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"Unfriend" 12 Jun 2013 | 06:56 pm
It started with the political dittoheads. The unthinking morons who merely forward talking points without thinking were the first to go. Unfriend. While I was at it, I disassociated from the hucks...
Full-day Kindergarten Back In 12 Jun 2013 | 06:49 pm
So it's back in. Forgive my cynicism, but it's probably not wise to cancel enrollments at the private school until the budget passes. I'm glad we're not cutting academics to preserve sports. But my...
I'm not saying I'll vote "No," but... 4 Jun 2013 | 05:35 pm
My daughter is enrolled in private kindergarten. Whether we actually put her there in September or go with a half-day program remains to be seen. What I'm exceptionally pissed at is hypocritical par...
Priorities 30 May 2013 | 05:04 pm
I'm shaking my head as I'm watching a video up on Patch. And it's taking me back to my days at The Sound Observer, when we reported on the insanity that is a school budget vote. In many ways, the is...
Something I've Always Wanted to Write 28 May 2013 | 11:52 pm
For some reason I can't get it out of my head. For over a decade, I've been thinking about writing a silly book. Essentially, it would be an oral history of the invention and debut of the personal f...
How Will My Kids Be Different? 21 May 2013 | 01:41 am
Someone asked me in a Facebook thread how different I think my kids will be when they're my age. Facebook isn't the place for things like that. Blogs are. Having been paid to prognosticate many tim...
Brought to you by the Housing Boom/Bust 15 May 2013 | 05:07 pm
So much is written about the careless lending part of the housing boom - robosigning, falsifying paperwork, not knowing who really holds a mortgage, etc. - that we forget about all the other things th...
Boston 16 Apr 2013 | 06:38 pm
My heart goes out to my friends in Boston and all those affected by the explosions yesterday. It remains to be seen who is responsible. As we seek out and process information, let's not forget any o...
Closing Credit Accounts 29 Mar 2013 | 04:41 pm
Next time we get around to reforming the credit reporting business, remind me to make a stink about how when you responsibly close a credit account you're no longer using, it actually hurts your credi...
Making stuff. 19 Mar 2013 | 03:07 pm
Needing to understand how things work is part of my DNA. It goes back to my early experience with computers and tinkering. I'm jealous of my friends who seem to have an intuitive understanding of h...
