Yesterday we were talking about the birth of the internet. And that caused me to think about how the internet has changed the role of the newspaper. Growing up we spent a lot of time reading the Sunday papers. My father always read 3 papers on Sunday. It seems like its been years since I…
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I spend a lot of my life online. It seems like the internet has been around forever, but it’s actually just celebrating it’s 25th birthday. I didn’t go online on the first day, But I hopped on board quickly. After having spend time on networks like Prodigy and Compuserve it didn’t take me long to…
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I often feel I could write a book about the hazards of getting old. We all experience these things, like forgetting words. I can be in the middle of a conversation and all of the sudden I can’t remember one simple word. It just escapes me. And there’s not much I can do about it…
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It’s time to spice things up. You know what time it is! It’s time for pumpkin spice products to appear on store shelves once again. It amazes me how many new pumpkin spice products there are each and every year…
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Social media has given us many things. Things like obligatory photos. You know the photos I’m talking about. Most of your friends are posting them. And I really believe that the only reason these photos exist is because of social media exists…
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Do you feel that there’s just nowhere to hide? Technology forces us to stay connected ALL the time. I know that I should learn to shut that technology off, but it seems like that’s just not possible anymore. Staying connected is truly how I stay in business. And at times that can be frustrating…
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We’re getting ready to move. Of course that means I’ll be doing some decluttering again. Is decluttering even a word? I realize that I’m a bit of a pack rat, but I have to admit that I do like my stuff….
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I’ve always wondered why the football season begins in August. Isn’t it usually the hottest month of the year. It’s definitely not football weather to me. When I think back to my younger days I always remember how my friends used to hate going to football practice when the weather was so hot and muggy…
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Casual dining restaurants are in a lot of trouble right now. It’s been coming on for quite awhile. Ruby Tuesday’s and Nashville based Logan’s Roadhouse are closing a lot of locations. The economy is hitting our pocketbooks real hard, and many of us are cutting expenses where we can. And that means less eating out…
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