Wednesday, October 28, 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA LURKING, AND MASKS WE WEAR

I ditched the Dash for the past three months, but here I sit (my dog is snoring beside me on the sofa) and contemplate the world.

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*Here we go...Sunday brings an end to Daylight Savings Time. Again. I have ranted on this enough. Common sense will never prevail on this issue, and we continue to gain and lose hours while the earth spins in an unconcerned orbit.

Although I prefer Standard Time, I am in favor of simply staying on DST, permanently. But, no-that just makes way too much sense.

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Boo on US!
Adults can play with masks anytime, right?

Visiting a Halloween costume shop last evening made me long for the simple days when kids roamed the streets in homemade costumes, while parents only had to worry about razor blades in candy.

Now, the kids (witnessed first-hand) costume aisles are semi-empty, while adults push and shove for the best gory get-up.

Yes, I slip into a costume when I feel the urge (not just on Halloween, but that's another blog post), but the youngest in the family is why I decorate. It should be all about the kids. Adults have enough party days in the year...365.

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Halloween, is not the only time we hide our faces, and thoughts behind masks.
Social Media lurking behind masks.

Lately, random comments have led me to reflect (yes, I do that from time-to-time) on social media antics. The world has become nothing more than one gigantic lurker.

Peeping-Tom Voyeur shall be our name.

Oh, we all do it, right? Plus, this is not a new topic, here or anywhere.

I visit a mega amount of blogs and news-sites, peruse the content and vamoose. I rarely leave comments, so I'm not judging those who snake around Facebook Timelines, yet rarely (if ever) post on their own Timeline.

Personally, I am trending into the...I don't really have an interest in most of these posts (celebrity or 'the regulars'), so my lurking is minimal.

My real point today is...lurk on people, but Social-Media-Boredom is now my name.

Gotta dash...