Mastering Your Own Domain

Mastering Your Own Domain

I set out this summer with the goal of learning how to build a website. Like most people, I’ve always relied on web developers to do this for me, but that gets expensive and frustrating when I had to wait for their schedule to open up. Not to mention, they resent...

Communicating in a Post-Text World

If you haven’t noticed, the future of the Internet is video/audio. If you don’t believe me, you can believe the New York Times. Or ask any twenty- or thirty-something. Blogs are giving way to podcasts and YouTube channels. Just last week Instagram introduced a new...
Drumming Up Business

Drumming Up Business

Way back when I was a student debater, I realized that speeches I wrote scored better when someone else delivered them. Ever since then, I’ve built a career being the woman-behind-the-curtain. But that became tricky once I became self-employed. I’ve been on my own for...

The Fall of Man

It’s gotten so bad that I wasn’t even surprised to hear that Matt Lauer was fired from the Today Show this morning for sexual misconduct. I guess it would be news if a male in a position of power or influence had not engaged in sexual misconduct. When I was coming up,...

Boomers Balk Over the Final Battle

Boomers Balk Over the Final Battle If there is one thing I hate, it’s admitting I am a victim. I’m such a control freak that I can’t stand the thought that forces beyond my control are impacting my life. But when I saw an article in the Washington Post about ageism,...