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Yes, Facebook has taken a lot of my free time, I'll admit it. I was coerced into joining at a Macy's Midwest reunion by a couple of friends. I'm glad I did - I would have lost touch with a lot of folks without it and have found some that I thought were lost forever. 

There are some slightly annoying aspects of it, though. The listing thing took off about a month ago. It's really simple - just answer a series of questions about yourself and send them to 10 of your friends, then wait for their answers to come back. 

At first it was fun but quickly started to get out of hand. There was a new list to fill out EVERY DAMN DAY. Frankly, I was getting tired of talking about myself and on the verge of just making stuff up when I ran across this one. My first thought was, "Sweet! My blog has just written itself!" It wasn't until I started filling it out that I realized my life had changed more than I realized in just the last 15 years.  

Interesting. At least to me, that is.   

15 YEARS AGO (1994)
1) How old were you? 36
2) Who were you dating? no one
3) Where did you work? Salem Times-Commoner in Salem, IL
4) Where did you live? Centralia, IL
5) Where did you hang out? Lots of house parties and the Green Grill
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Glasses
7) Who were your best friends? Wil, Anthony, Dana, Peggy
8) How many tattoos did you have? None
9) How many piercings did you have? 2 in one ear, 1 in the other
10) What kind of car did you drive? Ford Escort
11) Had you been to a real party? Hell, yeah!
12) Had you had your heart broken? Hell, yeah!
13) Were you Single/taken/Married/Divorced? Married
14) Any Kids? Nope

10 YEARS AGO (1999)
1) How old were you? 41
2) Who were you dating? Brian
3) Where did you work? Designer at Macy's Midwest
4) Where did you live? South St. Louis, MO (Dutchtown)
5) Where did you hang out? Soulard
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Glasses
7) Who were your best friends? Brian, Kay, Ronda, Jamie, John, Cheryl, Joan, Peggy
8) How many tattoos did you have? None
9) How many piercings did you have? 2 (I had given up on the 2nd piercing in one ear by then - it seemed so 80's)
10) What kind of car did you drive? 1974 VW Beetle
11) Had your heart broken? My marriage had just broken up, so yeah
12) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Divorced
13) Any Kids? Nope

TODAY (2009)
1) Age? 51
2) Where do you work? Call Newspapers
3) Where do you live? Benton Park, MO
4) Where do you hang out? Mostly at home, but sometimes the Shanti or Friendly's
5) Who are you dating? David's not crazy about me dating
6) Who are your closest friends? David, Tom, Drea, Andra, Hud, Peggy
7) Do you wear contacts and/or glasses? Tried contacts, now I just wear glasses to drive and watch T.V., and yes - they're bifocals
8) How many piercings do you have? Still just the 2 - don't even know if I could get an earring into the 3rd one anymore
9) How many tattoos? None - but I intend to get my first one this summer.
10) What kind of car do you have? Nissan Sentra that's being rebuilt. I swear I'll get to drive it someday
11) Had your heart been broken? Not in over 5 years or so
12) How many kids?None - that I know of
13) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce? Taken

It's much easier to just post this on my blog than send it to 10 folks. I just don't have time.

I'm very busy and important, you know.