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I recently met with a friend, in person, to have coffee and discuss business ideas. How crazy was that? Not born into the technology age, I am fascinated by sites such as my space, e-harmony, bloggers, etc. A lot of friendships today seem to resemble the fairy tales my grandmother used to read to me. Once upon a time, someone posted a picture on a site. We don’t really know if it was truly them or a body they scanned and then pasted their head on top of it. Yet we get involved in the game of finding internet friends. We share our deepest concerns, our hopes, our financial situations to total strangers but we don’t even introduce ourselves to the neighbor next door. The written word carries so much weight with it. A total fabrication can seem so real in black and white. Yet the internet is used without regard to any emotional consequences. We complain about the number of unsolicited e mails that we receive. Yet we continue to shop on line rather than go to the store, interact with others and examine the quality of the product we are looking to purchase.We all want a job enabling us to work from home rather than get up, get dressed professionally, drive to the office and put in a full days effort for a full days pay. How are we supposed to start new business relationships? There probably is a proper internet handshake that I don’t know about. I am still of the misconception that I want to at least meet the person entrusted with my life savings.

On several occasions, I have suggested that my husband and I just drop by to visit another couple. He insists we call first. It’s not a doctor’s appointment. It’s just letting someone know that they are worth 15 minutes of your time.

The politicians spend millions of dollars for a chance to go out there and appear to be regular people. They love to shake hands and kiss babies. They even pretend to be concerned about our every day challenges to win votes. I am not sure what happens once they get elected because if you watch the House and Senate meetings on national television, the place is deserted of live bodies. Perhaps they are all participating via the web in their pajamas!

Don’t get me wrong, the internet is an amazing tool. I just miss people.

Go out there and meet some real people. Be careful; they might think you are running for public office.