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Writing is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public.

— Winston Churchill

Drinking Tea is More than Please and Thank You

My husband and I come from two very different worlds. I’ve written before about our cultural differences (he’s Portuguese. I’m American), and our age difference (He’s 63. I’m 36), but one of the most significant differences Kim and I have encountered is that he drank tea while growing up, and I did not.
I’m not talking [...]

Building a Community Is the Point

Blogging is an incredibly ego-centric activity. When I’m in the middle of writing something I’ll often begin to wonder, “Hummm, is this post too much about me, me, me, me?” And although I’ve joined the blog world with growing enthusiasm, I’ve felt those little twinges of discomfort as I wonder, “Who really wants to read [...]

Social Networking About to Change Again

Just as I’m becoming determined to figure out how to del.ic.ious (ly) share my mixx with Ma.gonolia and to find out if people who Reddit will digg this, I come across an article in San Francisco Magazine that’s predicting a change in the social media landscape. I seriously need to hack 15 years off my [...]

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