It was requested by a family member that I write about the new paid Meta Verified service since people seem to be confused about what it means. Does this mean I will have to pay for Facebook? No. As of now, Facebook is still free to use. Same as Twitter is still free to use … More Paying for Social Media?
It is almost the end of the year. I might make it to 55 books read this year. That’s not bad, but I used to make it to 100 books every year. My ability to focus on a book changed during lockdown and I never made it back to where I was before. Instead, other … More What Is Taking My Reading Time
I have nothing of interest to write today so I have decided to do another post about where else you can find me online. I have a Facebook page for Tater, but these days I rarely put more there than my blog posts – https://www.facebook.com/theycallmet8er My personal Facebook that I keep public so all of … More Where Else You Can Find Me
The above post popped up in my Facebook memories today. It is from the time when once a week my branch at my old job was in charge of social media posts. It was one of the few things I enjoyed about the last few years there. They eventually ruined that as well. More on … More Social Media Tater
The LDS Temple in DC is open right now for public tours. It will close to the public again next month. We did the tour yesterday. Photos were not allowed inside, but there were several good photo ops outside the temple. You can see more of my. photos here. I wanted to get this picture … More Selfie Culture is Ruining Tourist Attractions
Jeff Foxworthy has a new Netflix special coming. Netflix tweeted the above to advertise the special. As is the norm for Twitter, people are angry. People are angry that Foxworthy has a Netflix special in the first place. Apparently, they don’t realize they can just not watch it. One person is mad that Bob Saget … More Participation Trophies, Jeff Foxworthy Jokes, and Being Mad About Everything
The text above has been circulating on Facebook a lot lately. I get annoyed every time I see it for all of the reasons listed below. 1. You can be annoyed or upset about high gas prices while also understanding the reasons the gas prices are high and also realizing it is better than being … More When Your Meme Shows Your Privilege and Bias
Yesterday LA posted about empathy and included the following line. Someone asked me how I can continue to blog while the situation in the Ukraine is going on. They thought I didn’t care, that I lacked empathy… LA Today, I read the following in the Washington Post in the op-ed piece The War in Ukraine … More Lighten Up, Francis
I don’t have much more in my head this morning so I will put a couple of ideas here to see what feedback I might get. First, social media: I was talking to my therapist yesterday and social media came up. I talked about the mood boost I get from interactions on Facebook and social … More Random Social Media/Writing Ideas
Another morning where I’m having trouble finding the words. So, I will share a few links. I have a page where I kjeep a list of things I hear that I think would make good band names. I added a new one yesterday. The link is below. Band Names I have a page where you … More An Updated Band Names Page and a Few Other Things
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