I thought about this 40-year anniversary and wonder if there is a reunion planned. Until that time, I did visit her, or paid to have her fly out to visit me wherever I was at the time. I haven’t been in my hometown in over 20 yers, since Mom passed away and I went back fo take care of business. It was sad in a way, but not overwhelming. I occasionally saw a few old classmates back in the day when I used FaceBook, but once I got rid of FaceBook that contact stopped. I haven’t stayed in touch with people from my hometown because I never felt we had much in common. Time flies and creeps simultaneously in life. I graduated from high school 40 years ago next month. I want no part in sone online parody of real life! Posted on ApAuthor Dreamer9177 Categories Writing 1 Comment 40 Years I hope that the scenario is almost over, and that life can get back to so-called normal around here.Īs I joked with Hal for several years, reality is bad enough. I’m not upset with him, I just wish I could have done more to convince him that online is a dangerous place. Hal finally understands what I was telling him for years. Hal had to hear someone other than me tell him to reevaluate his online activity, and to take precautions BEFORE something like this happens again because it will. I spoke with a former colleague who works cybersecurity and put him in touch with Hal. Thankfully, none of his bank accounts or credit cards have been hacked….yet. It has been pure turmoil watching Hal take every precaution AFTER the damage has been done. I explained to Hal that this was the final, incontrovertible truth that he had been hacked. I have to take Hal’s word that he never gave his number to anyone in the VR community. When Hal told me that he was getting text messages on his phone from that person, my inner alarms went off. Luckily, this person was more of an asshole hacker than a malicious one, but that didn’t make me feel any better. I knew from the experiences he talked about with me that this wasn’t the case, but I had to defer to his judgment.Ī few days ago, Hal told me he suspected that his account had been hacked by one of his VR “friends”. Hal always told me that I worried too much, and that he was careful. I explained to Hal that VR was a perfect hideout for hackers and other people of dubious character. My concern grew when he got involved with the VR community and the complicated things that went on there. I spoke with Hal repeatedly through the years about his use of social media. Because of my former job with the military, I was informed about the dangers of online activity when not taking precautions to protect myself. I dropped FaceBook many years ago because of the numerous security risks that were known even at that time. I am very suspicious of online activity and I try my best to maintain my privacy.
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