Category: Observing Lent 2011: 40 Days Without Facebook and Twitter

Though not technically done during Lent, beginning March 9, 2011, I am giving up Facebook and Twitter for 40 days (as one might do during Lent). Please send help.

We’re Friends, Right?

~ Lenore Diane ~ 2 Comments

I received a note from a friend, “I am so ticked at the moment.” She wrote. “Apparently, if you post stuff on Facebook, you have communicated with your friends.”

Her gripe concerned one of her friends, who recently had a biopsy and posted the results (clear) on Facebook. See, my friend is not on Facebook, and she found out about her friend’s biopsy and the results of the biopsy through her husband, who saw it posted on Facebook. My friend then wondered, “Maybe we aren’t really as good of friends as I had thought.” Continue reading “We’re Friends, Right?” →

It’s a Big 80s Weekend!

~ Lenore Diane ~ 2 Comments

Chances are, if you turn on your radio on a Saturday or Sunday, a FM station will be playing nothing but 80s music. This was the case for me today, as I listened to my car radio while doing errands.

Growing up, I listened to the music my siblings played frequently, which included but was not limited to: Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Rush, Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, and John Denver. Once my siblings moved out of the house, I found my own music, which included but was not limited to: John Denver, Huey Lewis, Journey, Prince, The Police, Squeeze and every single soundtrack created by John Hughes. Continue reading “It’s a Big 80s Weekend!” →