Who Wants to be Internet Famous?

Eight point six million plus in one day. Anyone? I’m talking about when Jennifer Aniston crashed Instagram in October 2019 and garnered more than 8.6 million followers in one day after she posted a selfie with the cast of Friends. Eight…point…six…million…plus. The photo itself logged more than 10 million likes,…

Long-Distance Liaisons

I am old enough to remember when making a long-distance call would cost a small fortune. You’d call someone and preface the conversation with, “I’m calling long-distance from…” to ensure that whoever answered understood that it would be expensive to wait on hold. When I was in high school, I…

What’s Your Meet-Cute?

I was single when I bought my first laptop in 2001—a Compaq—which my computer geek husband told me years later was a ridiculous purchase because “who buys a Compaq?” I was not very computer savvy back then, but it was my first “big” purchase for myself with a bonus I…