Blog – Coleen P. Kenny

I joined Facebook a week ago as the Social Networking part of my speaking business marketing plan.

And I found a million memories among all the faces.

People I babysat for when I was fifteen and they were five. People I met in first grade and hardly knew in high school. The Captain of the Safety Patrol in fourth grade at Grafton Elementary…ahhh, the power behind our day-glo orange sashes and silver badges to say, “Hey Mister First Grader, where’s the fire?”

And today, while walking in the park on an unusual 70 degree February day, I remembered Billy Lugnut and the Hubcaps…my then future brother-in-law’s high school band. Thoughts of Stafford High’s original Spicoli led to visions of checkered Vans, thin ties and leather pants from Chess King, a sunshine yellow VW beetle (how many cans of Krylon???) with electric blue lightning bolts painted on the sides and Van Halen blaring from the stereo.

And my sweetest memory of Billy Swaggerty…the Thanksgiving he was still my brother even though we’d dropped the “in-law.” Our old friend Billy woulda been 41 this Feb 14 and he is still missed.

So as our Facebook “families” grow, I hope the good and happy memories continue, that new relationships are forged, and forgotten ties are reconnected for all of us. Because it’s about so much more than just business.

Have a blessed day–
Coleen

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