I love Facebook! It is, as you must already know, a social web site where members can find old friend, make new ones, share photos, blog, join causes, play games and many other activities. This is all made possible by a powerful API, clean interface and sensible privacy policy.

Yesterday I reconnected with Inger Wicks, one of the hottest girls from when I attended Palmer Junior and Senior High Schools in Palmer, Alaska. It has been fun to talk about old friends and to see the directions our lives have taken the past twenty years. I even dug up some old photos which I scanned and posted to my profile.

I also reconnected with several missionary companions from my years serving in the Massachusetts Boston Mission. There’s even a group for that. :)

I’ve also added family members who live far away and with whom I’ve lost contact.

This morning a girl from college, with whom I was madly in love, added me as a friend. She has four kids!

Facebook is a wonderful way to keep in touch with the people we care about, past and present. I’ve long felt happiness is all about relationships. Facebook allows us to bridge time and space to stay in touch with family and friends. I love it.

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Last week, while searching the internet for like-minded people here in southern Maine, I discovered a new and wonderful website. Meetup.com is a place where anyone can plan events for people who share a common interest. It’s fantastic! Group members can share photos, messages, files, and are able to comment on and rate each meetup. When a meetup is announced users are able to RSVP so everyone knows how many people will attend (or not attend).

So far I belong to Meetup groups in Portland for skeptics, adventurers, Ruby developers, and people who like to play park games. Kirsten met interesting people this past Tuesday evening and enjoyed the conversation at a Skeptics Group meetup.

Meetup.com is especially great for Kirsten and I since we’ve recently moved here “from away” and don’t have many friends. We’re excited to meet many fun and interesting people in the area!

“Virtual World, I’d like to introduce you to the Real World.”

You can view my Meetup.com profile here. Now go. Join a group or start your own. Life was not meant to be lived staring into a computer monitor alone.

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