New Discoveries

I’ve made two new discoveries this past week that should prove to be most time-consuming. The first one is Facebook.

Course, I’ve known about Facebook for ages; pretty much all my students spent more time on it than they did doing homework. I just didn’t get it. Then Sean and Misty got into it – big time. They would come over and eat and then sit there on their Facebook instead of talking to us, which was rather annoying. When I complained, Sean just told me I should try it. I told him I had no idea what I would do on there, and besides, I thought it was for kids. Then he started telling me about people my age he had as “friends.” I guess the thing that finally sold me was when an old friend of mine was dying from cancer. Sean kept me updated on her condition via Facebook. Maybe it could be useful after all. I finally caved in and decided to try it.

Well, I’m having lots of fun. So far, I have 56 friends. Most of them are former students, and I’ve enjoyed finding out about their lives today. They sound happy and excited about their lives, and it makes me remember how I felt when I was young and starting out on my own. So many of them have posted pictures of their kids. (That part makes me feel old.) I’ve also caught up with some old high school friends. One of them has been in a year-long life and death battle with leukemia. I chatted with him for some time the other night. I’ve found people from Prince Avenue I haven’t talked to in ages. And yes, there really are lots of “old people” on there! Some of them are good friends I never knew were on Facebook – like Don Fournier. (If I find Pris on there, I will fall over from a heart attack.)

I’ve also discovered Pathwords, a game you can play on Facebook. It’s my new favorite game since Excite messed up my Mah Jong. The problem is, I can’t beat Doug or Sean.
Of course, this is a huge time waster. I like to believe that I am exercising my brain to ward off Alzheimer’s.

The second big discovery this week is a gym. A friend from church told me about it. It’s located in the Clay County Recreation Center, and any resident of the county can use it for free. Besides a nice basketball court and walking track, it has a weight room with nice weight machines, free weights, treadmills, and ellipticals. Doug and I are trying to go three times a week. Yesterday we worked out there and then went to the dam to walk since it was so pretty outside. I really, really need the exercise.

I did do something useful yesterday. I painted the outside door, pruned the rose bushes, weeded the flower bed, and cleaned out the car. Today we plan to paint the last bedroom. Well, the sun is up, so I better go fix the coffee.