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Why Google Buzz is like a damn blizzard.

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When there’s a blizzard, I like the idea that everyone is holing up in their homes. Because that’s what I want to do. But I don’t want to be the only shut-in, because then I feel like I’m missing out. It sucks when you’ve been huddling inside all day and then someone comes in looking […]

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Uncategorized laziness, pet peeves, tech, technology

Cutting the MacBook strings

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Two months ago, my sister had a baby. But for all the time she spends feeding him, burping him, changing his diaper, putting him down or picking him up, I’m pretty sure I spend more time each day with my laptop. True, it lets me sleep through the night, with only an occasional 3am email […]

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internet, self-help-y stuff, work addiction, entrepreneurs, free time, internet, tech, twitter, work

Kid, you’ve got it easy.

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40 doesn’t feel old to me like I always thought it would. Except for a few things: This year’s bumper crop of gray hairs. The cracking joints – occurring during any and all movements, where they used to be limited to things like deep squats. I sound like bubble wrap. My husband calls me “Creaks.” […]

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memories, nostalgia 1970s, 1980s, aging, gen-x, memories, nostalgia, old people, tech, technology

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