Eden Prairie News - Have I poked you yet - Comments

No, you haven't poked me yet

stark — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:13:35 -0600

No, you haven't poked me yet - but thanks for asking.

When the government raises our taxes they should have to poke us beforehand and announce that they are going to poke us some more. When the government wastes money on pet projects, Truth-in-Taxation should require the disclosure of the associated increase in poking.

When the city turned the Smith-Douglas-More house into a coffee shop, they poked us big time. With the new lease agreement we are all expected to be relieved that now, the poking will be more gentle.

Have I poked you yet

EP Curmudgeon — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:21:47 -0600

Have I poked you yet?

My friend Todd phoned me this week to chew the fat, gossip a bit, and to ask
me a very serious, life-changing question.

"Steve, should I be on Facebook?"

I wasn't surprised to get this inquiry from Todd, a middle aged fellow
working at a publishing company with three daughters at home, two of them
teens who are active Facebook users. I have known Todd since the late '80s
and although extremely competent with technology that he needs to know, he
is a complete Neanderthal with technology he doesn't need to know.