In case you haven't noticed, my recital is this evening, and my brother decided to actually fly in from New York just to hear it (and have dinner with me last night). My sister also came down from Truman, so this will be the first time all the Lee siblings have been together this year.
Unfortunately, my brother kind of spoiled the surprise by posting a status update to the effect of "John just bought his plane ticket to Kansas City." I, being on the internet far more than is healthy, noticed this rather quickly and responded with "?????" Which prompted him to delete the status, post fake status updates about things he was doing in NY, and prompting friends to respond to said fake status updates. All of this might have worked save for one other problem... he kept calling his accomplice (my wife), who, despite her many wonderful traits and qualities, does not have a pending career as a CIA operative. I did manage to put two and two together, figuring he'd come in for the recital, but I was surprised that they were already at the restaurant when we went out last night.
Another related Facebook cautionary tale concerns my sister. Upon learning that my parents would be moving to Houston, she posted a status update announcing the move. Well, this got around to a few people and before you knew it, my Dad's boss found out before my Dad could personally tell him. Now, my Dad is retired and was working part-time at a nice golf course, mostly for the free golf, so it wasn't a terribly big deal. Also, his boss knew that they had sold their house and were kind of in limbo, but it still serves as a reminder that word travels quickly in the 21st century.
Unfortunately, my brother kind of spoiled the surprise by posting a status update to the effect of "John just bought his plane ticket to Kansas City." I, being on the internet far more than is healthy, noticed this rather quickly and responded with "?????" Which prompted him to delete the status, post fake status updates about things he was doing in NY, and prompting friends to respond to said fake status updates. All of this might have worked save for one other problem... he kept calling his accomplice (my wife), who, despite her many wonderful traits and qualities, does not have a pending career as a CIA operative. I did manage to put two and two together, figuring he'd come in for the recital, but I was surprised that they were already at the restaurant when we went out last night.
Another related Facebook cautionary tale concerns my sister. Upon learning that my parents would be moving to Houston, she posted a status update announcing the move. Well, this got around to a few people and before you knew it, my Dad's boss found out before my Dad could personally tell him. Now, my Dad is retired and was working part-time at a nice golf course, mostly for the free golf, so it wasn't a terribly big deal. Also, his boss knew that they had sold their house and were kind of in limbo, but it still serves as a reminder that word travels quickly in the 21st century.
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