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Why Does it Take 2 Weeks to Prep for 2 Days Off? »

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Mea culpa, Maven fans … hip-deep in work and family obligations, my nose has been debrided raw on the proverbial grindstone all in hopes of clearing my desk for a long weekend with hubby … without the kids.
How long in the making? 6 years! (Who says the “writing life” is all about [...]

DeCluttering the Virtual Inbox: A Bissel Dis, A Bissel Dat »

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(Add to your Maven lexicon: bissel is Yiddish for little.)
So while I’m taking a quick breather between projects and waiting for the start of yet another phone conference, here’s a few items I’ve been saving for a catch-all post like this one!

This made my husband laugh … Silly Internet Traditions: A Concise [...]

In Appreciation: George Carlin & The 7 Dirty Words »

I’d let George Carlin ’splain it to you himself. Indecent but never obscene, George, you were an inspiration!

“There are no bad words. Bad thoughts. Bad intentions. And woooords.”

Read it or Delete it? How would you answer an “Email from G-d?” »

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In my daily post from the Judaism forum at Beliefnet.com came this interesting set of soul exercises. Having written a fair number of emails in my day — and who wouldn’t want a soul workout — this particular one seemed intriguing so I’m sharing.
Read an E-mail from God
Basically [...]

Why using Twitter is like talking to my Mother-in-Law »

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First, let’s just get this part said. I LOVE digital communications.
I have since the first time I read about France’s Minitel in the early 1980s. I got my first email address (JUNKMAIL) in 1986 via GEnie and met my husband online two years later on the same service. I even networked [...]