PostsCommentsericvancewalton in #story • 15 days agoNovel Momentum, Autumn Fog, and a Ghostly TeslaI hope you’ve all had a great week! Mine has been extraordinarily productive. This week I dove, head first, into drafting the chapters for the new novel, Portraits of the…ericvancewalton in #story • 22 days agoDoing Difficult Things - UpdateIt’s already been five days since I last posted. That’s a strange feeling considering I published a blog here almost every single day for the last decade. It’s growing less…ericvancewalton in #story • last monthImagining BeyondI’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for a good fringe-theory or conspiracy. As a Gen-X’r I was raised on old black and white reruns of [Theericvancewalton in #story • 2 months agoThe Tsunami of Autonomy Begins TomorrowThe US is a mere 24 hours away from experiencing the beginning of what will be a major shift in transportation. However, you won’t hearericvancewalton in #story • 3 months agoCautiously OptimisticThe crypto markets have seen some pretty impressive gains in the last few days (by today's standards anyway) and I see so many of thericvancewalton in #story • 5 months ago3,000 Miles on Tesla's FSD: The Incredible Upgrades, One Terrifying Glitch, and the Cult Mentality That Endangers ProgressFor the handful of you still reading my posts (kidding, engagement these days is what it is) you already know that I just drove my Teslericvancewalton in #story • 6 months agoMy First Cross-Country Roadtrip (gulp) in a TeslaI’ve been a fan of Tesla since the company began but was, finally, lucky enough to be able to buy one in 2022 when I purchased my Model 3 Lericvancewalton in #story • 6 months agoHappy Mother's Day and the Importance of ExpectationsWhere do I even begin about my Mom? My brother and I are extremely blessed. Throughout our lives our Mom has been nothing but encouragingericvancewalton in #story • 6 months agoSerendipity or Coincidence?Have you ever had a person casually share one small thing with you that completely shifts your perspective and expands what you thought was possible? Paradigm-shift is a good…ericvancewalton in #story • 7 months agoCurveballs and Big DecisionsMany of you might remember my wife and I moved out of the city of St. Paul in autumn of 2024 to a suburb on the outskirts of the Twin Ciericvancewalton in #story • 7 months agoCybertruck - Pure Engineering Sorcery I had to take the new Model Y to the Tesla Service Center to correct a minor liftgate misalignment yesterday. We opted to wait for themericvancewalton in #story • 7 months agoDon’t Believe Everything You Read OnlineIn my last post, [Straightjackets and Swear Jars](ericvancewalton in #story • 7 months agoYou Never Forget Your First TimeI still remember the moment I mustered the courage. We were on vacation in sunny Sedona, Arizona in March of 2022. I was sitting on the couch of our Airbnb with my MacBook open…ericvancewalton in #story • 8 months agoIn Search Of2026 is a milestone year for me—the big 5-5, I begin collecting my company pension, and will soon be celebrating a full decadeericvancewalton in #story • 9 months ago10 Skills to Survive the Next 10 Years( Thumbnail created by Grok. ) Lately, I’ve written quite a bit about the coming wave of AI and humanoid roericvancewalton in #technology • 9 months agoIt's About To Get RealWe’re seeing the signs everywhere—AI is rapidly coming of age. A few weeks ago it was the whole Claude-bot/Molbot controversy. This week it’s a rash of cautionary warnings and…ericvancewalton in #story • 9 months agoSeeing The Signs...Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, which apparently means six more weeks of winter. This ritual has alericvancewalton in #story • 9 months agoWelcome To (what is likely to be) The Age Of Sentient AIIf you thought 2025 was strange and chaotic 2026 just said Hold my beer . There’s a very high probability thaericvancewalton in #story • 9 months agoRest Easy Models S and X - Big Changes Coming at TeslaOne thing that over fifty trips around this sun of ours has taught me is that change makes people very uneasy and behave in strange ways, even if that change happens to be good…ericvancewalton in #story • 10 months agoWhat Kind of Future Are You Preparing For?An idea for another short story has been rattling around in my head ever since I listened to Peter Diamandis' p