Keeping up to date

“I also have online friends: people I've never met in real life, but who offer support and friendship all the same. I don't think of them in the same way as my real life friends, but I value them anyway.”

I read this recently and it made me think about how I keep in touch with folks.

Email is good and sometimes sending a group email is useful like when I sent one entitled - The new horse. It is a good way to keep in touch with friends that I do not see often.

The phone is still a great invention but no cell phone in my household.

Meeting in person is good. It is always good to have a meal with a friend. I did that over Christmas.

I do read a couple of message boards but I do not share too much. It seems like a lot of effort to get involved with people in that way. I would rather be keeping in touch in the real world.

I like to read my friends Facebook entries to see what they are up to. When they are just playing online games I am not so interested.

I do like to visit the web sites of places that I know. It is also good when they are up to date. I often go to the Web site for St. John’s, St Andrew’s in Lachute, and SSJD.