We quit

Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, and on to the season of giving, we’re giving UP a couple things that have been bothering us recently.

I’m cutting out the sugar pop. I had my last Cherry Coke at lunch yesterday Hardees in Milbank. My goal is modest — drink water (or diet pop) until Christmas. The benefits will surely be small — health and cost savings — but lately I just can’t bring myself to finish a can. We’ll see how it goes.

Stephanie’s “quit” is much more impressive. She’s cutting the cord on FACEBOOK. (And I just checked, she’s not kidding. Her profile’s already gone.) Now you’ll have to poke her with your finger. In person. And she won’t get your Farmville invites unless you send them with a stamp. In her words: “I’d rather just communicate with people the old-fashioned way. Email.”