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Re: My Love-Hate Relationship with Facebook

Fred Faulkner — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:46:17 -0000

So today I uninstalled FB again off my phone. I put it back on for a recent conference, but on the train commuting to work I found myself, AGAIN, just loading it up from muscle memory when I had closed the app literally 3 minutes before. I agree, Twitter is much more focused for me on topics I genuinely care about. And I use Instagram for a passion around photography.

Re: My Love-Hate Relationship with Facebook

Steve Ziegler — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:10:30 -0000

Great post. I went cold turkey in 2013. I replaced it with Twitter. I haven't needed it for community groups or organizing. My wife is still on FB and will share relevant posts from friends/family with me. But, they are very few and far between these days. On Twitter, my feed is generally tailored to what I want without a lot of irrelevant content. TweetDeck really helps me separate content I'm interested in using lists.

Re: My Love-Hate Relationship with Facebook

Eric Boyle — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:40:51 -0000

I went cold turkey on Facebook during the 2012 election but had to return on a limited basis since - similar to your experience - so many activities and local organizations are FB-dependent. Would be good to come up with a new way of connecting with local communities on-line that aren't dependent on ad revenue. Seems like people are now seeing the value in their privacy, so they're more willing to pay for a secure space to connect.

Re: “I Do it” – My Son Wants to Do EVERYTHING

Fred Faulkner — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:34:52 -0000

Oh Freddie is the same way. The garage door is a big one for him. He has to close it, open it. The fridge not so much, but he will do exactly what Abbie does with if we do it, he will re-open something, just to do it again.

The other classic is when he throws a fit and says he doesn't want something (milk, curious george stuffed animal, blanket) and then two seconds later he wants it. Mr. Indecisive we call him.

Re: “I Do it” – My Son Wants to Do EVERYTHING

Marc — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:24:38 -0000

It's good to know we aren't the only ones in this phase :) My favorite is when she's in the other room, hears us going into the fridge to get something, and after the door is closed she comes screaming across the house, "ABBIE CLOSE IT! ABBIE CLOSE IT!"

And then either a tantrum ensues or she will open it and close it again. I prefer the latter, but usually it's the former.

Re: “I Do it” – My Son Wants to Do EVERYTHING

Fred Faulkner — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:34:52 -0000

The other classic is when he throws a fit and says he doesn't want something (milk, curious george stuffed animal, blanket) and then two seconds later he wants it. Mr. Indecisive we call him.

Re: “I Do it” – My Son Wants to Do EVERYTHING

Marc — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:24:38 -0000

And then either a tantrum ensues or she will open it and close it again. I prefer the latter, but usually it's the former.

Re: “I Do it” – My Son Wants to Do EVERYTHING

Fred Faulkner — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:34:52 -0000

Re: “I Do it” – My Son Wants to Do EVERYTHING

Marc — Tue, 25 May 2010 08:24:38 -0000

Re: Caption Contest

Scott — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:26:11 -0000

"I just saved a pantload by switching to Geico."
"Dude, you've got your endorsements all mixed up."

Re: Caption Contest

Scott — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:26:11 -0000

"I just saved a pantload by switching to Geico."
"Dude, you've got your endorsements all mixed up."