For the time being, I live alone. When I'm home I'm multitasking including TOTV. It's company. For a teacher it's a little like a faculty room that you drop into throughout the day. I also hesitate to express an opinion that may also go against the grain. For me, the main reason is respect. It's like Thanksgiving Dinner or the faculty room. You may know how to push your Uncle's buttons or the seasoned Department Chairman's but you don't. I think it's OK to pm people, your friends, your opinions when you know it's safe to think outside the bubble.
My favorite threads are the old stories of other peoples lives, their history. I loved it when I asked for your first phone number and someone said "two longs and a short." I enjoyed hearing first hand accounts of what went on during the Cuban Missile crisis.
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