Oh, Facebook, You've Done It Again

A few years ago, My Lovely Wife made a decision that would impact us in ways that she would never have believed.  You could have sat down with her and laid out a comprehensive outline of all the ramifications of what she was going to do, including a PowerPoint, charts, and three supporting expert witnesses and she still would have gone ahead and done it.

She decided that Facebook knew too much.

I can't blame her.  Facebook knows a lot about us.  Even if all you ever did was accept only your closest friends and immediate family members as friends, just the very act of linking to them tells Facebook all it needs to know about you.  Like tends to attract like.  You probably have similar interests as your best friends, and you are probably going to have similar tastes in food as your siblings.  Throw that all together in a pot and stir it up with some crazy algorithm, bake it for 45 minutes at 325, and suddenly one of the largest data mining companies in the world knows that you Tivo American Idol, that you voted for the wrong party in the last election (take that however you will), and you like cheese.

You can read about it in this post here: Dear Everyone on Facebook, I'm Okay

Well, good news everyone!  My Lovely Wife has decided to marry me again.  Or at least publicly acknowledge our marriage.

Within 18 seconds - I kid you not - 18 seconds of her hitting save on that tasty little tidbit, we started getting IM's and comments congratulating us on finally tying the knot.

So to celebrate my wife's grudging acceptance that everyone on Facebook should know of our wedded bliss, here is the text from a Kijiji ad that I wrote back in July of 2009 for her.  Well, I kind of wrote it for myself, but it was for something for her so that counts.  This ad almost went viral, it generated hundreds of views, but nothing like the snowblower...


Address: Moncton, NB
Date Listed: 09-Jul-09

My wife really wants a scooter.



"Oh, there's that cute one!"
"There's the one with flowers on it!"
"I really want a scooter."

The woman is determined.







That's about it.

Please note: I never did get her that scooter, despite getting hundreds of views.  If you have one for free, the offer still stands. :)

By the way - Jaymee Splude just posted audio from an interview I did with her.  She amuses me, and I hope she amuses you as well.