Ben by Daniel Shelton for April 17, 2019

Somebody ate breakfast, somebody went to the toilet, and 14,827,979 people took a picture of themselves doing nothing.

Also read Dogs of C Kennel.

Anything you’re actually missing on Facebook would have been better told over the phone in direct contact. The rest is static/noise.

I dunno….I like FB to stay in touch with two of my children in Germany and also two that live here….they post their day-to-day doings. Mundane, yes. But exactly why it’s great – they would never call to say that my granddaughters were outside playing with bubbles. Nor would I be able to see a picture or video of the small minutiae of their days. It allows us all to feel close, despite the miles in-between.

I follow these simple rules: Block anything except friends or subject matters of interest (for me that’s History, Science or the old neighborhood related material). Snooze for 30 days any friend that posts anything about politics. Facebook can actually be enjoyable.

Notre Dame burning videos, cat videos, the odd map of eateries in towns you’ll never visit, and lots of political misery.

Facebook is a good example of why you should choose your friends wisely. BTW, that friend request from Joel Embiid is probably not your friend.