connected

Andrea deleted her Facebook account. Yep that's right. She just up and deleted it. Will she go back and use it again one of these days? Probably. But what I find interesting is her ability to be unconnected. I tried to explain the implications of deleting her account but she'd already made up her mind. She knows people won't miss her online and that's not how she connects with the people she loves.

On the other hand I'm connected online. I've thought about deleting my Facebook account before. I've never come close to doing it but I've let the thought dance across my mind. Why do I need it? I did fine without it for all those years. (By the way what did we do online before there was YouTube?)

Why do we need to be connected online? Why can't we be satisfied with the face to face connections we have?

I occasionally post something profound (stupid) to Facebook or Twitter but lately I've found myself in the habit of people watching. Not exactly stalking but reading blogs, wall posts, and tweets. It's very interesting to see how people's lives are forming. People that I've had a face to face relationship with at one time or another. With each line or blog post I can see how a person is living or what's inspiring them at the moment. It in turn inspires me. Maybe not to the point where I'm going to paint a work or art or write a novel but it makes my soul smile.

Sorry about the jumble of thoughts.

my short history...and a glimpse into the future

I got this idea from another blog but I thought it sounded fun. This is a lot harder than it looks. Trying to think of something you did or had happen to you for a specific year in your life can be difficult.



1985-My parents got busy
1986-BORN
1987-I assume I began to walk and talk (I have yet to stop)
1988-Decided I could only lead if I had followers
1988-Got a brother
1989-Turned 3 years old
1990-Turned 4 years old
1991-Began public education
1991-I prayed for a sister
1992-Got a sister
1992-Began my reign as the oldest sibling
1993-Michael Franklin gave me a bloody nose on the playground
1994-Complained about the teaching skills of my third grade teacher until she changed the way she taught
1994-Smelled B.O. in my armpit for the first time
1995-Moved from O-Town to North O-Town
1996-Learned that I hate division but love multiplying
1996-Watched the maturation video-learned that soon there would be hair where there was no hair before
1997-Cried at the end of 5th grade (so did Goobs)
1998-my genes kicked in and I got my first pair of glasses
1999-Failed my first, but not my last, math class
2000-Met the girl that would someday be my wife (yeah I know)
2001-My dad had a brain tumor removed
2001-Started high school
2002-Drivers license and the keys to a mini van
2002-Shaved my head bald after watching "Duck Soup" with James (best friend)
2003-My parents decide to move to Wisconsin
2003-Made a deal with my mom if I was elected into class office I could stay in Utah
2003-Elected into class office
2003-Moved out of the house and into my grandparents basement
2004-High school graduation
2004-Started college
2005-Moved into an apartment with James (best friend)
2005-James and I punched each other in the face
2006-Terri Reddout became my advisor and changed my college career
2007-Began my two year reign at KWCR (a college radio station)
2007-My dad was diagnosed with a second brain tumor
2008-asked a guy in the military if I could marry his daughter
2008-Got engaged
2009-God healed my dad's inoperable brain tumor
2009-Graduated college
2009-Got a "real" job
2009-Said "I do"
2009-Went to Hawaii
2010-The five year plan is implemented
2011-TBD
2012-TBD
2013-TBD
2014-TBD
2015-End of five year plan-definitely a father by now
2016-TBD
2017-TBD
2018-TBD
2019-TBD
2020-Plans to return to the moon with NASA
and so on...