My geekling is enthusiastically hurling herself ar…

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My wife & daughter are in the kitchen, yelling…

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@penguins season tickets! @stagerightgbg is raffli…

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Snickering over Monday’s quiz question about the R…

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“Daddy, THAT gum costs. $1.59. If you buy THIS gum…

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15 Twitter Users Overreacting to Life’s Small Problems

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RT @SamekAshley: On a side note I’m going to feel…

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When the theater major called his journalism minor…

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Date a girl who reads.

I earned a +8 or +9 spousal bonus when I told my wife this little essay, by Rosemarie Urquico, made me think of her. It’s easy to date a girl who reads. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas and for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry, in song. Give her…

Beam me up, Chewie.

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Benefits Of Being A Social CIO

SHU’s Phil Komarny: Every get, starts with a give: We have all heard the phrase, you get what you give, and in the world of social media that phrase takes on a much more weighty meaning. Go ahead, prove me right, create a twitter account and follow 100 or so people. Just read, don’t interact.…

Password Modesty

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Explaining Twerking to Your Parents

I still haven’t seen the video, but this event is the pop-culture gift that keeps on giving. Every child dreads this day: sooner or later, your parents will come to you, innocently wide-eyed, to ask you about twerking. How you handle this difficult conversation is extremely important and could have a significant impact on the…