by Lynn Lipinski | Jan 21, 2020 | Essays and Features, Personal, PR, Unsolicited advice
Just like that, 2020 is underway. Writers and content strategists like me have cycled through our year-end round-ups and predictions for the new year. My crystal ball is pretty hazy these days, but my hindsight vision scores a perfect 20/20 (haha). The new year marks...
by Lynn Lipinski | Feb 17, 2019 | Essays and Features, Writing
Who hasn’t heard about hackers ripping into a small-town water treatment system in Florida and altering the chemical supplies recently? It was an explosive news story laying bare the potential for hackers to poison a water supply. It caught our attention with...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 13, 2017 | Dad, Essays and Features, Personal
I spent the two last years of my dad’s life traveling the globe for a job, a lucky perk with terrible timing. My world expanded as Parkinson’s disease shrunk Dad’s world to a hospital bed and the cracks in the ceiling. I’ve learned this lesson again and...
by Lynn Lipinski | Jul 6, 2017 | Essays and Features, Technology, Unsolicited advice
I have more digital passwords than keys, and without a handy key ring and visual clues like a Hello Kitty key cap, I’m having a hard time keeping them straight. Add to that the cautions of most info security professionals to avoid using the same passwords across...
by Lynn Lipinski | Oct 11, 2016 | Essays and Features, Technology
The first hints of trouble will probably start after the polls close on November 8. Should votes not go his way, GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump will likely reiterate and ramp up his claims of a “rigged” election. These cries, left vague enough to fit neatly...
by Lynn Lipinski | Sep 30, 2016 | Essays and Features, Personal
The roaches have discovered my secret. They’ve invaded my unit’s kitchen cabinets and made little roach tracks through the dusty wasteland of cut crystal vases, a KitchenAid stand-up mixer, bread plates, a stainless steel seltzer bottle and a carved wood...