Congratulations. Keld Quirk McDickly skrev: > I guess I sort of owe everybody here an apology. Not a BIG apology, but still > an apology. Not long after going off on this list about on-line privacy and > anonymity, and how I don't go spreading my real name all over the web, I've > gone and opened up a Facebook account using my own name. I had a really good > reason though, which was: I found my son who I haven't seen or heard from in > 17 years on Facebook, and by signing up and befriending him, we've > re-established contact after all these years. It's very good news for both of > us, because our estrangement was not something either of us wanted, and now > I'm a dad again, and he has a father who cares about him.m He's 24 years old > and is in the U.S. Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor. So the event I didn't > know would ever happen, has happened (well, we haven't actually talked or > seen each other yet, but I know now it will happen. > I still have accounts which I hope to keep un-associated with my name, so > that part of my "beef" remains a legitimate concern, but as far as using my > name online goes, I'm doing it now. But given the searchable nature of our > list postings, I'll continue to go by... > > . . ... Quirk McDickly . . ¶|;-D > > > > > > > >