tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post1531336393959642340..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Old Friends & Facebooksagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-61399460088832606832010-02-08T22:33:20.963-05:002010-02-08T22:33:20.963-05:00I love FB. One of the best parts is getting to st...I love FB. One of the best parts is getting to stay caught up with my college roomate and her little kids.Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031154927371849065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85199769311006012752010-01-30T15:09:36.046-05:002010-01-30T15:09:36.046-05:00FB really is amazing in terms of reconnecting with...FB really is amazing in terms of reconnecting with people from the past. <br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear about Cathy. Even when we haven't been in touch, it's tough to hear of that kind of thing happening to those who once meant so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-83528907688709275112010-01-29T12:11:55.929-05:002010-01-29T12:11:55.929-05:00Oh man, I've often wondered if I drove a teach...Oh man, I've often wondered if I drove a teacher or two into leaving the profession earlier than planned. Oh well, who can ever really say. Such things are nebulous.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45060120655543947312010-01-27T21:35:30.683-05:002010-01-27T21:35:30.683-05:00I was hoping the woman in the store would end up b...I was hoping the woman in the store would end up being Cathy. Just so that you'd get some answers, you know? It's fun to see where and how people turn up.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-50517228899539006902010-01-27T09:17:32.866-05:002010-01-27T09:17:32.866-05:00That's tough, and what a way to connect. I fe...That's tough, and what a way to connect. I feel so much the same about a few people- I'll always wonder. Touching story.Beauhttp://www.foxhavenjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-37253775988119622722010-01-26T16:35:16.317-05:002010-01-26T16:35:16.317-05:00Sage
I think you're right on, 'every memor...Sage<br />I think you're right on, 'every memory' has a special time and place.<br />Sometimes getting fixed in time is good thing.Eutychus2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17857223796021466755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-62218848409676045912010-01-26T15:43:27.178-05:002010-01-26T15:43:27.178-05:00Charles, until FB, the only classmate of mine (out...Charles, until FB, the only classmate of mine (out of 750 or so graduates) that I had any contact with was my sister-in-law (my brother married a woman a year older and in my class).<br /><br />Sleephead, I've only been to one reunion (we only have them every 10 years!) i missed the last two<br /><br />Leni, it has been good to reconnect with him and with some other friends, too<br /><br />Randall, there is always danger of learning things like Cathy's death... In many ways, I supposed she'll always be 13 years oldsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-14361260431612131272010-01-26T13:16:02.243-05:002010-01-26T13:16:02.243-05:00Sometimes I wonder whether reconnecting is better ...Sometimes I wonder whether reconnecting is better left undone at times, if merely to preserve the memories we have, and not tarnish them with current events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85268537488727397012010-01-26T10:14:54.615-05:002010-01-26T10:14:54.615-05:00We always think the surprises will be nice when re...We always think the surprises will be nice when reconnecting with our old schoolmates and friends from childhood.<br /><br />I'm not suprised thant, even after so many years, you felt a bit sad. This was unexpected news.<br /><br />The good thing is you found Billy -Facebook has some advantages, not just silly fun. I still have to find it-.<br /><br />Take care!Leni Qinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787813168299836381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-2075061607934317332010-01-26T10:14:49.679-05:002010-01-26T10:14:49.679-05:00Sage
I'm sorry for your loss. One of the reaso...Sage<br />I'm sorry for your loss. One of the reasons that I try never to miss a h.s. reunion is so that I can keep in touch, even though they are five years apart. As I visit with mom each week [she's only two hours away] and I'm beginning observe some things I'd rather not see, I treasure not only those moments, but going to a nursing home in town to visit a friend I used to pal around with who only on an occasion day might recognize me, I'm reminded 'its our relationships in life that count;' maybe that's a big reason why I love blog'in so much, because there's a sense of added relationships?!Eutychus2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17857223796021466755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-74864473783235619342010-01-26T09:56:56.106-05:002010-01-26T09:56:56.106-05:00That's been a fun thing for me on facebook too...That's been a fun thing for me on facebook too, reconnecting with high school and childhood friends.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-82111536988424493742010-01-26T09:25:25.313-05:002010-01-26T09:25:25.313-05:00Karen, but FB can be overwhelming!
Lisa and Venus...Karen, but FB can be overwhelming!<br /><br />Lisa and Venus, thanks. The sadness isn't for my loss--I'd gotten over Cathy a long time ago, but it's sad to think of a life cut short and it would have been fun to have meet again and looked back <br /><br />Walking Guy, yes, thanks!<br /><br />Appalachianist, often Italians don't have to tell you, you know! And if you didn't know from Cathy's looks (she looked Italian), her last name was a give-away.<br /><br />Ed, Although I was an jerk, I don't see this as much as a mistake as a learning event... If she hadn't broken up with me then, there would have been something else, it's just amazing that I could be so sure of things when I was 13! But, in that, I'm no different than most folks.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-14169500189146486752010-01-26T09:08:19.255-05:002010-01-26T09:08:19.255-05:00It's always strange imagining what might have ...It's always strange imagining what might have been had we not made mistakes or had our fervent dreams as kids come true. It makes you realize how much your life could have changed from the paths that we could have taken. But at the end of these memory sessions, I'm glad that I took the paths I have.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1099963576783395892010-01-26T07:42:39.144-05:002010-01-26T07:42:39.144-05:00Sage, a couple of things. I can relate. Though not...Sage, a couple of things. I can relate. Though not an old romantic attachment, through Facebook I learned of a girl I grew up with being killed in a car accident 12 years ago. I thought very highly of this girl. Not to say I never "liked" her, every boy did. That hit my like a pile of bricks. I expected to hear she wa doing well, etc, etc.<br /><br />Women always show back up on me. In some form or fashion they always do. I'm not sure if I should take it as a compliment or what. <br /><br />But, Italian girls. They always got to tell you that they are Italian. "Did I tell you I'm Italian?"..."You know why I'm a good cook? Cause I'm Italian"..."You know why I'm a good kisser? Cause I'm Italian"..." You like the way I look? It's cause I'm Italian"..."Did I tell you I'm Italian?"...You gotta love 'em.Hill Billy Ravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704562883204427129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-32022860297603079432010-01-26T06:44:36.830-05:002010-01-26T06:44:36.830-05:00But that young girl still lives as long as she is ...But that young girl still lives as long as she is in someones heart and memory even though she be asleep. She lives through the things she has taught you no matter how long ago the lessons were learned.<br /><br />Be satisfied knowing she has no more peril to face in this place and content in the knowledge that you have a love for her.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1407300310368057632010-01-26T05:04:10.494-05:002010-01-26T05:04:10.494-05:00So sorry.:(So sorry.:(venuss66https://www.blogger.com/profile/17804023747114879683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-88949665914760493962010-01-25T21:50:48.932-05:002010-01-25T21:50:48.932-05:00i am sooooooo sorry. life doesn't always '...i am sooooooo sorry. life doesn't always 'seem' quite fair does it? ...<br /><br />(((hugs)))<br /><br />:,(Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02285327851504685807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-59838915586374564762010-01-25T21:18:04.876-05:002010-01-25T21:18:04.876-05:00Absolutely love FB!Absolutely love FB!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583773305351498372noreply@blogger.com