Being married to a cellphone or I'm just a luddite

[SadieKate]

No, I didn't but that doesn't change the fact that one can "like" the fact that someone you have friended on FB is enjoying their own life. There are plenty of activities I wouldn't spend two minutes on but I can appreciate others finding fulfillment.

I didn't really get the gist of your friend's problems but I tend not to read responses that don't have paragraph breaks. Makes me cranky and cross-eyed.

The FB setting that allows you to block specific people from seeing or responding to your posts is WONDERFUL! And FB doesn't tell them they've been blocked. I found it after consulting the Wise TE Woman Salsa.

[SadieKate]

OK, Crankin, I read through your posts about both your "friend" and the FB settings. It seems to me that you're letting her dictate how you interact with your true friends on FB and that you let her under your skin.

Either learn to truly ignore her (easier said than done) or figure out the FB setting. I finally figured it out and it's lovely. No longer do I have to listen to this person's idiocy nor have to put up with him angling for another visit where we not only do all the cooking and dishwashing, but also entertain his girlfriend while he skis. Bliss!

Take control.

[marni]

I have a cell phone which I know how to turn on and off, send a text on and listen to voice mail. The only people who have my number are my family and a few very close friends. The phone is primarily for me to use when I am out riding and have an emergency, or to call someone in the family briefly for the exchange of needed information. For me the telephone be it cell or otherwise, has been for my convenience. I have an answering machine and caller ID and so don't always answer. People who know me know that if they leave a brief and concise message including their name and telephone number I will call them back. Many of my friends know that I am rarely home, won't answer my cell phone so they will email me knowing that I don't access email until evening.

Yes occasionally some one gets a bit miffed at not being able to instantly get in touch with me, but again, I am mostly a happy hermit and what seems death or life urgent to others, rarely is, or if it is there is nothing I can do about it anyway since I really treasure my privacy.

just me being a grumpy old lady.

marni