October 27, 2009

Paging Dr. Twitter

When I have a medical question or I’m just wondering what some mysterious symptom might mean, I oftentimes make the mistake of consulting Dr. Google. Then I end up convinced my son has Scarlet Fever or that I’ve contracted Eye Herpes.

More often, I end up calling my sister-in-law. Our kids are about the [...]

October 26, 2009

gonads and strife

Sometimes we oversimplify the experiences we have online. We oversimplify the relationships we have. We oversimplify conflict as Drama! Jealousy! Judgment!

But the emotions we feel toward each other are real. And the dynamics and politics that go on between bloggers? Those are real too. As real as workplace dynamics, as the dynamics in [...]

October 22, 2009

Girl Talk Thursday – vices

A few weeks ago, Top Chef Las Vegas had the chefs create a Quickfire Challenge based on their vices. I thought about it at the time, so when this week’s Girl Talk Thursday topic rolled around, I’d been percolating my own vices for a while. I’m not sure any of them would make a [...]