On Nazis and Free Speech…
So today’s humor column ended up being about Nazis. I’ve been really flaky with my writing lately for a number of reasons, and the insanity of white...
Year: 2017
My Dream Office
I had a dream last night that I’ve had in variations many times before involving a fancy office in a big, high-rise building with sweeping views of the su...
Reasons Why Email is Better Than Phone Calls
I don’t have to talk to you. Details and data can be conveyed more easily textually than verbally. I can prioritize responding to emails, but phone calls ...
Minimum Wage vs Service Industry Mistakes
Today I picked up a few donuts from Dunkin’ Donuts through the drive-thru, and they messed up my order. Even after correcting it at the window, there was ...
One Week Without Soda
It’s hard to believe that six years ago I gave up drinking soda entirely, and yet over the last nine or ten months – basically since the twins were ...
Digital Frustrations
So I got this message saying that the YouTube app won’t work on the TV in our bedroom after the end of this month, and in a way it’s kind of frustra...
Gay Pride Isn’t About Straight People. At All.
I really liked this image I found on Facebook earlier today defining Gay Pride vs. Straight Pride because I’m sad to admit that I’ve had the “...
I’m tired of trying to explain racism to people…
I get that it’s challenging to understand how marginalized a group of people is if you’ve never felt that way yourself, but sometimes I feel like so...
17 Things I Love About Technology in 2017
My home broadband speed today is 150x faster than the whopping 1 Mbps cable modem that I first got back in 2000. The Internet has allowed me to become friends o...
Is THIS How Conservatives Felt Through the 8 Years of Obama’s Presidency???
Politics is so exhausting lately. It seems like every. single. week. something new is being set ablaze – this week was the Paris Agreement and claiming th...