Ignorant or Evil?

Did you catch the latest Black Mirror season? To me, this is one of the best seasons at exploring not only technology, but human nature. One standout episode is Plaything where a 1990’s simulation game advances far beyond humans not only in technology, but in empathy. (Spoiler) After watching, my husband and I debated as […]

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Why I Left Facebook

Over a decade ago with the desire to reconnect with friends from high school and college, I joined Facebook. Since then, I have used Facebook to create my community of friends and family living around the world which was amazing. Until it wasn’t. The Facebook platform has changed over time. Instead of seeing posts about […]

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A Little Kindness

While in high school during the late 1980’s, I worked at Montgomery Ward selling curtains. One day a woman who was probably in her 50’s, as I am now, brought in her elderly mother. The woman wanted to buy curtains for her mother. Immediately it was very clear that the daughter was frustrated and very […]

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New Day Resolution

I have often written about new year’s resolutions and how to craft them. This advice centered around making things happen – how to design the perfect plan for the new year and having the consistency and perseverance to make it happen. Total Type A stuff. Then I started to shift the new year resolution advice […]