Good ideas abound. They can be found anywhere and, perhaps, everywhere. I was recently reading on a friend’s blog an account of her experience on Facebook. She had tried to obscure most of her personal data in an attempt to protect her identity from theft. Imagine her surprise on New Year’s Day when Happy Birthday greetings arrived from multiple sources.
This caused her to think, “What if everyone had the same Birthday?” Wouldn’t that be great? Never again would you end up in trouble for forgetting the birthday of that someone special! There is precedent for doing this.
In the northern hemisphere all race horses count January 1 as their birthday. In the southern hemisphere the date is August 1.
Okay . . . I know it will never catch on for people. Imagine the fuss caused by restaurants and greeting card manufacturers. What do you think?
The second idea came in an e-mail. If you’ve been around social networks (like Facebook) you know the kind of embarrassing pictures and stories that get posted for all the world to see. It’s great fun while you’re still in school, but what happens when you meet and want to marry? What happens when it comes time to get a job that is the beginning of a career? Do you want a perspective spouse or employer to do an Internet search on you and see documented proof of your indiscretions? Probably not!
What if at some point after, say, your 22nd birthday you could get a free name change? What if you could divorce your past and start over fresh? I’m just asking . . .
Quote of the Week
Brad Keselowski is last year’s champion in NASCAR’s Nationwide series. On Saturday he was the first driver to the white flag (one lap to go) and he had a comfortable lead. He was cruising toward a comfortable win. Right? Wrong! A tire went down his car bounced off the wall and he finished in third place.
Afterward he tweeted, “So today was fun. Realize how blessed I am to be here, now. Life is a roller coaster ride and the support of my fans makes it fun Thank you!” That gives good insight into this young man’s character, but it doesn’t make it for Quote of the Week.
That honor belongs to Krista Voda (a broadcast announcer for racing events). In reply to Brads tweet, she wrote, “been on that coaster. Sometimes u enjoy the ride, other times u puke on the kid next to u.”
Now how can you top that? Why try?
I am SO not into Facebook. I use it just for some things… not a big fan.
Just remember, never, ESPECIALLY ON FACEBOOK, write down anything you wouldn't want published in the local newspaper or broadcast on CNN. I've been burned multiple times because I wrote the wrong thing (blog, facebook, etc) and someone I never thought would, read it. Took me about three times to figure it out…which doesn't say a lot for me, does it? lol
Sometimes you are the kid that gets puked on….
AHA! So that's where you've been- Facebook! Darn it, another blogger lost to the FB Time Suck Continuum. 😉 OK OK, it has it's uses… I just don't see any!
I have done the same thing on Facebook: My "birthday" is January 1st, and I was surprised to get all these Happy Birthday messages in my email! lol
As far as getting a free name change and starting life over again… If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, all things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 🙂 Yay! The challenge is living in that. 🙂