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“A key to a healthy relationship is being present.” ( The New York Times , 2017)  - James Roberts, author of “Too Much of a Good Thing: Are You Addicted To Your Smartphone?” My husband has a terrible habit of losing his keys, wallet, and/or his cell phone. For the life of me, I can’t understand this. For someone who is so attached to his phone to lose it so often, I will never understand. So, for Christmas two years ago, I bought him Bluetooth tracking devices for his phone, wallet, and keys. At the time, I meant them to be somewhat of a joke but also because I was rather tired of replacing these items all of the time. I’m not sure he saw the humor in the gift as much as I did because it took him over a year to use them. I am not sure how well they genuinely work, but he is doing a much better job keeping track of them now (knock on wood). I tell this story because it amazes me how easily my husband can lose something that he and countless others have become to rely on so m

“Put all your eggs in one basket… the handle’s going to break.  Then all you’ve got is scrambled eggs.”  - Nora Roberts  (2010).“Hot Rocks,” p. 183, Penguin Any experienced financial planner worth their salt will tell you never to put all your eggs in one basket.  Sure, the market looks great right now.  But when everything comes back down, and it eventually will, because it always does, you need to have a balanced financial portfolio, so you do not lose everything.  We can apply this same advice to various other examples other than financial planning.  The same can be said about our use of technology and social media too.  It is officially 2020 – the start of a new year and a new generation.   And d igital media is everywhere!   Traditional media such as print newspapers, the yellow pages, local radio stations, and television stations are being replaced by faster, digital mediums that we can access from anywhere at any time.   According to Public Relations Society of Ameri