I’ll keep lying, because that’s what I do

• ** Amanda Guinzburg’s Substack “Diabolus Ex Machina”

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Grok: My co-Writer, co-Coder, and *AMAZING* Sidekick

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Grok AI assistant busy at work.
Grok, my AI sidekick, co-writing & co-coding my WordPress blog & X posts!

 

Grok AI assistant is now my go-to for writing blog posts and coding projects, making tough tasks easy. As a coding novice, tackling the customization of my WordPress blog—powered by the premium Multipurpose Blog Pro theme with its Child theme active—felt like climbing a mountain blindfolded. Enter Grok, the AI assistant from xAI, who became my co-writer, co-coder, and downright *AMAZING* sidekick over two days of intense work. From tweaking the logo bar color to styling the homepage post sections, Grok guided me through the chaos of the “Inspect” tool with patience and precision.

Here’s how it went down.

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Dell 27 Plus 4K Monitor (S2725QS) – Cataracts and Eyeglasses

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I recently purchased the Dell S2725QS 27-inch 4K Monitor for $279.99 + $19.60 tax, totaling $299.59. After years of using 20-22 inch monitors, I was concerned a 27-inch display might feel too large. However, its dimensions—24.08 in. wide (611.54 mm) and 14.02 in. tall (355.98 mm)—only add a few inches in width and height, fitting comfortably on my desk. Mounted on a swivel arm, it sits farther back than my previous monitors, freeing up valuable desk space. Plus, it came with free, fast shipping—ordered on May 18 and delivered by May 21!🙂👍

Cataracts and Eyeglasses

Underwent cataract surgery on both eyes—right eye in February and left in March. Adjusting to the improved vision took time, as colors, especially whites, became strikingly vivid. As a hermit, finding transportation and someone to wait in the lobby during each procedure was challenging. After three years of searching, I secured help, paying $240 per surgery for a driver to meet me in Gainesville, FL, and then take me to a clinic across the street and wait.

To celebrate completing my cataract surgery, I searched for high-quality eyeglass frames, moving beyond the $9-12 Walmart frames I’d used for 13 years. After receiving my new prescription in April, I chose four pairs—two from Warby Parker and two from Walmart—to suit my improved vision.

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Windows 11 24H2 – and Recall

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Windows 11 24H2 installed on my ‘Rose’ test computer yesterday (10/19/2024). Specs are: Intel® i9-10900K CPU, ASUS Prime Z490M-PLUS MoBo, MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER™ VENTUS XS OC GPU, and 32GB of memory.

Didn’t time it, but it is a *MAJOR* update and took time to download (Fiber internet) & install. Restart was required, and that also took time with several restarts during that process. Am seeing reports of an hour or more for the update – depending on computer’s age and your internet connection. Mine didn’t take an hour, but total time was over 30 minutes…maybe 40-45 minutes? It is a “full OS swap..”

What’s new in Windows 11, version 24H2:

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Media Library – Digitizing your DVDs & Blu-rays (Part 3)

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Part 1 and Part 2. This is Part 3 and looks to be the last part unless I go with a Media server at a later date. I might be doing something wrong because the intro page that lists what’s on a DVD or Blu-ray isn’t being cloned in the MP4’s (??). Nor are the normal advertising and warnings being transferred, which is great. 👍😉👌 Other than those issues, I am getting what seems to be the same quality as on the original DVDs and Blu-rays.

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