Tag Archives: Facebook

By my side

Posted on September 15, 2016 | 2 comments

I’ve been in Chicago almost two months now. I know my way around the neighborhood a bit better. My apartment looks like a home.

Feels like one, too.

As I’ve wandered around the city, seeing the sights and figuring out the subway system — I mean ‘L’ — I have documented it on social media.

People can diss Facebook and Instagram all they want, but when you move to a new city on your own, being able to share it with friends online gives you a wonderful sense of community.

With time, I will get that right here in the South Loop, but for now, I am especially grateful to my virtual one.

Thanks for coming along for the ride!

The struggle is real

Posted on August 24, 2016 | Leave a comment

For the first time today, I realized that people can place pronunciation guides in their Facebook homepage profile.

For example, I could phonetically spell out “Curtsinger” so people don’t pronounce it “Crutsinjer,” which is very popular among customer service representatives and hotel registration desk employees.

But it’s my opinion that anyone who isn’t sure how to pronounce my last name probably shouldn’t be on my Facebook list.

On Twitter or Instagram? Sure. I follow people who I don’t know and whose name I would probably butcher if I met them on the street. We simply share common interests.

But Facebook? These are my peeps. No pronunciation guide for you.

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Posted in Family, Friends, Humor, Internet, Relationships

Tagged communication, Facebook, family, friends, Instagram, Internet, pronunciation, social media, Twitter

Teed off

Posted on June 17, 2016 | Leave a comment

I love Jordan Spieth. If you follow golf, you probably do, too.

If you don’t know who Jordan is, he’s the best thing to happen to golf since Tiger Woods first entered the scene. (And keep your judgments to yourself — he who casts the first stone and all that…)

Jordan became a professional golfer after only one year of college, but no one has ever disparaged his decision to leave school early or lack of education or poor example to our youth.

I think Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari sees the irony…don’t you?

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Posted in Basketball, Celebrities, golf, Humor, Internet, Sports

Tagged basketball, college, Facebook, golf, golfer, Humor, Internet, irony, John Calipari, Jordan Speith, one and done, Sports, teed off, Tiger Woods

A dirty job

Posted on April 22, 2016 | Leave a comment

I joked today on Facebook that I was going to commemorate Earth Day by posting a list of great movies that had the word “earth” in the title.

Turns out there are none.

Good movies, maybe. Kitschy films, definitely. But nothing that I would label a classic.

The word ‘dirt?’

A completely different story.

There’s Dirty Dancing, of course. And Dirty Harry. The Dirty Dozen. Even Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, to name just a few.

In the movie biz, it appears ‘dirt’ beats ‘earth’ by a mile.

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Posted in Entertainment, holidays, Humor, Movies

Tagged a dirty job, dirt, Dirty Dancing, Dirty Harry, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Earth Day, Facebook, holidays, Humor, movie titles, Movies, The Dirty Dozen

Inconceivable

Posted on November 13, 2015 | Leave a comment

I am so over this hashtag and how people throw it around:

Really? Are you really feeling blessed to get a fancy toilet?

Just Iike some folks on Facebook are blessed to find a parking spot or blessed to go out to dinner or blessed to do anything.

In the words of Inigo Montoya, “I do not think this word means what you think it means.”

Don’t wear it out, people…especially not on a toilet.

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Posted in Celebrities, Commentary, Humor, Movies, News, Sports

Tagged #blessed, celebrities, don't wear it out, Facebook, hashtag, Humor, Inigo Montoya, Movies, Sports, Steph Curry, The Princess Bride, toilet, Twitter, USA Today

Soulmates

Posted on October 23, 2014 | Leave a comment

Isn’t he a beauty?

I’ve never met Jackson, but Canadian photographer Peter Thorne has captured the depth and beauty of this old canine soul.

If you’ve had the privilege to share your home with a senior dog, you know what I’m talking about. Their love is constant and unconditional and patient, with very few grumbles considering their declining health.

Thorne is putting together a collection of photos of older dogs called “Old Faithful” that he hopes to show at a gallery or assemble into a book.

If you’d like to learn more about his project that celebrates my favorite senior citizens, visit his Facebook page.