Huffington Post - I was taken aback when I saw several people wish my friend Mike Watson a happy birthday on Facebook back in 2013. Nearly 30 people did the same thing this year! Big deal? You bet it is. You see, Mike died in 2012, but his widow never took down his page. On Father's Day, Mike's son put a special message up there as a tribute of sorts, but the folks wishing his father a happy birthday clearly paid no attention and one even hoped the elder Watson "had a great year." Mike and I had worked together at a radio station in Austin, Texas. The instant I met him, I liked him. He was always nice to me, was a great storyteller and had a decent sense of humor. And over the years, we kept in touch through Facebook -- a great way to stay social with people who've moved away. But many of us, me included, tend to block people from our news feed. They're still our friends, but we don't necessarily want to see they've checked in at the mall, how their baby is growing o
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