Facebook....

Are you on Facebook? If you are, then you know it can be a lot of fun! At first it seemed silly to me. Are you kidding me--you posted what you are having for dinner? Then, I got a request to join. Hmmm...should I? Ok. But I did so reluctantly, and before I knew it, I was searching every name of every person I ever knew and posting daily! It's a hoot! It's like finding out you are working for the same company with everyone you ever knew but you are each in your own cubical and the only way you can talk is via this little website on the internet. Friends and family members from all eras of my life are just a "search" away. I love it. High school, Hollywood, and hosts of family members I hadn't been in touch with for years came out of the woodwork. Most of this is good, but truth be told, it can be a little off-putting as well. Do I "confirm" or "ignore"? Where will each confirmation lead?

Dont' get me wrong, I get a kick out of reading the witty comments, and I even find myself trying to pen some funnies of my own. I must say, sometimes though, there may be a reason we don't keep in touch with everyone we ever knew. With some old friends, I found I picked up the connection right where we left off, but others, not so much. It is fun to see where folks have landed in life, kids, spouses, jobs, but how many "friends" can any of us really keep up with? I realize that is why we probably lost touch to begin with. Think it may be, for me, better just to run into them at Disneyland, catch up there, and move on. The odds are, I will continue to chat with those I was talking to already. Others will probably fade away and I will once again miss them. My posting will resume now and again, but I am going to set realistic expectations this time just like I have in real life ya know? Facebook is for fun, and I need to remember that.