Sound Byte

I am still here, however just not blogging as often as I might want to.

I am working more. Work would have me full time. I have a hard time turning them down. It only seems prudent of me to say yes with all the noise about recession and layoffs. Thus I have been working 3 to 5 days each week and probably will continue to work 3 or more each week up to the end of March. Wasn't I retired once?

I am enjoying my new granddaughter. Her 4 months have enveloped me in incredible happiness and thankfulness that I live in the same city as her.

I have recently joined the masses of people on Facebook.

For those without computer knowledge Facebook is a social networking website. It is free to join. It began 5 or so years ago by an American university student as a way to connect new students with other students. Since its inception it has grown to include 175 million worldwide users.
When it was new, it was considered in bad taste for adults to join. It was equivalent to spying on ones children. As it has evolved over the years, this has been thrown aside. Assured by this new etiquette, Jill helped me set up on Facebook.
You have to be invited to friends facebook sites. It gives me some allusion of control.
I have to admit that in the beginning, I could not see what the big deal was about Facebook. But facebook grows on you and it does so insidiously.

It encourages you to post your status with the prompt of "Wendy is..." and then you write what it is you are. Of course we all know what we are. For example; Wendy is happy that it is the weekend. The moment you post a change of status on your "wall", everyone of your friends are alerted to the fact that you have updated your status. They may then comment on your post and so on and so on. In the same manner you can also see what other friends have posted to their comments. I understand why my daughter had a problem letting me in on this world. As she said, she has no control over what her friends say to her on her wall. And as I see,many friends have no problem expressing their opinions. Goodness knows we all want others to hear us.

Facebook has included many many features such as photo albums(my personal favorite), links to websites, instant chat lines. Goodness it even tells you of mutual friends that you might be interested in inviting to your space.

Facebook is quick and dirty. It appeals to our busy life. We no longer feel the need to write epiphanal letters, emails or texts.

Facebook has brought our communication to the fine art of a sound byte.

I am not judging this a good or bad. It just is what is now. Thus I join the future while hanging onto the past.

Wendy K H