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Are We Becoming Social Hermits?

January 9, 2012

Our world is shrinking. The Internet was predicted to bring sweeping changes to the way we communicate, to bring the world together, connecting us all as a community over distances. Maybe the changes aren’t working for everyone. Have you noticed there seem to be more cases of shut ins, people with agoraphobia and other social [...]

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose and Regift!

December 6, 2011

Regifting isn’t beloved by everyone. But, it makes sense in a world of reusing, recycling, reducing and repurposing. Why not find  a new home for a gift that did not suit you? Unless it’s a pretty odd ball gift there is a chance someone will think it is wonderful. Or, you can at least give [...]

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#Things Men Shouldn’t Text Each Other

September 30, 2011

Twitter / Search – #ThingsMenShouldntTextEachOther. My brother would get furious at our younger sister for calling him “gay”, “queer”, “fag”. She would make this a game when he had friends over. My poor brother would try not to rise to her baiting him. But, like anyone who is tormented relentlessly, he did come to his [...]

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Don’t Lose your Twitter Account

September 21, 2011

Lately I’ve been seeing more people who have had their Twitter account accessed by someone who sends out junk to their followers. If you get a private message which includes just a URL, don’t click it. Chances are the owner of that Twitter account has not sent it. The best way to prevent having your [...]

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Unplugging/ Digital Sabbatical as a Writing Technique

August 17, 2011

Has your writing lost it’s lustre? Have you stalled out somewhere in the middle or has your newest idea flat lined before you really started? Or… Have you been feeling kind of bored with the Internet? Are you missing the way you felt when you started online, discoveries and adventures just around every corner? If [...]

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The Internet Mapping Project

February 27, 2011

I can’t print the form this is to be drawn on, but here is my contribution to The Internet Mapping Project, as is. Also see Flickr. How would you draw the Internet?

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Terrifically, Terribly Tardy

January 23, 2011

Being late is all kind of relative. My sister is a small business woman. When we meet for coffee/ tea (which isn’t often) I don’t ask for a precise time. I ask for an approximate hour. This is so I can be there on time, arrange my day, figuring in the bus schedule. She needs [...]

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