It's a new blog! Yippee!

I was chatting with a good friend earlier this evening. Over the course of the conversation, we drifted from talking about cross-country road trips to the upcoming presidential election. While talking to this friend, I came to the following conclusion:

I have stuff to say. I have stuff I need to say.

And I figured this would be as good an avenue as anything in which to say that stuff.

Topic #1 - Facebook

I have like 720 friends on facebook. If you're one of them, hopefully you're someone I actually know and remember. That's right. I'm not proud of the fact that I do have a small handful of Facebook friends whom I don't remember at all. Sometimes I accept a friend request if I see we have certain friends in common. It's just the way it is. Get over it. And stop worrying....I'm sure you're one of the 715 friends I do remember.

I have facebook friends from every aspect of my life: people with whom I attended grade school in Madison, WI - people from high school in Atlanta - folks from college in Steubenville, OH - people I know from NET Ministries in West St Paul, MN - people I met while living in Houston, TX - folks I worked with at Leaflet Missal Company in St Paul - people I worked with at RFC in Minneapolis - folks I've known from the last 11.5 years I've spent at Capella Education Company in Minneapolis - people I've met since becoming a member of Spirit of Hope Catholic Community in Sunfish Lake, MN - and folks I've met along the journey.

I have facebook friends from the US, Canada, the UK, Japan, Finland, Lithuania, Australia, Taiwan, and Africa.

I have friends who are incredibly religious, and friends who are atheists.....friends who are Christian, and friends who are Muslim.....and everything in between.

Some friends are politically motivated, while others couldn't care less. And of those who are politically motivated, they cross all possible political affiliations.

I have friends who are employed, and friends who are unemployed. I also have friends who are underemployed.

Some friends are living lavishly while others are struggling to afford food.

I have friends with lots of children, and friends with no kids - some are childless by choice, and some are not.

Some friends think having lots of children is wonderful, while others think it's socially irresponsible.

I have friends that record tv shows on a dvr, and other friends who don't own a tv.....friends that drive beautiful cars, and friends who don't own a car......friends who live in small, urban, studio apartments, and friends who live in large, suburban, gated communities.

Hopefully my point is clear: I have facebook friends of every possible flavor, and I love it.

Ok. Now I'm tired. More to come tomorrow. Right now, I'm going to stretch out on the couch and relax.....and then I'm going to bed.