tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054996996505993423.post8440848447909738171..comments2023-11-02T01:43:32.946-07:00Comments on Rural South Texas Life: What is?Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765443131151220391noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054996996505993423.post-16402279104559189372009-09-15T10:28:24.154-07:002009-09-15T10:28:24.154-07:00I've lost an online friend, it really sucked. ...I've lost an online friend, it really sucked. Used to talk to him almost every evening, he was in his early 70s, and we'd exchange Christmas cards, his wife would send pictures of the children and grandkids, and the dog, and her quilts that she had made (really gorgeous ones!). They lived by the factory that made Heath candy bars, and he would send a bag or two of them for the kids, and around Easter he'd send a bag of licorice jelly beans for the kids (the oldest liked them for some strange reason). His wife sent a mass card and the program from his funeral, I miss talking to him, he was a really neat guy to chat with. I still exchange cards with his wife every Christmas, too.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765443131151220391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054996996505993423.post-87314357577777268292009-09-15T08:28:25.468-07:002009-09-15T08:28:25.468-07:00Diane:
I think that it all comes down to the PERSO...Diane:<br />I think that it all comes down to the PERSON that you befriend.<br />Situations might change, but REAL, honest-to-God FRIENDS never seem to waver or fail.<br /><br />I look at the Internet as an "extended family...the ones that live across the country that I rarely (if ever) see.<br /><br />My keyboard has taken the place of my pen and paper in that regard.<br />(good thing, too...my arthritis really acts up some days)<br /><br />When the missus and I were married in 1997, we had several internet friends come to OUR town and attend...that was really cool!<br />And we also traveled to visit people we met online.<br />I met the MISSUS online...and not from a dating service, either...(who knew?)<br />Even lost an online friend...<br />I suppose "art" (ot the internet) does mirror life.<br />It HAS an effect.<br /><br />Very thought-provoking.<br />Well said.Bob G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.com