It’s a sad tale I’m about to tell
but one that has become quite common as well.
A coward who thinks he’s clever
may be pleasant face-to-face, however,
he carries hate inside which can never really hide
and he’s never learned what to do with all the hate
unfortunately, hate won’t just dissipate.
Continue readingI grew up in a time when stalking and obsession were selling points for romantic plots. “Oh, look! He wore her down until she said yes. They were surely meant to be together.”
I now live in a time where even writing that sentence made my fingers cringe.
We have learned (hopefully) that stalking is not romantic. Overly obsessing on anything is not healthy. What were romance storylines are now creepy thriller plot lines.
So, to reiterate today’s stance: stalking is bad.
Continue readingI enjoy public speaking. But I don’t get to do it enough so I have set about creating ways to practice. My hope is to one day find a way to make a living using the skill. Until then, I keep thinking of ways to develop the skill. One way I have started this summer is by doing live video chats and other video spots on social media. I don’t expect anyone to notice the videos but when they do I’m not sure how to follow-up.
Continue readingJust over a year ago, for reasons I won’t go into here (because they no longer matter at this point and will hopefully soon be forgotten) I started posting on instagram. My pictures do not feature people but usually scenery. My intent is to post something beautiful. Considering I live in the high mountain desert that most people find “ugly” this is a rather personal feat. I attempt to accompany the pictures with short word posts of encouragement. Sometimes, the pictures repeat. Sometimes I have to borrow lyrics or others’ words. For the most part, I feature my pictures and my words. All in an attempt to strengthen and edify anyone who happens upon my little insta-home.
Continue readingWe are in a fairly new era and as such we are making rules up as we go. We are all pioneers discovering this frontier as our online presence becomes the norm. But living life on a screen is not normal and needs to have some boundaries. I’m curious what rules have fallen into place for you as you navigate the cyber world? Are you the master or servant of your social media apps? Continue reading
Dear Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook (and all other social media platforms),
We have a problem here. Some people were born without a common sense gene. As much as we want everyone to rise to the occasion and be wise about using your platform it will never happen. It is impossible for some people to think before they post so we need to adapt to the capacity of the weak to protect everyone else. While there are many issues the viral Gladys Kravitzes use poor judgment on there is one specific one I’d like to discuss. That is when someone posts the death of someone else before the family members have time to be properly (not online) informed. This is not good, it does not reflect well on you, and it is unlikely to get better on its own because not everyone has an ounce of sympathy in their status posting hearts. Continue reading
I lost a like. It shouldn’t bother me in this day and age of freely given and taken away likes but it does. I mean, every single time I log onto my FB blog page and see this:
I wonder, who are the two that don’t want to follow me? Am I not delightful enough? Continue reading
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