More Than Four Sides

Category: facebook

  • Clarification…

    I posted on Facebook on Friday the following: I’m hoping that April 1st will be an auspicious day for the start of my new life. Moving forward with some trepidation. So, the deal is – my husband and I are separating, after many years of marriage counseling, trying to arrive at a workable understanding.  I’ve…

  • FaceBook, across the political spectrum

    My daughter recently asked me: why do you keep engaging these people on facebook?! I understand the desire for conversation across political sides, but they don’t seem capable of rationality, or reading comprehension (if they’d at least post counter-arguments that were coherent, that’d be something) If you are a “friend” of mine on FaceBook, you’ll…

  • On tenterhooks…

    I woke up this morning in a state of high anxiety. I launched Facebook, and the first thing I saw was a post from MoveOn.org saying “The day is finally here. How are you feeling? Go!” and the comments were exactly my feelings – about half of them hopeful, and the other half anxious and…

  • An Education with Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio

    I learned about Collodi’s original version of Pinocchio about a year or more ago, when I mentioned on Facebook that we watched the Disney version with our kids, and my very well-read cousin (yes, you, R) told me of the “real” version. I love this version so much more than the Disney-fied, saccharine story. I…

  • Where were you born?

    The original premise of this blog was to get myself and my readers thinking outside boundaries, both geographical and cultural. In addition, just a couple of weeks ago, my daughter took advantage of the fact that I have British citizenship, and she was sworn in as a subject of the United Kingdom. Her action prompted…

  • Long time, no posts!

    I have been writing blog entries in my head for the past week, and, so far, nothing actually typed!!  I’ve been a bit overwhelmed with the interactivity of Facebook, discovering old friends, and learning more about current friends – very odd!!  Also, work has been busy… But, I do want to upload a lot more…