Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? — Freddie Mercury In the last month my Facebook friends have left comments on my photos or status posts such as “you guys have so much fun I want to be adopted into your family” and “you guys know how to enjoy life.” I also received…
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25 Random Things About Me
Way back when I was a Facebook addict I participated in some of those Facebook games where you answer or ask questions about something and then tag someone to do the same. One of these was called “25 Random Things About Me.” For whatever reason, I remembered this today as I was in the shower…
Another step forward
If you’ve been following along, you may be aware that I’m on a journey of sorts. I have tried to scale back my electronic connections and make some “real” connections to the people in my life. So far that has involved deleting my Facebook account, getting rid of the television, and trying to read more,…
Fourteen Days
Hi Marissa, We have received a request to permanently delete your account. Your account has been deactivated from the site and will be permanently deleted within 14 days. If you did not request to permanently delete your account, please login to Facebook to cancel this request. https://www.facebook.com/login.php Thanks, The Facebook Team So it’s been fourteen…
I did it.
Today I deleted my Facebook account. Which actually means that I told Facebook to delete my account, and if I can actually keep from logging in for the next 14 days, they will delete it. I bought stationery, collected some addresses, and went to the library. So now to follow through and do something meaningful…
A Day of Renewal
Yesterday I decided that I am leaving Facebook. I am going to deactivate my personal account. i will eventually deactivate the page for my business. Over the next couple of days I’m going to go through my list of “friends” and collect contact information. My objective is not to stop interacting and communicating with my…
Goodbye Facebook?
I’ve had this discussion several times, mostly with myself, and I usually come to the same conclusion: Facebook is an addicting time-waster and I should quit. I know I’m not alone in this. There are articles and blog entries everywhere about people leaving Facebook. Not everyone has the same reasons so I’m going to go…
Goodbye Facebook?
I wrote a blog entry about this on my other blog, but thought I would link to it here in case you don’t run across it: http://www.frontporchesandcandlelight.wordpress.com