Facebook Activism Confusion

A quick overview of this blog will reveal all sorts of gadgets. You see them: My picture, the Feedjit Live Traffic dealy, etc. There's also one on there which informs you that I am also on Facebook and what my current "status update" is.

I love Facebook! It allows me to be connected to people I've lost track of, and stay connected to people I haven't lost track of. I even like most of the applications available to you, the Facebook user. Many of them, while not completely necessary to human existence, are just fun little ways to break up the day. After all, isn't that what this is all about? Isn't that what Habakkuk's Complaint is designed to do: stave off boredom for a couple minutes? That what the header says.

But there's a couple applications I just don't get. One is a little garden. the other is a little blue cove. For the uninitiated, people send each other little plants and animals (or caricatures of said plants and animals)in order to place them in a fictional garden or aquarium. That's fine. I get that part.

Here's where my confusion kicks in. Somehow these are supposed to help in the fight against global warming or other causes. I am not sure how this works. I am all for legal types of civilian activism. But this doesn't seem to do anything. How does my putting a fake plant in a virtual garden help alleviate global warming?

I agree it's fun and inane. I'm just confused as to how that's supposed to help.

Blast From The Past

I was on Facebook not too long ago. There was an ad on the side which reminded me of the old Bud Bowl commercials that A-B ran during the Super Bowl a while back.

I nearly forgot about those! I remember them being really funny at the time. (I was just a kid at the time. And a non-beer drinking one at that!)

Anyway, enjoy the clip! It's from Bud Bowl 1, back in 1988.

A Brief Survey

My buddy Nik (a/k/a "My quarterback...my teammate")posted this in a note on Facebook. It's a brief survey to see how well you know somebody. So, I'm posting it here.

It should be noted that knowing a bunch of facts about someone doesn't always mean that you know them. Just had to throw that in there.

Anyway, here's the questions. Feel free to respond by leaving a comment.

1. The love of my life:
2. Where you and I met:
3. Take a stab at my middle name:
4. How long you've known me:
5. The last time that we saw each other:
6. Would I ever go sky diving?
7. Your first impression of me upon meeting me/seeing me:
8. Am I funny?
9. My favorite type of music and song:
10. Can I sing?
11. The best feature about me:
12. What do I want to do more than anything?
13. What is one thing that you think I should do?
14. Do I have any special talents? If so, what are they?
15. Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, snobby, or something else?
16. Have you ever hugged me?
17. My favorite food:
18. Have you ever had a crush on me?
19. If there was one good nickname for me, it would be:
20. Your favorite memory of me:
21. If you and I were stranded on a desert island, I would bring:
22. Do I believe in God?
23. Who is my best friend?
24. Can i dance?
25. One random thing you know about me:
26. My favorite drink:
27. Am i smart? If yes, more book smart or street smart?
28. Would you ever be embarrassed to go in public with me?
29. What is one thing you've wanted to always tell me but couldn't?
30. Have I ever done something nice for you? If yes, what?
31. What is something that would make me upset?
32. Will you re-post this so I can fill this out for you?