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Judy Mintz

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Living

If It Ain't Broke...

I bought a new toothbrush. (Sounds like the beginning of a Steven Wright joke, doesn’t it?) If it had been a plastic molded one, the kind you get from the dentist, there'd be nothing to write about.

Spam, spam, spam

Back in the day, we got oodles of spam in our email inboxes. Thanks to a robust spam filter and a husband who knows how to use it, those days are behind us.

Business

How to create loyal customers.

When I was still a young woman, I had to have a wisdom tooth out. I’d always been a coward and a visit to the dentist ranked high on my list of things to avoid.

Living

Strange Attachments

Some years ago, our daughter got a faux puppy as a gift. It looked just like a sleeping puppy curled up in a little dog bed.

Living

No Job? Then No Job!

I haven’t been working for a couple of years. Well, technically I have been working, but not for a salary.

Living

Do You Watch Downton Abbey?

When you ask someone if they’ve seen a particular show on television and they reply, “Oh, we don’t watch much television,” or worse, “We don’t own a television,” do you feel the sting?

Living

The Art of Branding

On a simple level, branding is the practice of naming a company or a product ─ anything really. You can even have a personal brand, something no one should be without.

Living

Kids Are 24/7

One day, when I was in first or second grade, I walked home from school by myself, which was not all that unusual an occurrence back in the day.

Living

iPhone for 12

My husband has an iPhone. He’s on his third or fourth. He got his first one the day they went on sale in the summer of 2007. Or rather, I got his first one the day they went on sale.

Living

How Can I Give Up My Morning Paper?

I am one of the last 205,939 subscribers to The Boston Globe who still get it delivered to their home.

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