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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    duska3419 wrote:
    Exactly how grateful I am that there was no such thing as Facebook ten years ago. I feel so sorry for teenagers having to grow up with that shit.
    true
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    shep wrote:
    duska3419 wrote:
    Exactly how grateful I am that there was no such thing as Facebook ten years ago. I feel so sorry for teenagers having to grow up with that shit.

    Seriously been debating closing my account the last couple of months... only reason it's still up is so friends can reach out to me if they're in town....

    I recently considered closing my account as well but when I really looked at it I realized I mostly use it for info about PJ other bands, TV shows, non-profit orgs, news orgs, and a variety of other entertainment and world news related shite. By deleting the account I would also be completely severing contact with some people. I had noticed a number of friends deleting their accounts, and decided I didn't really want to do that.
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    duska3419 wrote:
    Exactly how grateful I am that there was no such thing as Facebook ten years ago. I feel so sorry for teenagers having to grow up with that shit.
    I agree. Facebook is pretty cool for adults who discover it after they've developed a social life and have developed in the face-to-face world, but it really doesn't seem like a good thing for young people to be using and growing up with. I worry what that kind of thing does to young, impressionable, developing minds... I think it could warp some of their ideas and abilities when it comes to social interaction.

    Very recently a teenage girl came to live with my brother's family, making her sort of my niece. I have witnessed this first hand, there definitely is some kind of affect though I can't exactly say what it is. I read something recently addressing the affects of '#selfie' (that's the nickname given to photos one takes of oneself and posts to facebook, like vanity shots) on teenagers and it said that the more selfies they take the more it desensitizes them to the idea of their info/image floating around the internet.
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    *I am addicted...to cable/internet. I have been without either since the 26th of August-I just got internet today. :|
    *moving from a big house to a smaller house is exhausting-even though we have one bedroom filled with stuff to donate.
    *when a 2000 capacity hydraulic jack falls down on you, that hurts!
    *people in my new neighborhood are friendly! :D
    *people in my old neighborhood like to rifle through my recycling bin and take shit. :nono:
    *my new neighbors are quite randy, and very vocal (it took me a while to figure out no, she is not laughing, or crying :oops: :lol:)
    *old houses have unfortunately placed windows-see above, my living room window faces my neighbor's bedroom window :?
    *Comcast will send out a tech to hook up cable and he will spend SIX HOURS re-wiring my house for cable, and still leave me without cable. :evil:
    *Lincoln Park is a great place to spend the day, the actual park, not the band's concert. <
    granted I have not seen them since the first album.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    Hey!! ^^^ Welcome back! :wave: Congrats on the move!
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • hgpjam11
    hgpjam11 Posts: 1,328
    A dog show is much more interesting (and seemingly organized/glamorous) on tv vs in person. We went to one this wknd just out of curiosity... What a strange deal.
    I win.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    hgpjam11 wrote:
    A dog show is much more interesting (and seemingly organized/glamorous) on tv vs in person. We went to one this wknd just out of curiosity... What a strange deal.
    Dog show people are a strange breed indeed!
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    24 year olds :fp: :fp: :fp:
    WI '98,  WI '99 (EV),  WI '00,  Chgo '00,  MO '00,  Champaign '03,  Chgo '03,  WI '03,  IN '03,  MI '04,  Chgo '06:N1 & 2,  WI '06,  Chgo '07,  Chgo '08 (EV:N1),  Chgo '09:N1 & 2,  Chgo '11 (EV:N1),  WI '11:N1 & 2,  Philly '12,  Wrigley '13,  Pitt '13,  Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2, Wrigley '24 N1 & 2
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Hey!! ^^^ Welcome back! :wave: Congrats on the move!

    :wave: thanks!
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    27 year olds :fp: :fp: :fp:

    Fixed
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  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    the damage a little leather shoelace can do to a pair of jeans.... :shock:
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • cubBEE_girl
    cubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    Expectation really is the root of all heartache.
    I lost a bet...
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,005
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    Expectation really is the root of all heartache.
    so true.

    hope you are alright.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • cubBEE_girl
    cubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    Expectation really is the root of all heartache.
    so true.

    hope you are alright.

    Yeah, I'm doing okay. Thanks. :)


    I also learned that Truck can catch a baseball careening towards him with one hand like it is no big deal.
    I lost a bet...
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    That a friend of mine eats with his mouth open and makes a lot of gross noise when he eats breakfast in a restaurant. :? :? I was a bit shocked and sickened but couldn't bring myself to say anything. I thought for sure he'd have better manners than that!
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • lazloblue
    lazloblue Houston Posts: 738
    That time is flying by and my closing on my new house is next week :o
    :fp:
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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    lazloblue wrote:
    That time is flying by and my closing on my new house is next week :o
    :fp:

    Congrats!!
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  • lazloblue
    lazloblue Houston Posts: 738
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    lazloblue wrote:
    That time is flying by and my closing on my new house is next week :o
    :fp:

    Congrats!!

    Thanks!! it's funny it seemed so far away last week. Now I'm freaking out.
    Lollapalooza 92, Alpine Valley 11, De Luna 12, Wrigley/Pittsburgh/Dallas/OKC 13, Tulsa/Denver 14, Global 15, Wrigley 1/2 16
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    lazloblue wrote:
    That time is flying by and my closing on my new house is next week :o
    :fp:

    yay! another 'new house'! It's so exciting isn't it?!?!?
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • lazloblue
    lazloblue Houston Posts: 738
    RKCNDY wrote:
    lazloblue wrote:
    That time is flying by and my closing on my new house is next week :o
    :fp:

    yay! another 'new house'! It's so exciting isn't it?!?!?

    Exciting and scary at the same time.

    Just so many things to purchase to get it started. I gave up way too much from my last relationship.
    oh Well, New Start is the best thing!!!

    Congrats on yours. How you settling in?
    Lollapalooza 92, Alpine Valley 11, De Luna 12, Wrigley/Pittsburgh/Dallas/OKC 13, Tulsa/Denver 14, Global 15, Wrigley 1/2 16
  • JBii
    JBii Lake Spivey Posts: 354
    dying is a bitch but if you got key lime pie it's better
    That what you fear the most could meet you halfway

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