John McElhenney

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Facebook Fails as Open Social

The Problem with Facebook 2022 A few days ago, I was in the process of changing my participation on Facebook. I had gone through some social growth several years ago, to broaden my organic reach on FB. I followed everyone that “People You Might Know” suggested. Turns out, a lot…

Facebook

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Published in This is how it started

·5 hours ago

International Cat Day

Short Short Story #14 (laughing with the dogs) — As a celebrant of this amazing day, I will start by telling you I have no cat power in my life. Plenty of dog power, courtesy of my girlfriend, but the feline zen master is not in my life. Perhaps I am not ready. The student is not ready. The…

International Cat Day

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Published in This is how it started

·4 days ago

The Monkeypox Roundtable

Short Short Story #13 (the girl with ja wobble) — “I’m kinda haunted by all the cats on Facebook,” she said. “Oh, you mean like Laser Cats and Keyboard Cat?” “No, just cats. They’re everywhere. It’s like that’s all people post anymore. Twice as many as dogs, I swear.” “Maybe it’s the groups you’re part of.” “I don’t know.” “Or…

Monkeypox

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4 days ago

Is Walking a Good Enough Exercise? (What I Found Out)

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Oliver Romsen

Love me some airpods on my walk too. Soothes my brain. Thanks for the post.

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Love me some airpods on my walk too. Soothes my brain. Thanks for the post.

5 days ago

This is my single biggest problem with all Apple laptops over the past several years. The black key caps look absolutely disgusting over time. There is no avoiding it. And no cleaning it. Believe me, I’ve tried.

Apple’s Shiny Grimy Keyboards

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M.G. Siegler

Okay, MG you need to calm the heck down.

Okay, MG you need to calm the heck down. Just refresh your AIR or MBP every year or so, you'll be fine.

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Okay, MG you need to calm the heck down. Just refresh your AIR or MBP every year or so, you'll be fine.

Published in This is how it started

·5 days ago

You’re On Mute

Short Short Story #12 (Online Dating) — Muting commercials, fast-forwarding through the longass binge show intro, all part of my entertainment strategy. I’m a bit irritated when I watch LIVE TV and have to suffer the dumbass ads on tv these days. So, when I started online dating, I got a bit frustrated with all the fake…

Short Short Story

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6 days ago

… about the plight of a male pornstar who seems to be having the good life getting paid to get laid, perhaps it’s time to think twice.

Being a Male Pornstar Is Much Harder Than You Think

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Derron Wrought

Not sure we need to contemplate this subject much futher than you have. Thanks.

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Not sure we need to contemplate this subject much futher than you have. Thanks.

6 days ago

… huge dick and liking to have sex are surefire ways to become a pornstar — the market is saturated. There are a lot of men who like to have sex and have huge dicks.

Being a Male Pornstar Is Much Harder Than You Think

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Derron Wrought

I'm sure this is true.

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I'm sure this is true.

Published in This is how it started

·6 days ago

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Short Short Story #11 (vacation complications) — JFK was exquisitely cold and empty at 1 am on a random Thursday as we stepped off the plane into a baggage claim area that was bustling in spite of the hour. Thirty-five minutes of staring up at the baggage escalator had done nothing to produce our second bag, my…

Short Short Story

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Published in This is how it started

·6 days ago

Unavoidable Trouble

Short Short Story #10 (musical cute girl) — She was the only one in the photograph looking at the camera. It was as if she could still see into my pain, my soul, my heart. Everyone seemed happy. The photo on Facebook flickered on my screen as I felt the day’s energy beginning to slip away. Coffee was…

Short Short Story

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