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INSTANT MESSAGE: Memorial Day
May 27, 2012
ASK DEBRA: Loneliness
May 27, 2012
TV addict shares favorite shows
I’m a TV addict. You won’t find any denials from me about it, I know it’s true, and everybody around me does, too. I’m a bit OCD about it as well, meaning I fret if the DVR didn’t record a show I wanted it to or if I find myself woefully behind and not caught up. I’m a completionist as well, which means once I get hooked on a show, I feel like I have to stick it out to the end, even if the show suffers a significant drop in quality (I’m looking at you, The Office).

May 20, 2012
Ask Debra: Business failure
May 20, 2012
MOVIE REVIEW ‘The Avengers’: The ultimate marketing tool
“The Avengers” is not so much a movie as a huge marketing program, one of those pyramid schemes where if you jump on early enough you can actually make money, except in this case, you had to jump on early enough to understand who all the characters are

May 13, 2012
REAL LIFE 101: Stop Sharing
Now, don’t be too surprised to learn this, but I’m a big fan of social media. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, forums, you name it. If it can be classified as “social media,” I’ve probably got a profile or some kind of connection to it. Recently, I’ve been on a mission to up my Klout score, a number from 1-100 that supposedly determines just how influential and ever-present one’s social media presence really is. I’m currently treading water in the absolute middle of the spectrum at 52. The average is apparently around 20, but still, I need to be higher.

May 13, 2012
ASK DEBRA: Ostracized by family
May 13, 2012
INSTANT MESSAGE: The Widow's Oil
May 13, 2012
The adventures of Millie the wonder dog
Millie the wonder dog barks at everything.

May 13, 2012
The Day “Cussin” Jack quit his cussin’
From the moment he appeared on our rural horizon, we all knew that we had ourselves a different kind of preacher. His predecessor, though a good man and as eloquent as one could ask for, was an office-type person who was seldom seen outside his study.

May 8, 2012
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