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It amazes me the number of folks who just leave and quite suddenly are back! I have seen so many go from when I joined! It has to be close to 100! Thank you for your very warm comment regarding me making up my mind what I want to write! There are some I still miss terribly!!!! Shelly
posted by
sam444
on September 5, 2009 at 10:32 PM
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Re: comments in FB 'Retired but rocking on.'
I think my family realize that Gran's keeping her beady eye on them. My problem is that in a way I've only half caught up with modern communication and it irritates me a bit, when half the world knows about their antics before I do. Nose out of joint? Yes probably!
posted by
elinjo
on September 5, 2009 at 10:19 PM
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That's a nice thing you are doing. I am actually very lucky - my kids keep tabs on me whether they need to or not, LOL!
posted by
adnohr
on September 5, 2009 at 10:13 PM
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The online world has really made us aware of everybody's actions, especially with Twitter and the like.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 5, 2009 at 5:12 PM
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This is very interesting. I too often wonder what has happened to Blogit friends and miss them when they disappear. And I too catch up on the younger members of the family via Facebook. When they write those shocking (to old farts like me) comments, do they realise the Grandma reads every one?
posted by
Rockingrector_retd
on September 5, 2009 at 12:14 PM
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Re: blogit safety valve. Vogue
Social networking sites like Blogit give us an opportunity for letting off steam....safely.
posted by
elinjo
on September 5, 2009 at 9:33 AM
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Thank you. It makes me proud if I can provoke a thought. But I'm quite serious, when I'm feeling down I often resort to blogit, read, not always write but start thinking how small my so called problems are compared to what some bloggers have to got through.
posted by
vogue
on September 5, 2009 at 9:23 AM
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between blogit and facebook keeps me page hopping
posted by
Lanetay
on September 5, 2009 at 9:11 AM
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Re: Elinjo Birthrate Europe.
Yes, the birth rate is low. We've not been doing our duty in that respect LOL.
posted by
elinjo
on September 5, 2009 at 8:54 AM
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Re: I quit Facebook.
Yes, exactly. I like to get information about my family from my family instead of reading about it in FB. I use FB for Esperanto banner waving and nothing much else.
posted by
elinjo
on September 5, 2009 at 8:52 AM
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Elinjo
I certainly commend you for the work you're doing in keeping in touch with the 'old folks'. But better health care is only one reason Denmark's (and the rest of Europe's) population is aging. The other important factor is the low birth rate, which in Denmark's case appears to be relatively high at 1.9, although it was lower over the last few years. In any case, for a population to remain stable you need a birth rate of 2.1 per pertile woman...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 5, 2009 at 8:52 AM
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Elinjo
When my daughter was going through difficult times I used to check her Facebook page every morning to see if there was any activity. It was my only way of knowing if she was still alive, at home and at her computer, and at least still in contact with some people. So in essence she was a “click” away for me.
posted by
Troosha
on September 5, 2009 at 8:51 AM
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Re: Sometimes people disappear and then reappear months later and you
This is it we're real people although generally speaking we only know each other's code names.
posted by
elinjo
on September 5, 2009 at 8:51 AM
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I quit Facebook.
I'd much rather talk face to face with my kids, or over the phone, than become just another one of their "friends." Old fogey, I guess...
posted by
Pat_B
on September 5, 2009 at 6:18 AM
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Sometimes people disappear and then reappear months later and you
find out they had been in an accident...that happened to Corbin and then others with illnesses, like Geruitt. It's sad, but good to know we all think dearly of our Blogit family.
posted by
Ariala
on September 5, 2009 at 4:28 AM
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Re: Snowview
Nita, many years to go before we're doddery old women and sure we'll keep in touch
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posted by
elinjo
on September 5, 2009 at 3:13 AM
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Betty, maybe not such a crazy thought...could very well be reality! Quite often, the only way I can find Ashish is on IM!! Hopefully, you and I will stay in touch even when we're doddering old women!! Belated thanks for the mail; will write soon! Nita.
posted by
Nita09
on September 5, 2009 at 12:55 AM
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