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How Do You Sleep?

Cover of "Imagine"
Cover of Imagine

John Lennon wrote a song on the Imagine album (back when we called them albums) called “How Do You Sleep?” and lately a number of events have me asking the same question.  All of this may come across as naive but I can’t understand how some folks sleep at night given the way in which they conduct their lives. Continue reading

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<3, Granny

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Image via CrunchBase

Another tidbit from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.  It’s not really that surprising but the biggest increase in internet use since 2005 is the 70-75 year-old age group.   I love growth statistics.  Start with a smallish base, increase the tiny base a small amount – voila!  Big growth rate (growing something by half is way easier when it’s small than when it’s big, unless we’re talking about my waistline).  Continue reading

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Yakkity Yak

When our eldest daughter was a toddler, she had an amusing habit.  She would sit in her car seat chattering away, regaling us with stories and songs until she fell asleep. The amusing part was she would often fall asleep in the middle of a sentence or verse (some of my friends have the same habit now and I’m always afraid that they’ll spill whatever they’re holding…).  It was a monologue, something she was doing for her own benefit.  We’d hear her but not – she was just making noise until she fell asleep. Continue reading

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