The Emotional Roller Coaster of Learning New Technology

In the past, non-digital natives, aka those of us who grew up without technology, might have consciously decided to skate through the final chapters of our career without fully embracing the new communications technologies. Not so anymore. Working from home to stay safe and protect ourselves and others demands that we use technology. Furthermore, with…

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Exercise Solutions: Interpretive Aerobics

My specialty is intercultural and intergenerational communications. I look at the tools of communication–language, visual elements and media– to help people better understand and communicate with one another to build and market projects and businesses. What happens when you also are a certified aerobics instructor? Then exercise becomes another mode of communication, another tool to…

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What Will You Do with This Borrowed Time?

A lot of companies are coming out with their formal response to the Coronavirus, along with sage advice on what to do. Thinking of that reminded me of the time I worked for the Department of Aviation. Among other things I managed the contract for services for people who were homeless. I got a call…

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The Influence of World Events on Popular Language

When I was a girl, boys had cooties. A friend’s daughter recently was warned by a fellow kindergartner not to touch or “you’ll get coronavirus.” In Boccaccio’s day you would have avoided someone “like the plague.”   Until 2013 “oh well, no one lost a limb” was a light way to brush-off something that didn’t…

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Urban Slang: How What You Say Shows Your Age

When I was a girl, boys had cooties. A friend’s daughter was recently warned by a fellow kindergartner not to touch or “you’ll get Coronavirus” (although that may have been more literal.) In Boccaccio’s day you would have avoided someone “like the plague.”  If you’re in another country and there’s a language difference you know…

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