Let's be real

One thing I've noticed, again and again, is that the internet allows us to adopt a persona - a mask that conveys an impression we wish to convey - and that such a persona wouldn't last very long in a face to face conversation with someone who truly knows us.

I've seen it all too often. People I know as honest, sensitive, and questioning, people who are taking the time to be authentic - - these same people feel they have to produce facebook comments that are witty and sassy and altogether less ful