this never happens... but it is....

I hate saying I'm addicted to facebook, but it's probably the closest to the truth.  I realize it's ridiculous, and [shakes head], pointless, but I just can't help myself [shrug].

I was actually one of those that were happy when facebook stopped showing me everything from everyone. I know I miss things, but I'm sort of anal when it comes to checking my news feed and making sure I scan down to the last thing that I read the previous time.  So by not showing me every little detail, my brain is happier to not have to read through that many posts, status updates, links, photo's, etc.

I think it has to do with not wanting to miss anything.  Wanting to be included and not excluded.

In any case, I'm off facebook for a couple days.  It never happens, but it is... totally giving up fb this week.  I read through the news feed this morning, and I just cringed... the.entire.news.feed.... it was awful!... things like "Great, let's get another 5.7 gazillion dollars in debt!", to "America has disappointed me", to "It's a sad day for Christians today"...

I hate all the hate... it's horrible.

Hate is one of the reasons I don't like politics.  So much of it is about slandering the opponent.  Coming up with all the things he failed at in life.  Is it so hard to instead focus on what one has done good.  During Obama's last four years, the US's unemployment rate has fallen... he's put a plan into effect to get more of our troops out of the middle east... and his wife has pushed to educate children on how to be healthy.

I didn't want Romney to be our president, but I hope he goes on to do really great things, like Al Gore did after he lost.

I think, all in all... we ALL make up America... it's not just a president.  It's not just the Senate or the House of Representatives.  It's all of us.

-mrp-