A co-worker of mine says she hates Facebook because everyone tries so hard to be clever. I think that’s what’s fun about it.

And knowing someone loves dogs is good. But knowing someone loves dogs and can turn a really wicked pun is terrific! 🙂

I think it’s certainly true that a blog post can be very different from a personal email. I’d be curious to hear more about your thoughts on this.

As for the poo smell–it’s gotta be much more than I’m smelling. I just get that awful scent but Honey soaks it up to get all the information. What am I missing? 🙂

I’ll take a rain check on the coffee. Maybe at Blog Paws someday?

Wow, two years! I guess that’s what it means to integrate something fully into your life–you don’t even notice the anniversaries.

I agree with what you like about blog world. I meet people because we share a common interest in dogs. But as I follow a blog or see them comment on other sites, I learn more about them all the time. It’s very cool to learn the different facets of people’s interests as I see them more and more online.

And I wonder if people who know me online know me better than folks from “real” life. You’ve given me something interesting to ponder. Hmmmm.

I guess I wrote this piece because I’m wondering what makes a friendship. But I find I care what happens to the people I meet online and if that isn’t friendship, I’d have a hard time coming up with a better definition.

Glad you got the book. Hope you have a great time with it and that you had a wonderful birthday!

Wow, a favorable comparison to C.S. Lewis! I can’t wait to tell my husband–he’s a big Lewis fan.

Maybe I’ll do a poll someday to see how many of my blogging friends consider themselves introverts and how many are extroverts. I think it’s human to want to be “known” by others. And writing online helps both the innies and the exies meet that goal.

For shy people, it’s a way that allows you to take your time without being rushed about what you want to share. For outgoing folks, we get to share things with pauses in between so we don’t overwhelm other people with our verbal diarrhea. It’s a great way for introverts and extroverts to come together.

Glad to hear you’re not a psychopath, BTW. 🙂

Thanks for the kind words. It’s true that we need to put ourselves in the way of different kinds of friendships.

And I don’t take the privacy decisions of any of my online friends personally. I understand. And it’s something I often wonder about for myself.

See ya around the internet.

Count me in the pun-loving crew… obviously. 🙂