tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post7631579150072313737..comments2023-09-14T12:49:51.466-06:00Comments on Spirit of Saint Lewis: Just a Casual AcquaintanceA Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066992019067893513noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-17062906333903760902009-09-23T17:00:05.613-06:002009-09-23T17:00:05.613-06:00This is precisely why I never look to see how many...This is precisely why I never look to see how many friends I have on Facebook.Mark in DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478832787656152843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-24233994116052356432009-09-21T10:25:24.303-06:002009-09-21T10:25:24.303-06:00That's the big problem I have with Facebook. ...That's the big problem I have with Facebook. Well, actually only one of them. The other issues I have with FB (and Twitter) are privacy and security, but those are another set of stories altogether.<br /><br />When you join a social networking site (in my blog's case, it's Foodbuzz), and people "friend" you, are they doing it because (a) they want to get to know you better on a level apart from being superficial or (b) is it to up their social status, whatever that might be?<br /><br />Where I come from, "friend" is something you call someone who you value spending quality time with.<br /><br />I really don't care for the shallowness. Sign of the times I guess. <br /><br />PS. I'm not on Facebook or Twitter.Stashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000525378017961784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-78603269900189462042009-09-21T08:52:16.845-06:002009-09-21T08:52:16.845-06:00Last night was full of odd dreams. One of them was...Last night was full of odd dreams. One of them was that you and I met a second time and had another wonderful lunch. I completely forgot until I saw (for the 2nd time) the title to this post. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-52940658199355868322009-09-20T07:26:28.373-06:002009-09-20T07:26:28.373-06:00Well said! Ive been following you for a while now...Well said! Ive been following you for a while now...feel like I know you, but haven't met you and probably never will, but still consider you a friend (albeit a lurking friend!). After reading your post, I came across this: <br /><br /><br />http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0918/p09s01-coop.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-62023490000965922222009-09-18T12:59:30.161-06:002009-09-18T12:59:30.161-06:00I like that you put words to things many feel and ...I like that you put words to things many feel and just don't take the time to articulate... and so you share more of yourself with all of us. Thank you. And I am glad I got to spend a couple hours with you one sunny afternoon in OR.!Wendyhttp://bridgeout.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-49805386710925443832009-09-18T09:35:15.605-06:002009-09-18T09:35:15.605-06:00FB has become such a significant element of our cu...FB has become such a significant element of our culture hasn't it? I Love this post because I had this happen to me (and then I did it too).....I completely understand your outlook on this Lewis!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797753577432209818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-88262880568932626872009-09-17T16:33:57.214-06:002009-09-17T16:33:57.214-06:00I've only met two of the folks whose blogs I r...I've only met two of the folks whose blogs I read and vice-versa, though I've tried to meet others. Schedules always seem to conflict. I consider quite a few of the bloggers friends, even though we've never met. We give each other encouragement, lighten the mood, listen to (i.e., read) each others' rants. Isn't that what friends do?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410366147691365995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-83774735110315529482009-09-17T06:14:42.026-06:002009-09-17T06:14:42.026-06:00Enjoy Facebook and Twitter even with their limitat...Enjoy Facebook and Twitter even with their limitations. I do have a FB page at my daughter's behest, and I probably post once a week. I'm sure my posts get lost amid the daily posters.<br /><br />I find FB tells me what you do and blogs tell me what you think. I prefer blogs, but the little stuff of FB fills in the picture a bit more. Both good, as long as they don't steal me away from engaging in the Real World too.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-44398853491529346832009-09-17T05:10:00.359-06:002009-09-17T05:10:00.359-06:00I have a FB page, but rarely look at it. Don't...I have a FB page, but rarely look at it. Don't know why I even got one. Guess because everyone else was. How shallow is that!Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308447697581920397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-31889026167978208222009-09-17T04:53:48.577-06:002009-09-17T04:53:48.577-06:00Depth is difficult to find these days. I know I...Depth is difficult to find these days. I know I've been defriended a few times but I can't figure out who did it, lol. I guess it's just as well eh?tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-64106628824056458002009-09-16T22:23:45.062-06:002009-09-16T22:23:45.062-06:00My eyes cross trying to figure out all these new s...My eyes cross trying to figure out all these new social boundaries and definitions.<br /> It is all rather messy.<br /><br /> I consider many of my blog buddies " friends" even though I have never met them. <br /> <br />I certainly consider you as a friend!Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-84461220714094768932009-09-16T19:03:31.224-06:002009-09-16T19:03:31.224-06:00I've shifted into a new social circle locally ...I've shifted into a new social circle locally here lately, and have been wondering which people from my old performing group I consider "friends" and which were "Facebook friends" only. But then there are people like you, people whom I've only met face-to-face a couple of times -- but I find myself interested in what you have to say and in what's happening in your life. So it's not physical proximity that defines friendship.<br /><br />At the same time, I've been pondering the blog/Facebook/Twitter thing. I started my blog just over 8 years ago, but now that I'm writing more copy for work, I end up not writing on any of these mediums. (I'm not even getting 140 characters out at home these days, much less 140 words.) I usually read most blogs via RSS, but that doesn't engage me to comment the way visiting the real page does. Perhaps it's time to slow down a bit and get back to enjoying reading and pondering, and participating in the longer-form conversation again.ericopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006412716044000277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-39391159468194328632009-09-16T16:22:30.028-06:002009-09-16T16:22:30.028-06:00We've met once or twice, and I consider you a ...We've met once or twice, and I consider you a friend-friend, definitely more than a casual acquaintance, even though we've only met so few times.<br /><br />I think the virtual world mimics the real world, just with a wider field of view. Shallow people in real life are just as shallow online.<br /><br />There are many people I've met who I don't consider friends, maybe because I didn't feel a "click," or didn't agree with their opinions, or just didn't like their shoes. Who knows. You, however, have fabulous footwear, so I had no choice but consider you a friend.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065042871216479832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-84364146526078396972009-09-16T15:51:53.475-06:002009-09-16T15:51:53.475-06:00Are you still mad because I defriended you? Haha....Are you still mad because I defriended you? Haha.<br /><br />That's happened to be before (by exes, for example), but I have to get over it because they're not worth it.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985551962784298632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-80196061685519250022009-09-16T11:55:01.484-06:002009-09-16T11:55:01.484-06:00This is tough. I've been thinking about gettin...This is tough. I've been thinking about getting rid of some folks from FB, but only those that I haven't seen or talked to since HS or college. Certainly no one that I IM with our chat with regularly. <br /><br />I agree that things have gotten so shallow! It's such a disappointment when my favorite bloggers go to an all-Twitter format. <br /><br />I consider you and friend and we've never met!LSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027230973230749475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-11058196083951862522009-09-16T10:36:51.666-06:002009-09-16T10:36:51.666-06:00I love this post. So very well said. I'm honou...I love this post. So very well said. I'm honoured to have met you once in person and I love our occasional banter and I enjoy you for who you are.<br /><br />There, that's mushy enough. (g)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com