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A friend recently called me, upset because she got a $350 ticket for talking on her cell phone while driving. “It was important,” she wailed. But it seemed no amount of explaining would convince Officer DoRight  that the need to move her massage appointment from 2:00 to 4:00 constituted an emergency. Cell phones have changed the way we communicate with family, friends, co-workers, and even …

Ten years ago, magazine writer Norine Dworkin-McDaniel met Jessica Ziegler, a web designer and illustrator, at a party in Las Vegas. The two bonded over well-made martinis and into-the-wee-hours convos about life, working in media, and whatever they heard on NPR that day. Fast-forward a few years, and Jessica had a kid. Then Norine had a kid. And after …