Today was National Siblings Day on Facebook- or Siblings Day. I don’t know. I didn’t pay attention too well, as I am not hanging on FB much any more. But it was there, and friends had photos of themselves with brothers and sisters quite a bit. That was cool. I didn’t have much time...
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After a pretty slovenly weekend in which I pretty much did as little as possible for one and a half days, I did do some very brief home care this afternoon before sunlight and the outdoors called, and picking a random direction, I drove north and after a while left the freeway and looked...
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When I got up this morning, I made a cursory, obligatory visit to Facebook before I went in the kitchen to get something to eat. I mean, it’s what you do in the 21st century: wake up, check your phone, hit the can, check Facebook, eat, clean up, head out the door. I first...
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It was about three years ago this month that I somehow ended up sending a Facebook friend request to this guy named Derek on the East Coast. I’d like to say I remember the exact reason for the outreach, but I don’t recall what prompted it. What I do remember is, as a web...
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“And as a few strokes on the nose will make a puppy head shy, so a few rebuffs will make a boy shy all over. But whereas a puppy will cringe away or roll on its back, groveling, a little boy may cover his shyness with nonchalance, with bravado, or with secrecy. And once...
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Tonight, a “friend” of mine on Facebook provided a thoughtful post that I appreciated for its candidness. In preparation of the pruning of her friends list, she at least warned people that she was pulling in and trying to regain some focus in her life, and that some connections would be lopped this evening....
Read more →Hey, jawing with friends on Facebook is fun, and tweeting about Twilight is hip, but maybe you, like me, have realized that sometimes hopping on a social networking site becomes a big time dump. If you’ve got little going on in your life, more power to you, nursing that latte while you connect and...
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