When I was a child, my nickname was Binie. This is a huge confession on my part. Still, the net has become everyone’s confessional, so I have permission to do so. Binie was short for my middle name, which I will in no way repeat out loud to any… Read more
I do not understand the Huffington Post. The site contains story after story about Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sarah Palin. Sometimes other people are added to the mix — all the usual suspects. To be fair, they add balance with Jon Stewart,… Read more
Families have cultures. Rules and roles, beliefs and values, habits and customs, these things form the unique reality of a family. One of the ways that families express their culture is through little communication rituals and idioms, phrases that… Read more
Googlism is a fun site that tells you what Google “thinks” about you by posting short excerpts of Google search results on your name (or whatever). Google squelched Googlism’s capabilities by preventing the application from gathering fresh data, so… Read more