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Tag Archives: facebook friends
Do You Feel Anxiety When You Lose Facebook Friends?
Well, that was weird. I had somebody I know (met her twice) friend me on Facebook and then after I accepted her friend request, she deleted me. And we have about 40 friends in common — on Facebook and in … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook
Tagged anxiety, differentiation, facebook friends, nonsense, passionate marriage
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My Shameful Social Climbing
I’m not at all happy with where I am in life. I want to climb higher. I like the air where the elite hang out. I’ve had a few sniffs of it in my time (when I was traipsing along … Continue reading
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Tagged cathy seipp, cognitive elite, eugene volokh, facebook friends, Mickey Kaus, nick gillespie
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Facebook Friends
A classmate of mine from Pacific Union College Elementary School (1977-80) posts to her Facebook: “How many of us really know everyone on our FB list?…..Here’s a task for you… I want all my FB friends to post how you … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Internet
Tagged classmate, crotch, facebook friends
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Voice Of The Powerless Blames The Jewish Lobby
Lila Shahani was profiled in the Los Angeles Times earlier this month: A woman who started a blog after a deadly typhoon is an unlikely voice of the powerless. Reporting from Seoul — Call her the accidental blogger, because Lila … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Jews
Tagged ethnic roots, facebook friends, fidel v ramos, internet voices, lila shahani, president fidel v ramos
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The Burden Of Publicly Identifying With A Group
One of my Facebook friends wrote: “Irony of the day: I just got cut off (and almost had an accident) by a car that has “Jesus says repent your sins” written in English and Hebrew on the rear windshield. Mr … Continue reading
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Tagged bad behavior, believer, facebook friends, jesus freak, public identity, rear windshield
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I Just Lost A Friend
I was scanning my Facebook page and saw an update from someone I don’t know but who is one of my Facebook friends: "…is infatuated with the freecredit.com guy. Cute, Cute, Cute!" Call me a homophobe, but I can’t stomach … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook friends, freecredit com, homophobe, santa monica blvd, sex with other men
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