Posts Tagged ‘facebook’
When cowards hide behind digital walls and hurl grenades…
Someone did something rotten to me a few weeks ago. A person who I have never met but who performs in the same New York storytelling community as me, who knows many of the same storytellers that I do, and who was connected to me via Facebook, decided to block me. I didn’t notice. Though…
Read More14 Things That Annoy Me (and probably you)
1. People who live in the suburbs of a city but claim residence to that city 2. Drivers who fail to understand that “No Right on Red” really means “Be careful before making your perfectly legal right on red.” 3. Continuous discussions about body ailments and/or illnesses 4. Invitations to play stupid Facebook games 5.…
Read MoreWanted: Photographs of sofas and slippers and well appointed thermostats. Please?
My Facebook feed has been full of wine over the past couple days. Wine glasses set before roaring fires. Wine glasses being clinked in celebration. Wine glasses standing beside the spines of books and sleeping dogs and flickering candles. It’s a funny thing. I spent last night drinking cold water from a steel water bottle.…
Read MoreEveryone is completely overwhelmed, except I kind of think that they aren’t and should reconsider their position.
It seems as if I hear someone say that they are overwhelmed or someone they know is overwhelmed or a certain segment of the population is overwhelmed almost every day. I don’t get it. The average American watches 34 hours of television a week. Spends almost two hours a day on social media. Spends 40…
Read MoreHack a friend’s Facebook profile. Have fun and do some good all at the same time.
I have a friend who does not passcode protect her phone. I don’t passcode protect mine, either. I feel like anyone who needs a passcode on their phone is hiding something, and I simply don’t have time for it. So I don’t blame my friend for her lack of security. In fact, I love it.…
Read MoreNo one wants to see your photos of the sunrise or the sunset.
On Saturday morning, I posted the following to Facebook: At 6:38 this morning the sky turned an orange that I have never seen before. It was as if it was on fire. The whole world was bathed in an eerily beautiful orange glow. It lasted for less than ten minutes. I took my son outside…
Read MoreThis short film presents a situation that is both ridiculous and reality. And that scares the hell out of me.
It’s astounding how rapidly the selfie and social media have interlocked to become a ubiquitous, ingrained, and inexplicably accepted aspect of American culture. Does a film like this awaken people to the lunacy of their social media existences, or are they unable to see themselves for who they have become? ASPIRATIONAL from Matthew Frost on…
Read MoreFacebookless friends
It just occurred to me: My three closest male friends are not on Facebook. Two have no accounts whatsoever, and the third has an account that he has never used. I can’t decide if I have the most impressive assemblage of friends in the world or simply a collection of Luddites.
Read MoreWhy I chose not to vote today and then did anyway.
Here is a fundamental truth about me: I do not like to be told what to do. The more I am told what to do, the less likely I will do it, especially if: I am being told what to do with great earnestness. Failure to comply will not result in any serious negative consequences.…
Read MoreMarriage deconstruction tool
In 2011, Facebook was cited as a contributing factor in one-third of divorces. The most common reasons cited as evidence were inappropriate messages to members of the opposite sex, separated spouses posting nasty comments about each other, and Facebook friends reporting spouse’s inappropriate behavior. I find these statistics tragic and unfathomable. Facebook? I have three…
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