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Category Archives: Phone
Things That Go Beep in the Night
Like Pavlov’s dog, every time I hear a beep my hand moves reflexively to my smartphone. I quickly thumb through my recent alerts to find the source of the notification and find closure only when I’ve tapped away all the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Phone, Technology
Tagged GPS, smart bathroom, smart phone, smart scale, smart watch, smartphone
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Gizmos and Gadgets Aplenty
In pursuit of bragging rights and a Tiffany necklace “medal,” I’m in the beginning weeks of training for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon this October in San Francisco. This morning, I geared up for a quick three miler. At my … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Health, Humor, Phone, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wine
Tagged clarisonic, fitbit, gadgets, garmin, gizmos, jambox, marathon, nike, running
28 Comments
Modern Tourism
When I was a kid, my parents took me on a week-long road trip from Chicago to Boston. It was disguised as a learning experience, but I’m pretty sure my dad just wanted to play golf across half the country. … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Family, Food, Friends, Humor, Life, Mobile, Nostalgia, Phone, School, Social Media, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Boston, technology, tourism, tourist, vacation
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When I Was Your Age
I recently celebrated my brother’s seventh birthday at a magical place called Chuck E. Cheese’s. From the golden tokens being manually jiggled into their slots to the rogue skee-balls rolling around the floor to the kids pooling their tickets to … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Friends, Home, Humor, Life, Mobile, Nostalgia, Phone, School, Social Media
Tagged birthday, cassette tapes, encyclopedia, Lifetime, VHS
29 Comments
Smooth Sailing – Surviving a Seven Night Cruise
I just returned from an eight-day, seven-friend, four-island cruise through the Western Caribbean on the Carnival Legend; and a week later I’m still suffering the lingering havoc that multi-course meals, endless sun, and sixteen smuggled-in bottles of wine can wreak … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Food, Friends, Holidays, Humor, international travel, Life, Phone, Social Media, Travel
Tagged all-inclusive, caribbean cruise, Carnival Legend, cruise, island time, Lido deck, motion sickness, sea sickness, ship, ship time
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You Can’t Play Air Drums if You’re Texting
We all have a few habits that should probably earn us a light slap across the face to snap out of. I’ll personally cop to a lot of bad habits that I’ve had to break in my own time, for … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Dogs, Family, Friends, Health, Humor, Mobile, Phone, Social Media, Travel
Tagged Oprah, Santa, texting and driving
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Phonephobia
Since I was a kid, I’ve had this recurring dream involving a rotary phone. There is a masked prowler in my house and I need to call Interpol, but I keep miss-dialing the country code. I always wake up in … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Humor, Life Lessons, Mobile, Movies, Phone, Social Media
Tagged cellphone, horror, Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, mobile phone, Scream, Taken, thriller, When a Stranger Calls
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White Elephant in the Room 
Better Never Than Early
I recently discovered this pretty nifty little device called an iPhone – it’s kind of like an iPod but you can make calls on it and apparently it’s all the rage. I decided I should probably buy one and I’m … Continue reading →