UPDATE : BBC News – ‘Revenge porn’ site owner arrested in San Diego You may remember hearing of the brutal online harassment that forced Kathy Sierra, programming instructor and game developer, offline and into hiding. This is a story I had never heard until now and I am shocked. Thanks to Jeff Roberts for sharing this piece on Twitter and…
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A Little Lesson in Respecting the Inbox
It happens to all of us. We check our email only to find that a hoard of people we barely know have signed us up for their email newsletter, openly copied us along with all of their contacts to promote their website/event/product or gave/sold our emails to businesses looking for “free press” at their next event or trade show. Let’s…
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Recipe : Fresh Broccoli Soup
One of my husband’s favorite homemade soups is my VERY simple fresh broccoli, unsalted butter and sea salt. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Time : This takes about 2 hours from start to finish and can be easily frozen. Ingredients : 1 head of broccoli 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter 1 teaspoon of sea salt. 6…
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5 Tips to Taking a Healing Holiday
After seeing this photo, sent to me by my dear husband, I can’t help but think of a quote from Liz Strauss aka (@lizstrauss) :: “No matter the stress, the unkindness, the joy, the boredom, the hurry — one look at the sky and life again has perspective and meaning.” It’s been a while since I last wrote. We lost…
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RECIPE : Banana & Pear Salad with Apricot, Bourbon Barrel Smoked Pepper, Bacon and Butter Dressing
Banana & pear salad with apricot, Bourbon Barrel smoked pepper, bacon and butter dressing. Pretty straight forward recipe that is easy to prepare and satisfies any meatetarian (a new word I heard from my friend Eddie Huffman). I was inspired by what I had on hand and a need to find a little summer something to serve with cheese and…
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