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The True Cost of that Free Phone
July 27, 2022 I often hear it said that every project costs twice as much and takes twice as long as estimated. Sometimes that is an understatement. Recently I was tempted by a cell phone carrier advertising better coverage than my previous one. I was generally satisfied with my previous carrier, but calls dropped every…
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Adventures of a Single Parent: Online Dating (Part 2)
July 20, 2022 When last we left in Adventures of a Sole Parent: Online Dating (Part 1), I had just rebuilt my Binge profile mere weeks after having vowed never to date online again. That was Day 143… Day 232 I’ve paused Binge in frustration more times than I can count. I’ve unpaused Binge in…
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Shavin’ your What?
July 19, 2022 Now that he is four, Scott considers himself a big kid. He does the things that big kids do and has a nonchalant, big kid voice that he uses while doing them. He knows shaving is something grownups do, and that it involves smearing foam on one’s face. Which he loves to…
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Adventures of a Single Parent: Online Dating (Part 1)
July 18, 2022 Last night, a friend grabbed a beer, pulled up a chair and asked for my latest online-dating (horror) stories. “I’m finished with that!” I exclaimed. My married friends have been glued to my cyberspace misadventures like the latest reality TV show. I credit myself with having saved marriages. My experiences do not…
