I cannot possibly be the only mid-30 something who is completely freaked out by Facebook. Don't get me wrong, it's been an entertaining 4 months since I signed up.
I gave it the kiss of death a few years ago.. boldly saying that "I'd never have a social network page".. and then work stepped in and suggested that I get a Facebook page because we were requiring all of our on-air talent to sign up. Facebook spread through our station like a wildfire. It seems like almost everyone I work with is now a "friend" of mine.
Here's what freaks me out about Facebook.. there are people I haven't seen since high school, college, or a random encounter along the way and THEY ALL FIND ME.
It is very addictive. I will have to admit. I check it all the time, get updates on my phone, and am disappointed when there is nothing new when I log on. I am pathetic. The worst part is now I'm on LinkedIn, Plaxo and something else that I will never figure out... oh yeah, don't forget Twitter (that was a work suggestion as well - follow our website folks as they Tweet?!?).
It has been fun catching up with people without REALLY having to talk to them. Is that bad? I like knowing what is going on in their lives without really having to make the effort to stay in touch. That is what I'm the worst at.. staying in touch. It's not that I don't think about some of these people.. wonder what happened to them, how many kids they have, where they work, etc.. it's just that I don't ever take the time to actually call or track them down.
What is most ironic, I have learned more about my so called "friends" in the past 4 months than I have in the last 20 years in some cases. I love that.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Back to blogging
About 3 years ago my friend Paula and I decided to start blogging. Only problem is it lasted about 3 months and I have no idea even how to find the old blog.. So here I am again, promising myself I'll take another crack at it.
I work at a television station which means nothing more than I have access to some of the strangest stories and video you can ever imagine. I have the job of whittling down what is pertinent and meaningful for the masses. Some times we hit the mark, and sometimes we couldn't hit the side of a barn if we had to.
So story dilema number one (not really, but I find this interesting).. Governor Brad Henry has asked the US Ag Secretary for monetary relief for PECAN farmers in the state of Oklahoma. I'm not knocking pecan farmers, pecan is indeed my most favorite Thanksgiving pie and probably my most favorite nut all around, I am just wondering hard bad is it?
Given the state of the economy today aren't WE ALL feeling the pinch? I personally am feeling more than a pinch, but seem to be making it work. The Governor uses rain from Hurricane Ike and an ice storm last year as the reasons for extra help for the pecan farmers.
I am nowhere near a farmer-type, I don't even have a garden, but my childhood memories involving pecans include an old leathery football and about 8 paper grocery sacks. My dad and grandpa would throw the ball up into the pecan tree ... while my brother and I ran after the falling pecans like squirrels saving up for a long winter. We'd fill up the sacks and then my grandmother would use the pecans for some of the best pecan pie you've ever tasted on Thanksgiving afternoon. The extras were used to make chex mix that I'd destroy on Christmas.
So I write all this to say... I'll be giving thanks this week to the Governor for trying to save, whether needed or not, the pecan farmers of Oklahoma. Long live the pecan farms!! Long live pecan pie - pumpkin is no match.
I work at a television station which means nothing more than I have access to some of the strangest stories and video you can ever imagine. I have the job of whittling down what is pertinent and meaningful for the masses. Some times we hit the mark, and sometimes we couldn't hit the side of a barn if we had to.
So story dilema number one (not really, but I find this interesting).. Governor Brad Henry has asked the US Ag Secretary for monetary relief for PECAN farmers in the state of Oklahoma. I'm not knocking pecan farmers, pecan is indeed my most favorite Thanksgiving pie and probably my most favorite nut all around, I am just wondering hard bad is it?
Given the state of the economy today aren't WE ALL feeling the pinch? I personally am feeling more than a pinch, but seem to be making it work. The Governor uses rain from Hurricane Ike and an ice storm last year as the reasons for extra help for the pecan farmers.
I am nowhere near a farmer-type, I don't even have a garden, but my childhood memories involving pecans include an old leathery football and about 8 paper grocery sacks. My dad and grandpa would throw the ball up into the pecan tree ... while my brother and I ran after the falling pecans like squirrels saving up for a long winter. We'd fill up the sacks and then my grandmother would use the pecans for some of the best pecan pie you've ever tasted on Thanksgiving afternoon. The extras were used to make chex mix that I'd destroy on Christmas.
So I write all this to say... I'll be giving thanks this week to the Governor for trying to save, whether needed or not, the pecan farmers of Oklahoma. Long live the pecan farms!! Long live pecan pie - pumpkin is no match.
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