The first thing I have to say is Happy Birthday Mary! It is very rare to find a friend that you can talk to (even if it's in your own head sometimes) and never be afraid to say anything that you are thinking. Over the past 30 years we have been across the street, in the same town, in the same state and separated by several states but in the words of Meredith Grey, "you are my one"! I hope you have the best day ever!!
That being said, onward we go.
Ever notice how on gray and dreary days you end up sitting around with nothing to do and find yourself staring into space? That day is today. Decided I would shake off the boredom and do some time on Facebook. I'm not talking playing Candy Crush but actually scrolling through my wall and reading something other than the yard sale ads and cruise group comments.
I'm happy to report that I really haven't been missing too much with my Candy Crush addiction. Quite a few of the posts are just people re-posting stuff they saw. My main observation about this behavior is that most of the stuff they post is several years old. Have you seen this... and the post is from 2009 and this was found 2 days after the original post. Or the post is totally bogus (I love www.snopes.com) and whatever it is about never existed anywhere except on the internet for the last ten years!
The other thing I discovered is that there sure are a lot of snarky people on the internet. Guess that parents stopped teaching the "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all" rule! Wow. Post of sick kid, bash the mom for posting it. Ask a question, bash the asker for not knowing and asking. Post an interesting article, bash the article photo, the author of the article, the way the article is written, the font used to write the article but never mention anything about the actual article...
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| Like randomly inserting a picture of the kids taking a nap and having someone comment on the fact that the bed isn't made! By the way, don't you just love my gorgeous summer comforter? |
My favorite though has to be the cruise line groups that I joined. The premise is that you join the group so you can do a few things. One, share your excitement and enthusiasm for your upcoming trips. True fact, your friends and family don't want to hear about where you are going, how long you are staying and what excursions you are thinking about taking. All they hear is that you are going and they aren't. Second, find out info from other people about specific destinations, cruise ports, airports and hotels for before and after cruise stays. The knowledge from others who have gone before you should help with making informed decisions easier. Sadly, the snarky folks are too often on these sites as well. I am thankful for the majority of my fellow cruisers who simply answer the question but sure does take up some time wading through the remarks from the haters!
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| Turtle in the Cayman Islands! |
Truthfully, probably a better way to have spent my gray and dreary Sunday would of been to do a ton of housecleaning. B is coming to hang out with me tomorrow so I know I won't get anything productive accomplished. Too hard to concentrate on work when he is busy doing and saying cute and adorable things! I did break down and make a Loaded Potato, Egg, Sausage and Cheese Scramble for Joe and I to have for brunch. Sadly, that and this blog post were my main efforts for the day! Happy Sunday everyone.
