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WHAT MY FATHER STILL TEACHES ME ABOUT NETWORKING

Joe Riley

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by Kent Hutchison
June 2, 2025
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"Every morning ritual. Every cup of coffee. Every handshake. There’s more to it than meets the eye."

"In Orangefield, Texas, there’s a familiar rhythm to my father’s days."

"Even now, well into his eighties, he still makes his rounds—though perhaps a bit more slowly, with more pauses between stops. He starts with coffee at the school administration building, where he once served as a school board member. Then it’s over to the water office, maybe a stop by the credit union, and a few words with the folks at the oilfield supply store."

"He never calls it networking. To him, it’s just staying connected—being part of the community he’s always loved. But watching him over the years has made it clear to me that this is networking in its truest, most human form."

"And it’s still teaching me."
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I have no friends but if I had friends, they would like me. That has been my shtick lately.
Except on one or two forums, I don't network online.
I've heard people mention how many 'friends' they have, hundreds if not thousands, for years. I always come back with, I have no friends. :( I was urged early on that I just HAD to join facebook. Maybe if I needed an employer to see if I was an ax murderer or not. But I will not be seeking that kind of employment any time soon.
So no one can check up on me unless they use a phone or email.
I worry about young people today who see the number of 'friends' they have as an important statistic. It may be networking but not the kind I want.
At my age, I worry more about my friends actually being deleted.
But for tomorrow we called a small restaurant to see if they could fit a table for eight friends for lunch.
 
I have no friends but if I had friends, they would like me. That has been my shtick lately.
Except on one or two forums, I don't network online.
I've heard people mention how many 'friends' they have, hundreds if not thousands, for years. I always come back with, I have no friends. :( I was urged early on that I just HAD to join facebook. Maybe if I needed an employer to see if I was an ax murderer or not. But I will not be seeking that kind of employment any time soon.
So no one can check up on me unless they use a phone or email.
I worry about young people today who see the number of 'friends' they have as an important statistic. It may be networking but not the kind I want.
At my age, I worry more about my friends actually being deleted.
But for tomorrow we called a small restaurant to see if they could fit a table for eight friends for lunch.
One or two life-long friends can go a long way!:)

Alan Jackson - What A Friend We Have In Jesus
 
My father died when I was 7 years old, so he didn't teach me too much. I remember a few things like "Don't ever hit girls", but most of his lessons are forgotten. I only hope that I have been an example to my children and grandchildren in a positive way, but I think most think of me as grouchy.

I had many friends in the past, but have few if any I truly call friend now. Some of it is that I simply don't have the energy to maintain a friendship now. I enjoy many of the husbands of my wife's many friends though, so I get along.
 
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