Margie Clayman

Amazing People Doing Amazing Things

Often times here on this blog, I have quarreled with social media in front of you. How uncouth! While it’s true that social media and…

Once in a Lifetime

One of my favorite Talking Heads songs is Once in a Lifetime. Lately this stanza has been resonating: You may ask yourself, what is that…

I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Signed Off

I often wonder what a poet like Emily Dickinson would make of today’s online world. In the 19th century she wrote a poem about the…

Sorry, but I like my phone a little better than you

When you get involved in online communication, it’s very easy to quickly reach a point where you are communicating with people all of the time.…

Needing the Illusion of Grandeur to Be Real

In today’s world, we are bombarded with bad news. Murders, holes in the ozone, wars, people who are starving, people who are homeless, bad unemployment…

Why do we post the things we do to the online world?

Back in 2010, I think, I decided that I was done with Facebook. OK, this wasn’t the first time I had come to that conclusion…