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And the word of 2012 is… Hashtag This doesn’t surprise me. It feels like hashtag has been around a lot longer — that’s how much a part of our vernacular it has so quickly become. What does surprise me...
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Pony’s riding my wireless connection tonight — look for a new post tomorrow! Filed under: Blog, Blogs, Humor, Internet, Life Tagged: blog, blog post, Humor, life, tech diff, wireless
View ArticleAn empty chair at the table
Fifteen days into the new year, and I’ve finally come up with a resolution for 2013: I wanna do a table read. Celebs are always tweeting photos of them now – The whole cast gathered round the table,...
View ArticleWhat I learned on Facebook today
You know how you see something and think it’s a joke…but then it turns out to be a real thing? That happened to me today on Facebook. A good friend posted this cartoon: I like a good fart joke anyday,...
View ArticleTales of the tape
Remember the very first scene of Downton Abbey in Season 1, when the operator learns the Titanic has sunk by reading the telegraph machine’s paper tape? Is reading Twitter really all that different? On...
View ArticleTeam Sicko
See Conan. See Conan bowl. See Conan dance? No. Conan is kicking one of his writers, right after that same writer hit a strike that helped Team CoCo ultimately beat Chris Hardwick’s Team Nerdist in a...
View ArticleHow city dogs communicate
I know dogs and people look at many things with different eyes – Trees. Trash. Other dogs’ bottoms. But I am particularly amused by my dog’s fascination with scaffolding. Being a ‘city dog,’ he passes...
View ArticleTwo-gether forever
Emerald may be the Pantone Color of the Year for 2013…but what is the Pantone Pairing? Milk and cookies? Bacon and eggs? Ham and cheese? Minneapolis-based illustrator and art director David Schwen has...
View ArticleMum’s the word
Did you know the Internet was international? Seems obvious, right? Apparently not to some. Today several UK-based celebs have been wishing their mums Happy Mother’s Day. Dan Stevens, who played the...
View ArticleIt’s a jungle out there
A good friend of mine always celebrates ‘Turtle Tuesday’ on Facebook. (He posts photos and everything.) Today I decided to take a tour of the Interwebs…to see for myself if it’s truly ‘all about...
View ArticleBackwards and forwards
I read it on Twitter, and Twitter would know: It’s Throwback Thursday! That means folks are posting old photos online and celebrating times gone by. It’s appropriate to mention here because throwback...
View ArticleI’m hungry
Ready for a snack? Something fruity, perhaps? Or a rich chocolate bite? Don’t sink your teeth into these morsels — they are ‘Crunched Pillows’ by Bonjour Mon Coussin, a food-obsessed online store...
View ArticleCute as a button
When I worked at Hallmark Cards, I had the good fortune to work with a lot of very talented writers and artists. Maura Cluthe was one of ‘em. She has her own website now — with a shop where you can buy...
View ArticleFollicle frenzy
I got a haircut today. Just a trim – No need to alert the media. I walked in the salon not knowing how much I was going to cut. My stylist and I talked about it, adjusted things as we went along —...
View ArticleSafety is fun!
Move over, Southwest Airlines. There’s a new contender for ‘funniest in the air.’ Delta Airlines Their new safety video is filled with sight gags large and small. I’ve seen it on two flights, and am...
View ArticleStarving, party of three
How do you spell BLT? Seamless.com, my favorite delivery folks, are discussing all the ways to make the tasty sammie with the three-letter name in their blog, The Delivery Bag. Now, maybe I’m just...
View ArticleBeery, beery creative
I have more than one friend and/or family member who records their beer consumption on Twitter. Why yes, I am very proud. The app shows the beer name, where they were when they swigged it, and how long...
View ArticleWhy, hello there
Today was a tired day. I got home after midnight following a business trip to Dallas, and was too wired to sleep. So I ended up only getting four hours. That made Carla cranky. Then I saw this guy....
View ArticleParenthood
Got a book recommendation for you. It was an impulse buy in an airport bookstore. But Amazon.com recommended it to me a few weeks later… So obviously it was a good choice. In Defending Jacob,...
View ArticleLive long and…you know the rest
If Star Trek Into Darkness opens in your city today, I encourage you to see it. I saw it yesterday in IMAX 3D, and it was amazing…especially the new enemy of the Federation portrayed by Benedict...
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