Facebook and Twitter. Social Networks or Glass Houses?

So it seems that my most recent sleepless night has given rise to an epiphany. Yes, even I have those occasionally. Anyway, what dawned on me is that late night postings, updates, "tweets", and general blogging to the world makes day to day life much more transparent than you might want it. Sure, call me paranoid, but it is true. While I will admit that I really have nothing to hide (at least I don't think so), it is somewhat disturbing to feel like I am living in a glass house.


Bear with me on this...just assume that it is midnight and you can't seem to doze off (like the problem I had just last night). Well, you might try some warm milk, counting sheep, watching the late night horror flick, OR...you might decide to log onto your Facebook page and get caught up on what all your friends are up to. And before you know it, you are posting and commenting fast and furiously. Then you head over to Twitter to let everyone know what's on your mind and how cute the latest Youtube video of a cute kitten is. So it goes until say 3:00 am. Finally you're ready to head off to bed.

The next morning arrives way too soon. You will yourself out of bed, crawl to the coffee pot, and try to find some life in your tired bones. With your head full of cobwebs, you contemplate your day, then come to the decision..."I am much too tired to be productive today. I think I will call in sick." You pick up your cell phone and quickly dial the office before anyone is there and leave a series of scruffy sounding "I am not feeling very well today" messages. Ah...you did it. Now you can sit back and have a lazy day.

As you pour your second cup of coffee, you flash back to the hours before. You reflect on all the postings and mindless chatter you engaged in and think to yourself that it might be fun to check your Facebook and Twitter blogs. You were on fire last night. A man among men! A real wordsmith if there ever was one. Surely someone has taken in your rants and late night musings and posted some insightful replies. You wake up the computer, log on, and with child like excitement, you check your Facebook Wall. You're astonished to find...nothing. Not a single response. Not even a simple LOL. Let down, you re-read all your late night ramblings and snicker "Who cares anyway." You rationalize that the postings were only meant to be seen by your family, your friends, and ... OH CRAP!...YOUR CO-WORKERS!, and even your BOSS. The boss who had decided to partake in their own Web 2.0 social experiment.

As you frantically try and clear your status, delete your tweets, and recapture your good name, your cell phone rings. You guessed it. Boss man! Actually "bossman1165." The same "bossman1165" you referred to as "tight wad" and "too old to be in the club!" Yes...the same "bossman1165" you forgot who had just days before asked you what this "Facebook" phenomenon is all about.

As you log onto your bank account and check your available balance then surf over to the Department of Labor website, you reflect. Then you conclude...the next sleepless night you have, you should just watch that horror flick rather than starring in your own.

Glass houses exist. Be careful!

2008 Halloween

How did I forget to post this???? Here are the girls about to sing and impress as Hannah Montana and a Chinese Princess.

Amazing Video

Not sure if this is real or not, but it sure seems so. Someone will need to clean out their pants!

Change

Well...America asked for it, and now we shall see what we get. Change. Hmmm. I, for one, and not going to dwell on the election, the results, the campaigns, or even the past. Instead, I am going to focus my efforts and energy into making some much needed changes for myself and my family. Not sure where it all will end up, but I must live by the "nothing ventured, nothing gained" motto for awhile. Who knows...I may be so happy with what I find that I will never change again.

Are you kidding me???

Is it me or should you have to pass a test to be allowed to vote...



Neil Boortz has been saying this for years and here we have audio proof that some are voting based on anything EXCEPT the issues.

Happy Halloween

It is that time of year again. Time for tricks and treats. This year we will be handing out AIG and Lehman Brothers stock certificates to all the young Bloomberg Wannabes. I wonder how many McCains, Obmamas, and Palins we see this year. Funny how no one cares about being Biden.

As for politics...I am really over it. I think we need to find some light hearted fum in some of it like hooking up our campaign signs to an electric fence.



I find it odd that I get in the mood to update our blog around this time of year. Makes me wonder why I don't think to do it other times of the year. Maybe it is the planning for the holidays that gets me sentimental. In December, we are heading up to Bryson City, NC to ride the Polar Express with the Wallace family. Should be a blast and I am positive the girls will love it.

Wow...Time Flies!

It has been nearly a year since my last post and at that time I swore I would not let so much time pass between postings. I am not sure where to start as far as updates go, so I will put them down randomly...

Kaylee is a growing, smart, and adorable 7 year old in second grade now. She continues to improve in her reading skills and excels in her math. It is so awesome to see her progressing. We are hopeful that second grade will be a good review year so she can gain some much needed self-confidence.

Sonya has volunteered as room mom for Kaylee's and Courtney's class this year, so check back with me later to see how much hair she has left.

Courtney is in Pre-K and has Kaylee's Pre-K teacher's assistant, Mrs. Brantley. She loves McEachern but misses Jake, her boyfriend from last year.

McKenzie has been adjusting very well to middle school. Started off rocky, but she is doing better now. So glad I am past those days.

We are getting our house painted (as I type) and I hope to have the playhouse finished...that's right, finished in a few weeks. I will post pictures then.

My work is very depressing since we have downsized to only 6 folks. When I posted my last blog update last November, we had about 75.

Check back later for more...

No more Halloween of yester-year...

Halloween was okay this year, but compared to past years, it was pretty bland. There were less trick or treaters, less pumpkins (real ones, not the fake ones everyone uses today), fewer witches, and more stale candy. As you might guess, our girls were adorable in their costumes and they had a blast, but truthfully, they are too young to remember how Halloween use to be.

I remember the days of when Halloween meant everybody was gonna get scared at some point in the evening. There were almost always scary ghosts, scary stories, haunted music, and even an occasional flying witch swooping down from the eaves of the house. Not today. Today there are Disney Princesses, Sponge Bobs, Hannah Montana's, and a few semi-scary pirates (thanks Johnny Depp).

But now when I go to the door to hear a terrifying "TRICK OR TREAT" I usually see some cute Ariel, or a hyperactive Sponge Bob. But they are cute none the less. Let me tell you my real Halloween pet pieve. These over-sized, too-cool, loafing teenage boys who stick their pillow case to my chest and mumble "hey" in some type of "you're bothering me" tone. Argh!!!

So, what will it be like when our kid's are the parents swinging open the door? No telling, but I betcha it will make them think back too.

And this weeks picture of my scary kids (so call me a push over, but nobody wanted to be a vampire)...



Aren't they scary?

Time to get serious!

Well, it is time that I got serious about this blogging thing. I have had a lot of things happening lately and could come up with a million excuses not to spend five minutes updating this..but ha! No more excuses.

I will start with the obvious...life around the Reese household. Three words best describe life today. School, work, and kids activities. Let's start with school.

Kaylee, our sweet 6 year old first grader is doing absolutely wonderful with first grade. She continues to get more and more advanced with her spelling, reading, writing, and math. It may have something to do with the 90 to 120 minutes of homework a night. THAT'S RIGHT. About 2 hours of homework every night for a first grader. Way to much in my opinion, but hey, I was not the SAT Wiz Kid.

Okay, now work. What can I say. Up before the chickens, home with the owls. Each day is a challenge working for a home builder in this market. And CNN doesn't help me sleep any better! We have cut back so much at work, we all need a hat rack for the various hats we have to wear. But our sales are up some for September and October and we hope to hold an for the winter. Sonya's work is busy too. Her accounting clients are getting ready for year end. She is finding it harder an harder to focus on all the accounting she does with 2 rug rats at home. And when she is not doing books, she is the kids taxi service. And that brings me to our last topic, kids activities...

Both Kaylee and Courtney have ballet each week, Courtney goes to McEachern Pre-K 3 days a week, Kaylee is at Still all week plus she goes to Sylvan Learning 3 days a week. Her first grade teacher, Mrs. Joiner, has a blog where she posts info about the class that helps us "non-teachers" with the hours of homework.

And now for this weeks picture...

Fay and LaRue

Fay and LaRue enjoy a visit!

Betsy with munchkins!

Trying to post pictures...

Well, this is a great place to start I guess. Here is a sample of a photo I am uploading to the blog. I guess that I will need to work on formatting the HTML so that I can wrap the text around it rather than it just sitting here.

The Reese Family Blog Spot

Welcome to the location where we, the Reese Family (Clyde Reese from Sumter and Atlanta to be more precise) can post family information to be shared by all. Please take a few minutes to post some good stuff for us all to enjoy. This is truly a small attempt to turn my 40th birthday into a positive experience, so I am hoping that sharing my life with you and yours with me will help.

For the time being, I hope you can visit clydereese.com to see some family pictures.