Not in Polite Company

Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Politics and Religion are those taboo subjects that many try to avoid discussing in public or with casual acquaintances. However, with the US Election season in full swing, fervent discussions of both occur everywhere, and many wish we’d all just shut up. Mack Collier wrote a post [...]

Adventures in the Real World

Image by gniliep via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim Happy Friday! I hope this has been a good week for everyone. I hit the pause button yesterday and enjoyed hanging out in the “real world.” It was nice to take a break on a day I would normally be working. The brief break validated [...]

The Deal is in the Details

Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim As children our parents taught us to do the little things like saying please, thank you or covering our mouth when coughing. In the big scheme of things these expressions of etiquette were not going to save the world but they sure would make it a nicer [...]

Friend Feeders, Gorgers and Other Tales of Social Media

Written by Karen D. Swim Years ago I met a woman named Lisa (not her real name) while doing my civic duty as a juror.  After 14 days of being cooped up in a room with a group of people you either walk out friends or never want to see them again! Lisa and I [...]