Facepalms and faceplants on Facebook

Facebook is a nice little online tool with both apparent upsides and not-so-visible downsides.

A reason to join

The only reason I ever got on Facebook was to find a friend I hadn’t seen in 20 years.

I checked the phonebook.

I perused old addresses and phone numbers I had from years before.

I called other friends.

I Googled the guy.

Finally I took the plunge and got on Facebook...

…and found him immediately.

We made plans to meet up with some other friends since I was planning to be in Houston anyway.

We had a great time.

We met at a sports bar/restaurant had some food and a few drinks,...