Tuesday, August 16, 2011

On i-Birthdays


Happy! Happy! (Belated!)

When carefully selecting the appropriate six words to stamp a facebook friend's birthday wall on his or her special day, a series of considerations take place, including - but not limited to - the actual friendship status. Close friends merit at least two sentences, or a personal joke, or a heartfelt run-on, while mere acquaintances or long, lost childhood buddies, or that guy you met at that work training one time, who you haven't seen, spoken to, or thought of (without facebook prompting) in years, get the straightforward "happy birthday!," with one exclamation point and not even a name acknowledgment. And yet even the shabbiest well wishes elicit that warm, fuzzy feeling inside the birthday-honored facebook member's heart, as it typically goes on that one day of the year when even the slightest gesture feels special. Enjoy!

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