Seven of us from book lunch met at Palmano's/ Park Plaza Gardens yesterday - HOW FUN! I wrote an email this morning:
As I was at the ER until 2 AM the night before (Corey now has 8 stitches in his forehead, basketball injury, no big deal), and I came right from my 3 monthly checkup at oncologist to wine, I will tell you seven that it was so wonderful to see you all. I draw so much energy from you all. The conversation was fun. You take me outside myself, allow me to connect with your lives. I thrive on this!
My top ten from the two hours:
1. beach vacation group... what an idea
2. www.shutterfly.com (online photo calendar maker for Christmas)
3. Memoirs of a Geisha, Ziyi Zhang ( no his is not the book for October, I KNOW some of you reading this went -WHAT?!?)
4. mother of the bride dress for next month, no big whoop, she looks GREAT in everything
5. mother of the groom dress for next summer, no big whoop, see #4
6. Fearrington Culinary School, Chapel Hill life
7. bartending school, hired an agent
8. going on tour, cutting an album
9. RV to football games, someone else five football games, and me watching football on tv
10. ordering a half glass of wine?
Funny, this was just mentioned yesterday in one of the daily email missives I receive, by Jim Denison. Community/ relationships / Facebook. Here's part of it at the end of my email. I mentioned this yesterday at WINE. And of course we went further. I enjoy Facebook and Emails. They are great tools, just like vacuum cleaners are tools. They are social network tools. They are useful. In my mind, they should not replace face to face interactions. They are great to augment relationships. But without face to face time, we have shallow relationships. J brought up that face to face includes emotions, online doesn't have as much emotion.
Yet another insight as to why Booklunch is so important to me.
See you in October, unless a spark of spontaneity flares between now and then?!?!?
Love ya, sara
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Why is Facebook changing?
Facebook's transforming platform is a fascinating window into the soul of our culture. First a disclaimer: natives in the jungles of Borneo know more about social networking than me. The youngest members of our team do most of the posting and maintenance of our Facebook page. My interest this morning centers on this question: why is the largest social networking site in the world changing its platform so significantly?
We'll soon see "Timeline," a profile that will encourage us to post content predating our time on the social network. My entire life would appear in chronological order, telling my story to the world. We'll also be able to add apps that publish content automatically to these timelines. In this way others will know what we're reading, watching, or listening to.
Here's my question: why would anyone care? I prefer classical music, while Janet knows every word on the Doobie Brothers' Greatest Hits album. Does this information advance humanity? We're fighting in Afghanistan while struggling with global economic challenges --my opinion of Kung Fu Panda 2 seems somewhat irrelevant.
Why are social media such a dominant force in our lives today? I think it's because we feel so detached and fragmented. We've never been busier or more stressed. Mother Teresa called loneliness "the leprosy of the Western world." Anything that makes us feel attached to others will help meet our deep need for community.
Our need to connect with others is part of our God-given nature.
So, dear reader, I am not anti-Facebook or anti-blog. Or anti-books. There is immense power in time spent with ideas.
I am pro-face time. Which is time spent face to face with someone. It can be at a party, or meeting. But to grow, we all need a balance of nutrition. It also has to include time spent together over a cup of coffee, exercising, or just sitting there quiet looking at the water. Not quality time, but quantity and variety time.
That's what I think.
As I was at the ER until 2 AM the night before (Corey now has 8 stitches in his forehead, basketball injury, no big deal), and I came right from my 3 monthly checkup at oncologist to wine, I will tell you seven that it was so wonderful to see you all. I draw so much energy from you all. The conversation was fun. You take me outside myself, allow me to connect with your lives. I thrive on this!
My top ten from the two hours:
1. beach vacation group... what an idea
2. www.shutterfly.com (online photo calendar maker for Christmas)
3. Memoirs of a Geisha, Ziyi Zhang ( no his is not the book for October, I KNOW some of you reading this went -WHAT?!?)
4. mother of the bride dress for next month, no big whoop, she looks GREAT in everything
5. mother of the groom dress for next summer, no big whoop, see #4
6. Fearrington Culinary School, Chapel Hill life
7. bartending school, hired an agent
8. going on tour, cutting an album
9. RV to football games, someone else five football games, and me watching football on tv
10. ordering a half glass of wine?
Funny, this was just mentioned yesterday in one of the daily email missives I receive, by Jim Denison. Community/ relationships / Facebook. Here's part of it at the end of my email. I mentioned this yesterday at WINE. And of course we went further. I enjoy Facebook and Emails. They are great tools, just like vacuum cleaners are tools. They are social network tools. They are useful. In my mind, they should not replace face to face interactions. They are great to augment relationships. But without face to face time, we have shallow relationships. J brought up that face to face includes emotions, online doesn't have as much emotion.
Yet another insight as to why Booklunch is so important to me.
See you in October, unless a spark of spontaneity flares between now and then?!?!?
Love ya, sara
============
Why is Facebook changing?
Facebook's transforming platform is a fascinating window into the soul of our culture. First a disclaimer: natives in the jungles of Borneo know more about social networking than me. The youngest members of our team do most of the posting and maintenance of our Facebook page. My interest this morning centers on this question: why is the largest social networking site in the world changing its platform so significantly?
We'll soon see "Timeline," a profile that will encourage us to post content predating our time on the social network. My entire life would appear in chronological order, telling my story to the world. We'll also be able to add apps that publish content automatically to these timelines. In this way others will know what we're reading, watching, or listening to.
Here's my question: why would anyone care? I prefer classical music, while Janet knows every word on the Doobie Brothers' Greatest Hits album. Does this information advance humanity? We're fighting in Afghanistan while struggling with global economic challenges --my opinion of Kung Fu Panda 2 seems somewhat irrelevant.
Why are social media such a dominant force in our lives today? I think it's because we feel so detached and fragmented. We've never been busier or more stressed. Mother Teresa called loneliness "the leprosy of the Western world." Anything that makes us feel attached to others will help meet our deep need for community.
Our need to connect with others is part of our God-given nature.
So, dear reader, I am not anti-Facebook or anti-blog. Or anti-books. There is immense power in time spent with ideas.
I am pro-face time. Which is time spent face to face with someone. It can be at a party, or meeting. But to grow, we all need a balance of nutrition. It also has to include time spent together over a cup of coffee, exercising, or just sitting there quiet looking at the water. Not quality time, but quantity and variety time.
That's what I think.
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