A few months ago I discovered Face Book.  I have to say that I love FB.  It's a great way to keep in touch with friends and family.  Instead of emailing out recently pictures of my kidos to all of my friends and family, I can just post them on Face Book.  It's an easy and quick way to communicate with others.  

I was surprised that people from my past started to find me and send friend invites.  At first I thought it was neat to hear from old high school and even elementary classmates and college budies.  But, I quickly learned that it's typical on FB for people to send you a friend invite and after you accept, you never hear from them again.  At first I didn't understand what the point was.  Why make contact, send a friend request, and then never say so much as a "hi" or ever respond to anything you put on your wall.

Then I started to go through people in my friends list and check out their walls.  I found myself checking out other people's walls before I even checked my email.  I had times that I sat down to work on this site, but instead was sucked in by FB yet again.

One day I was on my way to a doctor's appointment when I caught a glimpse of a sign at a church that read "Get off of Face Book and spend time with God."  I got the message loud and clear, "thank you Lord."  After spending too much time on FB over the course of a couple of weeks I realized that while FB is a super great way to keep in touch with those you care about, it's also a way for people to feed their voyeuristic nature.  Face Book can be a wonderful tool of communication, or it can become a way for people to spy on one another without ever having to make contact beyond a friend request and confirmation.

I have decided to continue using Face Book to share family photos and send out updates of what's going on in my life in order to stay connected with friends and family.  I'm going to be more choosey with the friend requests I accept in the future.  I also may start giving "friends" the boot if I find that they never so much as send me a "hi."

Technology is great.  It provides us with better ways of doing things and easier means of keeping in touch with those we care about over great distances.  But, with technology also comes great responsbility.  Face Book, MySpace, etc. can be great tools if used wisely.  If not used with caution, restraint, and wisdom, they can suck up too much of your valuable time.