Blogging vs. Face Book

Okay, after some resistance, I am finally on Face Book. And wonder of wonders, I LOVE it! My daughter-in-law and I have "talked" more in the past few weeks than we did for the previous 12 years, and I like her even more than I did before. I am in touch, if not with my brothers, with their families. The configurations of my friends and acquaintances at church and in Kairos Outside, the ministry to women with loved ones in prison that I worked with for three years, have subtly changed, depending upon who is active on Face Book. More importantly, I'm discovering the importance of brevity. I'll come to Blogger when I want to diverge and explore. But the character limit on Face Book is wonderful discipline. Like poetry, it forces me to find the exact words, to cut out the fat and clean the bones.