Saturday, January 23, 2016

Facebook Says I Need Updating!

Facebook says I need to update my image. I was a little surprised because I thought I looked pretty good. Did they think that I had shrunk or what? Honestly, a girl could get insulted!

I have been a Facebook user for a long time. During that time I suppose I have changed my image twice. Really, once I get a semi-good photo, I don't mess with it. Good is as good as it gets these days.

But then I noticed that people change theirs a lot. Each change reflects some landmark in their life. Grandchildren are added or a picture of skydiving might be something worth bragging about. But my life is pretty routine except when we travel to Dubai or stay a week in Florence, Italy. When we do those things you will seldom see me in the picture. I require some editing and stuff before I want to feature my picture.

So I took a picture of myself with my Photo Booth app this morning and I suppose I will add it to Facebook just to prove that things have not changed a whole lot.

My new Facebook Image
The whole idea of updating caught my attention though. I told my husband when we retired he could not wear a geezer hat (a baseball hat with a fish on the crown tilted over to the left in the car to keep the sun out of his eyes) and he really had to buy new clothes because I was going to do that. We were not going to go into the sunset wearing polyester knit and short shorts. We needed to stay up to date. See what I mean.

I often wonder if the way aging people are treated does not have something to do with their appearance. My friends and I are very careful most of the time. Our husbands are the same. But if I go out shopping for example, in sloppy clothes I do notice that I am treated as if I am very old. People actually offer to help me, tell me to be careful not to trip and wait patiently as I mess up at the grocery store credit card machine. If I were 30 years younger, who would care or wait? No one I am thinking.

My self confidence is related to my appearance too. I think I even function better after a new haircut. Somehow I am smarter with shorter hair....you know what I mean?

Anyway, Facebook will get a new image. What is a person going to do?

Have a wonderful day!

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10 comments:

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    1. I had never even thought about it...I suppose it is necessary to keep up to date!

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  2. I too have noticed that many of my friends on Facebook update their pictures all the time - with their dog or kid or sometimes even a new picture of themselves. I am the most Un-photogenic person in the world. I'll be lucky to get another picture of myself that I would be willing to share any time in the next 10 years.

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    1. It is taking more and more editing these days. But I am much like you...if it isn't broken why would I fix it?

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  3. Once I post a picture of myself that looks decent, I leave it there. Who cares about a picture of my cat or even one of my beautiful grandchildren?

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    1. The cat no but the beautiful grandchildren...maybe. But never leave yourself out.

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  4. True. But have you seen how those Millennials dress?!? Anyway, you've given me a great idea for my new facebook photo: a picture of a guy who looks a little like me ... skydiving!

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  5. I have a 50 something aged friend who is constantly updating her picture. I find it odd. (I'm 63.)

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