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Scary marketing

March 25, 2015

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I was going to do a blog post about, “Where’s Waldo?” but that will have to wait. I have to get something off my chest. Here’s an email that I just got: **************************************** Hi Nancy, I hope all is well! My name is Yutaka Yamamoto and I’m with Oracle’s Business Intelligence and Analytics team, as […]

Change your schedule and change your life

March 18, 2015

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They say, whoever “they” are, that changing your environment can do wonders for your psyche and creativity.  While I wish I could be sitting on a nice sunny beach with Mr. Ken, this is not possible right now.  I have been staying over my mother’s house, helping her out since she fell. It was kind […]

Just be nice

February 11, 2015

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As I have had to navigate the health care maze for my elderly mother, I can feel my blood pressure going up. There is so much waste and stupidity, yes stupidity in our system! Mom fell and has a very big and nasty gash on her leg. She spent several days in the hospital to […]

How to watch the Super Bowl (like a girl)

February 4, 2015

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Blah, blah, blah. I hate football. There is just something very weird about 300 pound men jumping on top of each other. And for this they get paid millions of dollars a year! I just don’t get it. Yes, the Patriots won the Super Bowl. Yes, it was a cliff hanger of a game. Yes, […]

Afraid to be alone

January 7, 2015

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I sit here on a grey, rainy Christmas Eve afternoon, listening to some beautiful classical Christmas music on the Pandora channel. My favorite hymn is “Oh Holy Night.” I get goosebumps whenever I hear this song. I am listening to Christmas music while typing on the computer. This can be fine, but it got me […]

What’s new for the new year?

December 31, 2014

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It’s that time of year — time for making resolutions and setting goals for the new year. So are you ready? I’ve decided to do something different this year; instead of making a long list of serious goals and serious resolutions, I’m keeping it simple. For 2015 my goals are: 1. Perform acts of kindness […]

Doors closing and opening

December 17, 2014

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Believe it or not, I didn’t spend much time with my new smartphone this week, so I don’t have any tales to tell. I wanted to post some pictures I had taken with the phone, but I got intimidated by the confusing directions, so the pictures will have to wait. I have been busy finishing […]

Nancy vs. Smartphone – Round 1

December 10, 2014

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Round 1 of Nancy vs. Smartphone has ended. It’s a tie. Here’s the story. 1. The delivery. Ever since I ordered my new toy smartphone, I have been running to the window, anxiously waiting for the UPS guy to deliver the package. I see a UPS truck come down the street – hurray! But it […]

The smartphone saga

December 3, 2014

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 to     I have decided to enter the 21st century and buy a smart phone. I really, really wanted the new and super cool iPhone 6, but my cheapness, er common sense, prevailed.   Before this, I had a TracFone, which isn’t fun or sexy, but it is dirt cheap and does the trick. After […]

Mystery solved

November 19, 2014

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So for those of you waiting on the edge of your seat for the answer to last week’s, What is it???, the answer is here. It is a Netgear Nighthawk Smart Wi-Fi Router. What?? In English terms, it’s a machine that allows your computer, smartphone, tablet or any other device to connect to the Internet […]