From a quick break at work with a pair of chili dogs (it's $3 lunch day here at work):
- Sorry I haven't posted in a while...that's what happens when you have a busy family and a sick vehicle that you have to repair yourself. It took me a week and a half of nights-and-weekends work to pinpoint the issue (in this case, defective air injection system affecting engine performance), and it will probably take me another few days to finish diagnostic tests and fully resolve the problem. For now, I've Band-Aided it so that it drives without giving me any grief, so I'm not in any big rush.
- I'm back on Facebook (in case you couldn't tell by that badge thing over on the right). I don't know exactly how I feel about it. On general principles, I'm against social networking sites like Facebook. Sure, it allows you to reconnect with people from your past, but A) that isn't always a good/desirable thing, and B) it discourages you from getting out, meeting REAL people, and doing things in the REAL world. This is my third go-around with it, so if I can't stick with it, I am dumping it FOREVER.
Besides, it takes away from blog posting time. I mean, FB does pretty much the same thing a blog does, only with shorter updates/posts and more pretty features. Games, hugs, flair, quizzes...I can't do that on here. (Well, I could, but it would take a lot of work.). The FB page and the blog don't really complement each other very well, either.
Of course, I get to say a lot more on here than I do on the FB page. For example, chatter and status updates on FB are light, light-hearted, and/or humorous. I've made a few more serious comments and observations there, and people don't seem to like that much.
- My life is beginning to firm up a little bit, in terms of its general fabric. For a long while, things kind of were loose and frayed around the edges. Now, though, I'm getting into a groove, finding myself again, and getting things back under some semblence of control. Hobbies, car situation, work, kids. And that's all a very good thing. Sure, there are still lots of uncertainties and things that need resolution, but overall life seems to be settling down a little bit. FINALLY.
- Heidi and I celebrated our 3-year anniversary on Tuesday. WOOHOO!!! I love her so much...she is one of God's greatest gifts to me. I just can't say that enough.
- So we have a couple of Sooners playing in the US Open, which runs this weekend. Anthony Kim is doing well in his first round, sharing the lead at -2. Todd Hamilton is also is the hunt at even par. My fave Phil Mickelson (not a Sooner but still a great golfer) is also at even, so he's right in there, too. I wouldn't mind seeing any of those three guys win, that's for sure. Please remember to keep Phil in your prayers, as he continues to help his wife through treament for breast cancer.
Sorry to all my loyal readers for taking so long to post...hope you aren't mad at me. Thanks for reading along.
1 comment:
I understand your feelings on Facebook. FB has been an interesting experience for me. I resisted FB/Twitter for a long time until finally caving in this year. Heck, even my MIL had a FB account before I did. But, the reason why I'm on FB/Twitter is simply to get to know the people I meet here in Houston. For someone like me, who stays at home all day, it can be hard to meet new people. And it can be hard to develop friendships with others in the two minutes I might spend conversing with someone before church, or while chasing Daphne at a play date. Because inevitably our mom's group play dates are usually held at the park and my child only wants to climb to the top of the playground equipment and try to jump off. So all the other moms are talking while I'm making sure Daphne doesn't break anything. At least FB gives me more of an opportunity to interact.
And as far as reconnecting with people from the past, there have been a few people who I really regretted losing contact with. Because, let's face it, I SUCK at keeping in touch with people. So it's been nice to find them on FB. And there are other people who have added me as a friend who I'd actually love to de-friend now that I remember why I stopped calling them in the first place. Hehehe.
And congrats on your anniversary!
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