Posts Categorized: Social Media
We CAN do this. And we are. My hibernation began on March 13. It was a Friday. We’re on Day 13 today, with only one run to the post office so far. Tomorrow, we’ll see our first outing to the food store, using their new “curb side delivery service.” We placed our order… more »
How are you doing? This is the most serious pandemic since the Spanish influenza and information, we know, is critical in keeping anxiety down. People, in general, feel anxious in the unknown. I thought a post that pulled together the various ways people are coping would be helpful. Please feel free to add your own… more »
Karen Huber of KMHuber’s Blog (“Zen with a bite”) wrote this recently: A blog is a way to explore an idea, if for no other reason than to find out what it isn’t. I resonated with that for it sums up my process in choosing and presenting my blogging ideas. Take today for instance. … more »
Do you remember Thirty Days to A More Powerful Vocabulary? This tiny book was part of our curriculum in sixth grade (thank you New Jersey public schools). From a mere fifteen minutes a day, it promised, we could “dramatically increase” our “opportunity for success” by following their guide. In sixth grade, adulthood… more »
Or should that be Faux News Redoe? It’s late; I’m trying to be cute. My apologies. Today I’m revisiting the post I did two weeks ago. Here it is again if you missed it: A Look At Fake News This list, which I included in that post, isn’t bad. It’s been replicated many, many times,… more »
Fake news is nothing new. Fifty years ago this week, the world reeled with the news that Paul McCartney – the really cute Beatle – had died and been replaced with an imposter! For those caught up in the Beatlemania of the mid’60s, this was shocking news. Here’s a fairly sane summary of those times… more »
Remember this? This was my original website header back when I began in 2013, thanks to my friend Anne McKinsey. I still love those colors, though I’ve since learned the difference between calling myself a writer and calling myself an author. For nearly seven years, my focus here has been differences, cultural differences in particular.… more »
Yes, it’s another 50 year anniversary post. Do you know which one? March 13, 1969 — ring any bells? No? Welcome to today’s real topic: How easily we forget. Fifty years ago today, Apollo 9 returned to earth. “Which one was Apollo 9,” you ask? Not the one that went all the way to the… more »
I’ve been thinking of adding an extra day of blogging but got bogged down with the “What” and the “When.” I love how the universe pops up every now and again to answer my call. This Two for Tuesday tag prompt is the brainchild of Rae (Theeducatednegra.blog, whose tag line I love: If you’re colorblind,… more »
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