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Writer, Gadget Girl, Finance Geek and Nonprofit Management professional.

September 11, 2001 memories

Sept 11, 2001, was my 2nd day on my new AOL job after the big Netscape closure layoff. I had just returned from a trip to Seattle and Vancouver the day before and was driving out to AOL’s Ashburn campus … Continue reading

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History repeats or a long loop of know nothings

I’ve been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals” recently. it’s a brilliant book. I had expected it to be about how one brings former rivals into the team to create a stronger, winning effort. All of that is true, … Continue reading

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Off Key iTunes

I’ve been a mac person for a very long time. I have always loved my macs, even when they were overpriced and didn’t run all the software I needed. I loved them through all the transformations of the 2000’s, but … Continue reading

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My aging Chandler – moments of hope

Nov 14, 2pm As I’ve said several times recently, Chandler is aging noticably these days. He’s 15, so this is a natural thing, but it is still hard for me to watch. More so after losing Madigan so unexpectedly early … Continue reading

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On Hot Technology IPOs

I find this Washington Post article about today’s Twitter IPO very amusing. You see, I’ve been there, done that, have the T-shirt. Literally (take a photo of my NSCP IPO shirt and post it here). August 9, 1995 was quite … Continue reading

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Iceland and creativity

I saw this post about how so many Icelanders — one in ten! — are now publishing books, and was immediately reminded of a conversation I had with one of the many Icelanders I met when I was there last … Continue reading

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Chandler

When you think about adopting a dog, consider my experience with Chandler, because my experience with him has been, and continues to be, awesome. I adopted Chandler in January 2007 when he was about 8. He’s about 14 or 15 … Continue reading

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Tweets from a Cruise ship

Back in July, my family went on a cruise to celebrate my parents’ 50th Anniversary. I wrote tweets that I did not send during that cruise because it is impossible to get affordable internet access on cruise ships. They sat … Continue reading

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Red clay

We took a brief tour around the area where the old family farm was located. As I child, I remember driving out to see the farm on rutted old farm roads between old fence lines. The red clay was dotted … Continue reading

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Airlines have gone from apathy to antipathy toward their passengers

Four flights (two each way) in three days convinced me of one thing, which we all pretty-much already knew: Airlines hate their passengers. It is possible that they hate their staff, too, because most airline staff seem distinctly unhappy these … Continue reading

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