Posts Tagged "facebook"

Year’s ago back in Chicago I did a show produced by an amazing gentleman who happened to be an orthodox Jew. While the show didn’t do well, I was blessed to have received one of the rare positive reviews – the Chicago Tribune found me to be “charming”. During the show following the release of that review, all the cast members found a way to work the word “charming” into their dialogue with me . . . fun times. One Saturday during our run, Chicago got hit with a pretty severe snowstorm. So bad, in fact, that the Producer chose to cancel the show for that evening. However, he didn’t contact the cast about this. He couldn’t. It was Sabbath. He was orthodox. That meant no phone calls. No email – I don’t...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know, I’ve been more active on my personal wall these days. Facebook, (or more specifically, my personal profile page on FB) and I, decided to take a break back in November. We were having issues. So, we agreed to a separation. As you know, (if you have read my posts on this subject: see “Facebook” under Flavors and Blends) I continued to stay very active on my Fit With Jo wall during this time. For along with it being what one could call the “storefront” for my Beachbody business, it also serves as a place for like-minded people to be encouraged with their overall fitness goals. Me, included. I closed my personal wall to outside comments or tagging (I have to approve all status updates, pictures, videos, etc. in...

The wisdom of Corky Sinclair, ” . . . people don’t like fire, poked, poked in their noses, you know when you get a cinder from a barbecue right on the end of your nose and you kind of make that face, you know, that’s not a good thing . . . ” Facebook is a funny cinder. Via status updates, all participants reveal something about themselves – their likes, dislikes, ideas, grievances, joys, needs, weekend plans, frustrations at work, what music we like, photos, etc. Everyone. Yes, EVERYONE, as in you and me. We talk about ourselves on Facebook. It’s kind of the way it works. All people. (If we can agree on that, then we can keep going here.) However, on the recipient’s end of these updates there is a tendency to personalize...