Warning: The following post was written by a PR professional who uses a BlackBerry (gasp!). So after yesterday’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), I find myself once again thinking about the Joneses and how best to keep up with them. If you haven’t heard, Apple recently rolled out its latest upgrades and features to more than 6,000 of its closest friends. To put yesterday in context, the tweets and Facebook posts started rolling...

The other night I had the distinct pleasure to chaperone 80, yes 80 college women at their new member pledge retreat. For them this was a “bonding weekend” full of getting-to-know-you activities. For me, although I loved meeting the girls, it was a “reminder weekend” validating my years as a pool rat and not a camper. I mean really, anytime you have to follow a path with a flashlight to get to the bathroom, exist in 90 degree...

5:45 a.m., my alarm goes off, I reach for my Blackberry (doubles as my alarm), hit snooze, not going to make spin this morning. Rewind, 5 years earlier… a 5:45 wake up call would have been impossible. My God, I have changed. Amazing how much we adjust over time and the once unappealing sound of brussel sprouts is your new favorite side! Indeed, there are things that stand the test of time – mac ‘n’ cheese, music,...