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Zite Makes Right
January 10, 2012
Apple’s #1 news app of 2011 was Zite, described as a “Pandora for news reading.” If you are over age 50, the word “Pandora” might conjure up “Pandora’s Box,” which is not exactly a good thing. Pandora, according to ancient Greek mythology was the first woman. After the gods created her, they gave her a box […]
Video Chat Me Up
December 28, 2011
An astute fan of mine, sometimes called Sande, other times called my son-in-law’s dad, alerted me to a piece in the NY Times about how family traditions have gone the way of everything else: into some virtual alternate universe world in which things just magically appear that look real but are probably figments of my […]
Ur-ine Control
December 1, 2011
Many people, especially older boomers, often wonder why technology is important. They mostly wonder this at the exact time they are using technology. At other times, they pretend technology doesn’t exist. But pretending technology doesn’t exist is dangerous. Imagine a massive, rabid bear (technology) beating your front door down (your actual front door), clawing your […]
Writing A Novel Without Writing
November 14, 2011
At lunch, the other day, my friend Libby and I were sharing the progress of our respective novels. Me: My novel is sitting behind my printer under a pile of blank copy paper and all the communication from the IRS regarding my 2003 tax return. Libby: Why not just finish it? Me: Unfortunately, the IRS doesn’t […]
Excuse me while I’m having technical difficulties.
October 2, 2011
I’m having a huge problem now, and I don’t know how to solve it. Awhile ago, whenever I tried to open an email notification of a person’s latest post on a blog that I follow or notification of someone who liked my post or whose comment had to be moderated, all I got was a blank […]
Please don’t take my crappy cell phone away from me!
November 19, 2010
Life in the Boomer Lane’s technological prowess stops somewhere between the invention of the wheel and that of the cotton gin. Everything else, LBL puts under one of two categories: It’s magic and she likes it. It’s a curse on her existence and she wants it to go away. LBL’s enthusiasm for changing anything she has is […]
Please don't take my crappy cell phone away from me!
November 19, 2010
My technological prowess stops somewhere between the invention of the wheel and that of the cotton gin. Everything else, I put under one of two categories: It’s magic and I like it. It’s a curse on my existence and I want it to go away. My enthusiasm for changing anything I have is comparable to […]
This Parking Meter Needs A User Manual
October 25, 2010
Two friends and I drove into Washington, DC (newly designated as the 2nd WORSE TRAFFIC CITY in the US) to do the “Walk to End Modern Day Slavery.” DC is the World Mecca for Walks/Runs/Demonstrations/Rallies/Political Motorcades/Tourism/General Mayhem on the Road. There were at least four events happening that day, including an Army 10 Miler. For […]
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Boomer Grandparenting: Able to Leap Tall Continents at A Single Bound
February 28, 2013
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When my daughter and her husband of one year moved to London, I thought the worst had happened to me. Then, within a year, she was pregnant. The loss factor multiplied. Then my first grandson, Jonah, was born. Suddenly, the romantic notion I had always had of grandparents and grandchildren living in close […]