Ping This
August 26th, 2008
By Julianne Manske
I have a confession to make. After months of mocking it, I used the word ping.
For awhile now, I’ve been aware of this word and a little unclear on its meaning. If you’re asking me to ping you, do you want me to email you? call you? IM you? If so, why don’t you just say that instead?
Ping has rapidly increased in trendiness, and I’m hearing it more and more. (I recently passed a woman on the street wearing a Ping Me shirt. Isn’t that reason enough to stop using it?) (more…)
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Watching our Presidential candidates speak is driving me crazy. Do you mind if I go off a bit?
As a career military, self-described “killer,” our father would commonly explain that true leaders lead bullet-filled battle charges without looking back to see if the troops are following. His logic was if a leader has to confirm loyalty, in our father’s words, “He’s already dead.” This explains a lot about me doesn’t it? 
When we had our first baby, we weren’t prepared for the onslaught of unsolicited advice. We got it from anyone and everyone. Of course we expected it from the grandparents but not total strangers standing in line at our local Safeway. But that’s where the best advice I ever received came from. And it was this, “Love your kids like crazy and do what works.” 