Emma About All: Feb 17, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

A 'Bachelor' Reality

For whatever reason, Brad, this season's latest bachelor decided at the time of reckoning to say 'thanks, but, no thanks', to the idea of marriage. Of course, in todays reality, let us not forget that this bit of news the viewing public saw just nights ago, actually happened well over 2 months ago in the world of REALITY TV. The filming of this emotional and dramatic episode of The Bachelor, must have been devastating for the two women involved, as well as for the man of the moment.At some point early on in the series, when many of the women had been sent home sobbing, there was an assumption from the castoffs about the two remaining women in competition for Brad's heart and beautiful diamond on their ringed fingers. Jenni and DeAnna were the last women standing. The audience of women from the series were asked by the show's host, who they predicted would end up with the bachelor.Many of the women chose the spunky Phoenix Suns cheerleader, Jenni. Others predicted DeAnna, the Realtor as the victor. I had made my own assumption as well, based upon the way the women presented Brad to their families and to Brad's family as well. DeAnna seemed more 'knowing' in that she was exhibiting signs of woman character. She appeared to have her head on straight. She also could cook. Jenni, although, the older of the two women, seemed a bit 'illusionary'. Like she had her head filled with clouds of wonderment, ginger bread, Chinese in a box and not quite enough reality. She, after all, was going to become the best darn cheerleader the Suns had ever encountered...So, yes, I had chosen DeAnna. But, all is fair in love and reality. Brad, the bachelor was not feeling it. He could not give either woman a rose. He was left sitting forlornly, fingering that beautiful diamond while the women rode away in that big beautiful stretch Limo, crying and asking "WHY?" Now, they will get a chance to ask Brad, the bewildered bachelor this very same question on the reality shows finale.It is, in my opinion, a question that truly requires no answer. Let us face the reality, people. The man's heart simply did NOT resonate with the pitter-patter true sign of real love that we all have felt at some point in a relationship...Give Brad a break, he is only human and appears to be a true man of substance.Clara B. Freeman is a freelance writer/poet and columnist living in Illinois. To learn more about her work, visit her website http://www.clarawriter.com

Intro to Social Networking

Some of the most popular websites online today have to do with meeting friends and renewing old relationships вЂ“ but what are social networking websites really about?Social networking is nothing new вЂ“ people have been meeting friends through friends in real life for centuries. The advent of the Internet, and especially the World Wide Web, has allowed people to meet new friends and acquaintances in more different places and in larger quantities than ever before. By simply putting up a profile listing your name, likes and dislikes, age, location and possibly a picture вЂ“ you can meet as many people as you want all throughout the world.Perhaps the best answer to what are social networking websites is to name a few of the most popular ones. The first popular social networking site was Classmates.com, started in 1995. This site was aimed at getting people together who had graduated high school, in more of a reunion format. Instead of being focused on building new relationships, Classmates sought to renew old ones. Through a pay service, old classmates could contact each other via email, and keep in contact years after they graduated college or high school.After this sort of social networking became popular, other sites began to see the promise in social networking and finding new friends. Myspace.com is the most popular example of this type of site. Started in 2002 (along with another site called Friendster), this site utilizes a kind of technology known as Circle of Friends. You sign up for a site on the network, and people you know can find you вЂ“ adding you to their Circle of Friends. You can then see their friends, and perhaps make new friends and acquaintances from among this circle.Myspace and Friendster also encourage users to seek out new friends from within these social networks by allowing users to search for people with common interests. You can also find users who are in a similar age group, are of a similar religion, or live in your area. In this way, you can choose to expand your Circle of Friends more quickly than you might be able to in person.It is safe to say that one of the answers to the question what are social networking sites is that they are the wave of the future. Today's teenagers and young adults often find their place among Internet society in these social networking groups.Learn more about Social Networking Sites at MarketingTitan.com.

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A 'Bachelor' Reality

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