Off the Clock with Mrs. Jones

Detroit and beyond

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Detroit landmarks and simple AI tools for everyday life. I'm Mrs. Jones. I'm not a tech person. I figured this out on my own time, at my own kitchen table, and I'll show you how. AI explains. You decide.

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The Detroit Landmark Series: places worth a second look, and the history behind them.

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Plain-English AI help for the inbox, the paperwork and the fine print. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot.

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The Detroit Landmark Series

Short visits to the places that make this city. Each one comes with something you can take home.

Centennial Park

Detroit Harvest Fest

Where the series started: a packed park on Sunday, just me and the river on Monday.

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Underground Railroad

Second Baptist Church

A stop on the Underground Railroad, right in downtown Detroit.

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Corktown · Part 1

Michigan Central

The last train left in 1988, the same year my career began. Here's what it is now.

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Eastern Market · Part 2

Two walls that honor Detroit women

Désirée Kelly's Aretha Franklin mural and Sabrina Nelson's mural.

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Tuesday, Nov 17
Next up

Michigan Central, Part 2

Back to the station for the rest of the story.

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More stops downtown

The Spirit of Detroit, the Fist (Joe Louis monument), the Point of Origin marker in Campus Martius, and the Motown Museum.

Guest series

Everyday people, what they built, and how a simple tool helped.

Workshop highlight

Elizabeth Hunter, Career Path Assist

Highlights from Elizabeth's workshop.

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More guests coming soon

More everyday people, what they built, and how a simple tool helped.

Free tools

Try it yourself

No account needed for either of these. Use them on your phone.

Most used

The 3 Questions Helper

Not sure what to type into AI? Answer three quick questions and get a ready-to-copy prompt.

  1. Who are you?
  2. What do you have in front of you?
  3. What do you need?
Open the 3 Questions Helper
Game

Who makes it?

You've heard the names. Do you know who's behind them? Tap a tool, then tap the company that makes it.

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Workshops

Let AI Read the Fine Print

A free, one-hour class. Phones only, no experience needed. Learn to use AI to understand insurance quotes, health plans, bills and letters. Held once a month at a neighborhood laundromat in Detroit.

DEC12SAT

Health plans, made plain

11 AM · Our Community Laundromat, Detroit

We'll compare health plans and set up your free AI account together.

November 8 recap

See what a workshop looks like

Highlights from the first class.

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Bring this class to your group

Libraries, churches, senior centers and community groups: I'll come to you. Email richelle@offtheclockwithmrsjones.com

Now you try

Let AI read the fine print for you. Copy a prompt and paste it into any AI app: Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini.

The fill-in prompt

I am ______ (who you are). I have ______ (the paper you're reading). I want you to ______ (what you need). Explain it like I'm new. Point out the fine print. Ask me questions before you answer.

Car insurance

"I am one driver in Detroit. I have three insurance quotes. I want you to tell me which is the best value for a whole year."

Health plan

"Compare these plans side by side: premium, deductible, out-of-pocket max, doctor visits and drugs. Translate unusual terms into plain English. Point out anything easy to miss."

A letter

"Polish this letter. Keep it polite but firm. Fix the spelling and grammar, make clear what I want and by when. Don't make up any facts."

Stay safe
  • Never type a password, account number or Social Security number.
  • Upload the paper, never your login. AI can read it. It never needs your password.
  • Cover personal details (name, member ID, account numbers) before you take a picture or upload.
  • AI explains. You decide. Check its numbers against your paper, and confirm with a licensed agent before you sign.

Past letters

ISSUE 001 6,483 emails I never opened You're not behind on maintenance. You need a demolition, once.
MORE COMING Every Thursday New letters land here after they go out.