On a bus somewhere around Bowling Green, KY, my friends JD, Jeff and Jenn convinced me to get on my iPhone and sign up for Facebook. 
I balked, thinking it was just another animal to feed. Now a year later, Facebook has become one of the top five Web sites I visit every day. Why?
1. Having moved 20 hours from a huge friend base in Indy, it maintains the umbilical cord to day-to-day life up there.
2. As I meet new friends in SoFlo, it gives me quick insights to their lives ... and connects me to their friends around the world.
3. Now that Matt's out of youth ministry, it gives me my daily dose of pop culture.
4. Preparing for my reunion, it caught me up on friends' lives so my conversations at the reunion could go beyond "what have you been up to for the past 20 years?"
5. After losing touch with too many college friends, it has reconnected me with Kappa Delta sisters and fellow Hilltoppers who crack me up and make me smile.
6. Transcending multi-generational lines, it links me to an array of peeps from high school friend, Rachel, to "retired" TPCC sr. pastor Howard.
What annoys me about Facebook?
1. Matt has way more friends than I do.
2. I keep forgetting about my virtual dog, so other people have had to feed and play with him.
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