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Dear Instagram: I Look Forward to You Making Me a Millionaire

Several friends have approached me with great ideas for mobile apps to develop together–apps that would meet unrealized needs in people’s lives and earn us a cool million dollars or so in the process. Our surefire plans for financial stability … Continue reading

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The Time I Was an Uncool Sweater

The Cool Grand’rents won a stay at Disney World, so we’ve been in Florida to celebrate Cool Baby’s upcoming 4th birthday. Weather-wise, we’re thankful that a) we escaped a cold, rainy week in NYC b) Florida hasn’t been as sweltering … Continue reading

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We’ve Run Out of Things That ‘Work for Us’

I wanted to write a quick post today for Works for Me Wednesday. As I started thinking about what we’ve written about in the past, I came to a troubling conclusion: Nothing else works for us. At least nothing worth … Continue reading

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What I See When I See a Starbucks

When normal people see this, they dream of a steamy, energizing brew with their name on it. As a weirdo who doesn’t drink coffee, I fondly see it in a different way. original photo: Alotor

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Cool Baby is Terrible at Keeping Family Secrets

The members of the Cool Fam have tons of nicknames for each other, whether it’s me calling Cool Mum “Honey” or Cool Newbie naming me “Dada” (which probably doesn’t count as a nickname since that’s the only thing he can … Continue reading

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