Posted On: October 5, 2018
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We all see it often: The idiot driving in front of you is all over the map—breaking and swerving, so unnerving. When this happened to me yesterday, my car-model prognosis surmised this person might be…
Posted On: January 23, 2018
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Earlier this month, some powerful Apple shareholders (including teacher retirement funds) raised a stink about the addictive-ness of the iPhone, particularly for youth. Then they went back to their abacuses and high-fived themselves for 1)…
Posted On: February 23, 2016
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Multitasking is a myth. Duh. This we now know for a real, true fact, thanks to an onslaught of studies that inspired a barrage of media. Nonetheless, you can’t step outside of your mudroom without…
Posted On: August 13, 2014
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I recently returned from my annual two-week retreat to Lake Okoboji, a favorite (and sometimes decadent) hideaway since childhood. This journey included a high-school reunion, a family reunion, and a dreamy wedding on a farm: …
Posted On: March 2, 2012
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Once upon a time, people grew their own food and played in the sunshine and sat around talkin’ story. Nowadays, most of us choose instead to stare at screens and tap on plastics and text…
Posted On: January 12, 2012
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A few days ago, Apple inspired me. Not in the usual way—with fresh innovation that changes the world—but a with an indifference and boorishness that makes Burger King charming. Now that Steve Jobs has gone…
Posted On: February 18, 2011
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The news about 3D becoming commonplace is making the world all agog—and a-goggle. Soon, even mobile digitalia images will jump off the screen.
Nintendo’s handheld 3D game arrives next month. Sharp’s 3D smart phone shows…
Posted On: November 22, 2010
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Happy birthday to Me. Yep, it’s arrived: The Big 5-Oh.
Now there’s a number that screams for extreme measures. So I made a list of, oh, 50 things I might do to commemorate, celebrate, and…
Posted On: November 4, 2010
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While this site (and now many others) promote career breaks for personal sanity and growth, the resounding mass response remains, “Sounds great, but I can’t do that.”
So here’s s tinier idea. Try a tech…
Posted On: June 21, 2010
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The most amazing thing happened to me last weekend. I went to my daughter’s first-ever dance recital. And at the beginning, the hosts passionately asked the hundreds of people in the audience to turn off…
