Hey Share, Nice to hear from you. I envision you and your Mom engaged in a pleasant game of Yahtzee. I like that picture.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Hi Steve, funnily enough I was reading about this on the plane yesterday. A wonderful book by Oliver Burkeman the author of Antidote, his latest essay collection that someone on FFL recommended a few months ago. He's very funny as he comments on all kinds of human foibles, etc. At one point he says that research indicates that people tend to make their lives sound different online than they really are. Partially it's just a limitation of the medium. And I'm guessing that the ability to transcend this limitation differs from individual to individual depending on personality, upbringing, etc. Well Barry posted that piece written by a critic of a successful cartoonist. And it appeared well written, even if it was full of inaccuracies. But then you saw a picture of the guy, and learned about all the weird stuff he had written, and it completely changed the view. Although this is not really related, something similiar to this happens to me all the time. I had to do some shopping at Home Depot last night. Turns out I left my binder with a bunch of notes and some checks (already filled out) in the shopping cart. I didn't realize it until this morning. I called the store, and they transferred me to a woman administrator in the store who told me that they had found it, and to come in and ask for her. I envisioned a woman with a professional appearance and demeanor. That turned out not to be the case. And this happens to me all the time. On the other hand, she came through for me, and for that I was most grateful. And of course, there are the avatars people create online. > And I do think that most of us tend to one kind of writing voice, probably habit. Plus some people simply might not think it's appropriate to share personal info on such a public forum. Naturally I think you have to be very careful about it. Because people can be cruel. But I don't think that is the case the great majority of the time here. People may feel I was out of line in giving some Ravi push back regarding things he has disclosed publically about some of his relationships. I would have to disagree with that assessment. And I don't even feel the need to elaborate more about that. > AND, I have also noticed the differing amounts of personal disclosure done by different people. I have been surprised at my own posting in this regard. All grist for the mill (-: > Share in Maryland, missing the Dome I think, like most things, it is finding the right balance. What you hope is that people will try to be helpful when you expose a vulnerability, and not stomp on you. > > ________________________________ > From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@... > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 10:21 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Earnest Confusion" to Nablusoss > > >  > Evidently not. But it's funny, I can tell you many things about Ann, Emily, Curtis, Barry, Share, Jim, Ravi, Alex, Dixon, but I can't think of anything much you've revealed about your life. Sure, we know you political views, and, well, its true, you did talk about your issue with Crones disease, (if I have that straight), but those details are few and far between given the amount of posting you do. > I stand by my observation that you reveal little about yourself, other than your stance on current events, and your other posting priorities.  > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" steve.sundur@ wrote: > > > > > Other people here, in the course of posting reveal interesting > > > aspects about their lives. Not so with you. I wonder what that > > > means? > > > > It means you haven't been paying attention. > > > > Sorry, but I've said plenty about my life. > > >
