"I have reconnected with high school friends with whom I have not spoken for over 43 years!!"
Judging by how you look, you must have graduated high school when you were around 2 or 3! Bruce On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Diana and/or Morris Everett Jr < [email protected]> wrote: > I love facebook. Through this site, our entire extended family keeps in > touch daily. We even used it to send out the daily medical status when > Granny broke her arm...and those messages went coast to coast. We like the > fact that facebook has privacy settings for photo albums, and we set them to > "friends only." > > As for unwanted friend requests, just click on "ignore" and poof, they > are gone. > > Even better: > > 1. I have received so many postings from my former students who, being in > touch with eachother,were able to find me. Now they write and tell me how > much they loved my class, what they remember from those third grade days, > and more. I have already met with one of them for lunch. Some of their > parents are also on facebook and they have asked to be my fb friend as > well. I would have never known how many students - now adults, some married > - think so fondly of me....I treasure those "you were my favorite teacher > ever" messages!!! I would have never known without Facebook, since these > kids have spread out all over the world. > > 2. I have reconnected with high school friends with whom I have not spoken > for over 43 years!! Our neighborhood literally emptied out the year after > graduation, and we were scattered to the four winds with no way to find each > other. We meet for lunch, breakfast, and communicate daily on fb. It is > like study hall all over again, but with no detentions for passing notes!!!! > > 3. Speaking of the neighborhood, I have reconnected with the girl I lived > next door to for 14 years growing up. She lives, ironically, 20 minutes > away!!! Thank you Facebook!!! We now meet regularly and even take knitting > classes together. > > 4.Let's not forget college. Pals from both undergrad and grad schools are > there and we also communicate regularly and share photos. My roommate lives > in Connecticut and, pardon the pun, we have connected! It is awesome!! > > 5. Current friends and I post very very often (sometimes daily) so we all > know what we are up to all the time!! Sure beats writing those dreaded > "aren't I wonderful?!" once-a-year Christmas letters that are so > annoying......................on fb we just share daily events and life and > it is what it is. We also use the message inbox function to make plans,etc. > > > My kids love Facebook because I am the family photographer and I can post > tons and tons of photos...which previously would clog up their inboxes when > I would mail them. Now they can view them when ready and so forth. > > Does it take a lot of time? Yes. But far less than it would to try and > reach all of the people in my life who have meant so much to me over the > years in the different phases and locations of my life. I check it each > morning and before bed..and sometimes in between or on my cel. > Love it, love it, love it. > > Diana > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
