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Category Archives: Social Media
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
Social Media Could’ve Saved…
The election is finally over and I’ve already cast my vote for the winner of this season’s The Bachelor, so I figured all my major decisions were behind me for a while. Hasbro, however, has decided to throw a wrench … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Humor, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged Board game, Facebook, General Mills, Hasbro, Monopoly, MySpace, Scottish Terrier, social media
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How Do I Friend Thee? Let Me Count the Ways…
In second grade, our class had a new student named Brooke. Brooke had just moved into our little Midwestern suburb from a magical faraway land called Texas. Instantly, she was a shiny new object that had everyone’s attention. On her … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Family, Friends, Humor, Social Media
Tagged Blog, Facebook, Foursquare, friends, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Social network, Twitter, Wordpress, Yelp
19 Comments
10 Reasons I Ignored Your Dating Profile
I’ve dabbled in online dating over the years – a few good runs on Match, a brief stint on eHarmony, an excruciating six hours on Plenty of Fish – and after much trial and error, I’ve had some killer dates … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Friends, Humor, Life, Love, Social Media, Writing
Tagged dating, dating headline, eharmony, match, match.com, Profile
50 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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Don’t Make Me Think
When I moved from the Chicago suburbs to a small town outside of Phoenix in 2004, I lived in a brand new house, but the rest of the neighborhood was still being developed. So for about six months I did … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Food, Home, Humor, Life, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged cheese cake factory, decisions, freedom of choice, in-n-out
23 Comments
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
Kreativ Blogger Award – Paying it Forward
I recently received a lovely unbirthday gift from fellow blogger (and clever commenter) armchairauthor – a nomination for the Kreativ Blogger Award. My duties as a nominee are simple: first I am to tell you ten random things about myself … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Humor, Life, Social Media, Uncategorized, Work, Writing
Tagged award, Blog, bloggers, blogging, favorite, kreativ, post, top ten, writing
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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 →