Beverly, so far as I can tell: no.

Yes, you can filter facebook. But it's not as easy to fine-grain as LJ; it's more like whole categories of things can be shown or not shown to groups you define.

I found a web site where you can look up the salary of any state employee in Georgia. So now I know what all my coworkers, and neighbors and acquaintances who work for the Uggaversity, make. Weird. The salary distribution is weird, too - almost everybody makes less than 40K or more than 80K.

Can you filter posts for friends of your grandmother's? Or restrain your post content to grandmotherly-friendly things?

Both, I think, but I've never bothered to really investigate the privacy settings.

Thanks for your answers, people!

Oh, I'll be Steph...You Suck!

Dude, you've got Scola on tap all year long and we suck because we snoodle him up for one 3-day weekend? Have you no shame, no decency, madam?

First World Whine: Combing through various local-parent search engines for San Francisco preschools and seeing both the tuition rates and the length of the waiting lists is turning me into a gnarled little stressball.

Timelies all!

Need sleep. Will I get to catch up over the long weekend? I'm not going to count on it...

That plane crash thing was so weird because right about at the same time it was happening we got word that a colleague in our Mexico City office just died from burns/injuries he received when a small plane crashed into our offices there in November. He spent about two weeks with my department around this time last year and was such a sweet kid.

Sorry about your co-worker, brenda. It's so sad when you hear about someone you know dying so suddenly. We lost my next-cubicle-over neighbor last year, and it's still a surprise not seeing her over our shared wall.

In Obama news, from a CNN Interview with Obama:

John King: Last week, you went with your family to the Lincoln Memorial. What did you do there?

Pres-Elect Obama: So I take Michelle and the girls to the Lincoln Memorial at night and Michelle explains to them the Gettysburg Address, the fact that these soldiers died on this battlefield means any words that Lincoln or anyone might say would ring hollow. They've already consecrated this ground and what we have to do is honor them by working for more justice, more equality in America.

At which point Malia looks up at me and says "Yeah, how are we doing on that?"

Have you no shame, no decency, madam?

none. I don't see the Scola as much as I should as it is.

ION - I am doing a massive clean-out this weekend. SERIOUS. I just emailed a friend who lives in the burbs about an early Spring yard sale. My goal is 1 carload of stuff to contribute. I already have a child's bike and 3 shopping bags. I think I can add another 4-5 shopping bags to that this weekend if I get focused and ruthless.

none. I don't see the Scola as much as I should as it is.

That's because you SUCK

(you had to see that coming, right?)