The Federal Trade Commission has finally taken Facebook to task. Now, because of previous violations of its users’ privacy, the social network’s privacy policies will be subject to scrutiny by third-party auditors every two years for the next 20 years. And from now on Facebook must obtain approval from its users before making any changes … Continue reading FTC slaps Facebook
For almost two months I have been dreading today. I had to report for jury duty at 8 am. That’s about the time I normally roll out of bed, so being at the courthouse dressed, caffeinated, and coherent by then was more than a little stressful. I found out I could take my laptop and … Continue reading Civic duty done
There’s another AP story making the rounds about people who don’t vaccinate their kids. And this time it seems Colorado has the second highest unvaccinated rate — 7% — behind Alaska. That’s worrisome for me. My granddaughter is 5 years old and in kindergarten, just the right age for exposure to unvaccinated classmates. My grandson … Continue reading Anti-vaxxers: Your kids don’t live in bubbles
Jimmy Kimmel featured a special Charlie Brown Thanksgiving clip the other night. It captures perfectly what I saw during one particular GOP debate. My hat’s off to the people who do the Kimmel Kartoons. This is one of their best. (Despite the title, there’s no mention of Ron Paul in this video.) Update May 11, … Continue reading Kimmel presents updated Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
I don’t have anything to say, really. But I’m tired of looking at that turkey photo on the front page. As noted previously, my son and his family went skiing on Thanksgiving, but we got together yesterday to have a wonderful time and thumb our noses at the Black Friday lunatics who were jamming the … Continue reading How to do Black Friday
As best I can remember, this is the first Thanksgiving Day I’ve ever spent by myself. My son and his family decided to go skiing today, which I was delighted to hear; normally he’s too busy working to spend a whole day with his family. Besides, when you get to be my age and have … Continue reading Thanksgiving memories
