MyFacebookSpace

Social Networking sites have become very popular lately, and I can see why. It’s an easy, entertaining way to stay in touch with people and to dig up friends and acquaintances with whom we had lost touch at some point in life. It allows us to create and maintain a sort of community with a combination of folks that we see all the time and others whom we haven’t seen for many years. One thing that’s ironic about these sites is when people get a friend request from someone they don’t know very well, don’t like all that much, or barely knew in high school. It begs the question: Do I accept this person’s request? The down side to having this person on your list is that you don’t necessarily want them thinking they are your “friend”. They are then allowed access to your personal corner of the internet. One of the main pros AND cons to having people linked to your page is that it’s very easy to share photos and information with them. Regardless of the good and the bad aspects of these sites, they’ve definitely carved a place in our culture. People become addicted to spending time posting their random thoughts and reading other people’s thoughts and comments about their daily activities. I’m all for it. :)

Ages of Enlightenment

It's interesting to see how our perspectives change as we get older, primarily our view of what's considered old and young. As a young child, we think everyone who's over 20 is elderly. Most teenagers are eager to add years onto their young life so they will be taken more seriously by adults, so they can move out of the house, so they can have the perks that come with adulthood, etc. Then as we move through our adult years, the concept of "middle age" or "old" tend to glide farther into the higher numbers. Having recently turned 40, I've been pondering how my friends and I might appear to others. When I'm out somewhere with my friends, laughing and having a grand old time, it's quite possible that teenagers who see us think that we're just a group of "old folks". It doesn't matter what they think; I just find it humorous because there are times when I still feel like I'm 15 years old, and that certainly colors my perspective. Sometimes it actually feels like my group of friends is just a bunch of goofy, energetic kids who just happen to look older on the outside. Maybe keeping that youthful internal core is the true secret to staying young.