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15 Reasons Why I Care
In the last post, Adults May Have More Imaginary Friends than Toddlers, I reference my daughter asking why I care so deeply that social media has infiltrated nearly all aspects of life, and why it bothers me that many scroll more than speak. Here are 15 responses that encompass…
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Adults May Have More Imaginary Friends Than Toddlers
Someone I’ve known for decades posts a photo of their daily latte each morning and usual hamburger for lunch on Facebook, along with a selfie every 5000 miles while waiting at the oil change place (per my kids who occasionally look at FB). These types of posts have generated hundreds…
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Who is Giving Up Social Media in this New Year?
Not one person I know is giving up social media. People in my little world (and apparently across the globe) are exploring the countless additional, new socials (and apps) appearing at an exponential rate. Over the holidays, several conversations centered upon viral videos and various social media posts. For context,…
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Texas Tuesday – The 12 Days of Drover
Christmas week, we stayed one night at the Hotel Drover, with some friends of ours who live in Dallas. Located in Fort Worth, a few steps away from the Fort Worth Stockyards, the Drover is a Marriott autograph property which creates an annual Christmas experience that our friends were very…
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🎄Merry Christmas!🎄
I’m very thankful for the enjoyable and thoughtful conversations we have had via posts and comments this year. Most of us lead full lives and I appreciate the time you have shared with me. I’ll be back in January and wish each of you a truly blessed and Merry Christmas!…
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You’ve Been Christmas Shopping When…
This is the third and final Christmas Throw-Back-Thursday. Today’s post made me laugh, as gift recipients now largely request gifts that can only be purchased online-and who uses cash?! Much has changed since I originally published this short 1-minute read in 2018. MLM You’ve been Christmas shopping when… You need…
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Christmas Shopping With a Paper Check?!
I can’t recall why my husband and I were discussing shopping via the Sears and JCPenney Christmas catalogs back in the “1990’s”, but we were – in front of our 27-year young daughter. If you are under 45 years old, you may not know what these thick Christmas books looked…
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Can a Few Lone Retailers Survive? Not If They Keep Bothering Us
This is the second of three December-themed Throw-Back-Thursdays. Today’s post was originally published on this blog in 2018. MLM The bricks and mortar stores that try to sell an actual experience are still doing relatively well in the era where Amazon and other online retailers threaten store fronts across America.…
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I wasn’t much of a dog person until…🐾
We never had a dog while the kids were growing up, though a beloved mini lop bunny was part of the family for 12 years, along with a tortoise, hamster and guinea pig at various times throughout their youth. Our daughter and new son-in-law brought an Australian Shepherd home last…
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