Ah, life…that grand old waltz we all stumble through with the grace of an elephant on roller skates. It’s a constant uphill battle. Everyone’s trying to grab their piece of the pie while spouting off inspirational quotes as if they’re some sort of magical cure-all for the drudgery of existence. Well, let me tell you something, bucko: life is about as easy as herding cats in a fish market. That’s right. And the sooner you learn that the grindstone doesn’t play favorites, the sooner you’ll get a taste of life’s bitter fruit. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not here to rain on your parade. I’ve just been around the…
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Jurassic Parenting When Families Shared Life Lessons, not Wi-Fi Passwords
“I don’t know’ isn’t an acceptable answer, but neither is quoting the wisdom of Gwyneth Paltrow.” Back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, parents used to take time out of their busy schedules to sit down and answer their kids’ questions about life instead of telling them to go ask Alexa. It was a fairytale time when people actually cared about each other and weren’t glued to Netflix, Hulu, or their iPhones. It was a time when a kid felt comfortable approaching his dad and asking, “Where do babies come from?” To which Dad would reply, “Go ask your mother.” These nuggets of guidance usually took the form of axions…
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Skip Happens Unraveling the History and Myths of Skipping
In the beginning, there was walking. Then, an inebriated caveman was late, rushing home to his wife, and Bingo!, The world was introduced to the art of skipping. As time went on, skipping became the preferred mode of transportation for Sasquatch, the Loch Ness Monster, the Mongolian Death Worm, and giddy children all over the world. Eventually, skipping found its way to the annals of nursery rhymes and schoolyard chants. The rest, as they say, is history. The History of Skipping Legend has it that skipping made its grand entrance to North America aboard a fleet of Puritan ships while sailing the Transatlantic Tradewind Crossing from the United Kingdom. They landed…
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Tweety’s Techie Tidbits Apple's Unveiling of the Mithed Weawity Mawvel
Cupertino, CA — In an unprecedented fusion of innovation and imagination, Apple (AAPL), is poised to stun the tech industry at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) by introducing a groundbreaking “mixed reality” headset, seamlessly blending the realms of virtual and augmented realities. For this momentous occasion, we sent our award-winning technology reporter, Tweety Bird, to gather the facts and break it down for us. Announcer: Tweety Bird. Are you out there? Can you hear me? Tweety Bird: Yes, yes. I can heaw you, Dave! There’s kwite a bit of action happenin’ hewe at the Devewopews Confewence. It’s wike a whiwlwind of activity, feathews flappin’ evewywhewe! The enewgy in the air is absowutewy…
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Tick-Tock Against the Tech Clock Elders revolt against AI, Snapchat and ChatGPT
Let me tell you a tale. A tale of two worlds. One old and wise. The other, youthful and foolish. Now, you youngins might think you have it all figured out with your fancy gadgets and Bluetooth gizmos, but let me assure you, we adults have our reasons for being wary of this ever-changing flim-flam. This so-called new technological landscape. From the time you kids were in pre-school, you were always bothering us adults with “important” things like: “I can’t believe you used the wrong meme in our family group chat!” “You shared an embarrassing filtered selfie of me on TikTok! “All my friends have robotic pets with voice recognition,…
