Popularity

I've never had as many friends. If Facebook is to be believed. OK, so I don't know who many of them are. They still count as friends, don't they?

Michelle DeWitt and Brianne Day. They look like people I'd like to know. I'm not going to complain about extra young female friends. I've always been short on those. But it would be sort of nice to have some idea of who they are and how come we've ended up as friends on Facebook.

Maybe they've a family connection with Barclay Perkins.

It's a good likeness, don't you think, the image to the right? Except for the hat. I don't wear hats.

I have 21 friends

I have 21 friends. That's what Facebook tells me. You have 21 friends. What should I make of that?

Scary stuff. Even scarier because I don't even know who all my 21 friends are. I've seen their details. All 21 of them. A few of the names, I don't recognise. But I don't want to appear unpopular or snobbish; I accept all friend requests.

Counting friends. It's a funny concept. Almost as sad as collecting beers. But, hang on. I do that. Must be cool.



Barclay Perkins, Barclay Perkins.