Tag Archives: Facebook
SOPA opera digest
I’d like it to be noted that I endured 24 hours without Wikipedia. But I didn’t. I got in. Meanwhile, Internet stakeholders-turned-doomsayers appear to have scuttled the online piracy debate captained by the film and television industries. And judging by the millions … Continue reading
Hello, nose. Meet grindstone.
No dessert until I finish my dinner. No TV until I do my homework. No shopping until I clean out my closet. No new blog posts until I turn in my writing projects. Sorry, I just had to put these declarations … Continue reading
Reddit somewhere
A poll of social media aficionados: Are you on Reddit? How about Delicious? Technorati? Digg? Well surely you’re on Fark. No? Neither am I. I did StumbleUpon for a while; even wrote a blog post about it. Word Nymph enjoys a … Continue reading
Filed under Technology and Social Media
Plus or minus?
When it comes to new technology, I consider myself a fast follower. This means I’m not among the first to embrace something just because it’s new. At the same time, I’m typically not one to be dragged into the latest … Continue reading
Filed under Family and Friends, Technology and Social Media
Inner-child abuse
Attention users of social media: Have you been hacked lately? If you’re reading a blog, chances are that you’re no stranger to social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. And perhaps you’re savvy enough that you’ve avoided falling prey … Continue reading
Filed under Technology and Social Media
Double trouble
Exactly when, or how, did Doppelgänger spring into popular consciousness? For a word that originated as early as the 17th century, hovering below the radar for hundreds of years, it seems to have crashed back in to popular language quite suddenly. … Continue reading
Cocoa conscious
It’s February, the shortest month of the year, a month since the onset of our New Year’s resolutions. It’s also host to Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day. As always, there’s something looming over it all, and it’s not snow. All … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Health, Holidays, Technology and Social Media
A snowy disposition
This has been kind of a weird week. Today I am looking at it differently. Sunday night I came down with a miserable cold, which had me completely down and out on Monday and feeling miserable but functioning on Tuesday. … Continue reading
Filed under Family and Friends, Health, Technology and Social Media
What’s your sign?
This is the dawning of the Age of Ophiuchus. Facebook was ablaze yesterday with people renouncing their newly assigned astrological signs. I suppose people have become so comfortable with the signs they’ve had since birth–or since the 1960s, when we … Continue reading
Filed under News, Technology and Social Media
Bottomless skit
As a native of Washington, D.C., I have always thought the nation’s capital could take some lessons from New York City. Fashion. Taxicab regulation. Pizza. Liverwurst on rye. Unfortunately, it seems that, several years ago, Washington took a tradition from … Continue reading
