It turns out that, with luck, we all age
The Internet doesn't really let you grow older normally.
That's because the Web can freeze you in your youth. At least it can if there are ancient photos floating around.
I thought of that the other day after I got a note from a woman I met almost 30 years ago. I suspect she has spent much of her life downplaying the fact that she was a Miss Tennessee in the 1970s. But if you do a search on her in 2012, here's what you see.
OK, there are also more up-to-date references to her and more current photos. She looks just fine today, has a good job, et cetera. I fully suspect that she is an excellent person in every way.
But for some of us, the past refuses to go away.
