Twittering Away
It’s like Shorthand Information
I became enticed into joining Twitter about a year ago. I have elected to “follow” people that post things I can benefit from. I rarely hear anything on the news that I haven’t already seen on Twitter. I’m more up to date on the world’s happenings than ever before. I peek at “Trending Topics” to see what people are talking about, and if it’s something interesting to me, I click on it to see what they are saying.
Celebrity Attention
Unfortunately there are more people talking about Tiger Woods and his wife today than the war, economy, the holidays or health care. Tomorrow (or later today) it will be something (or someone) else. Of course the same is true of TV News.
Followers
Somehow several hundred people have found me on Twitter and decided to “follow me” meaning that they presumably read my short “Tweets.” I don’t know who the vast majority of these people are, and really don’t care if they follow me or not; I’m just tossing out my thoughts in less than 140 characters, which can be challenging at times.
I know that they don’t care what time I went to bed or what I had for breakfast, so I attempt to say things that are either informative, interesting or funny; we all need a laugh now and then.
No More Please!
When Mr. Obama announced “his” decision to send another 30,000 troops into harm’s way I couldn’t hold back. I have a hard time understanding the sanity of it all. We have had close to 40,000 Americans die in our efforts to retaliate for the loss of 3,000 people 9/11. To me there’s something wrong with this picture. Apparently not everyone agrees with my assessment here. I have posted 2,499 “Tweets” to date, and my list of follwers has grown considerably. But when I expressed my thoughts about our president (who I supported) deciding to “step the war up,” I saw follower drop out like never before. I really don’t care if anyone follows me on Twitter or not, but I do care about American lives; any lives for that matter.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
I agree totally with Ron’s feelings about Obama’s decision. I suspect that he is sucking up to the war mongering Republicans on the hope of getting some of their votes on health reform.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Twitter is for the birds and Ron is full of what they drop from the trees. We MUST go in there and clear out the bad guys so that we can rest easily here at home; no matter the cost.
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:46 am
“Clearing out the bad guys” is easier said than done, isn’t it? I’m all for the war as I have a vested interest in the matter however, I don’t quite understand the rhetoric here. The average American does not understand “the cost” as so casually mentioned. I personally believe that as a father of an American Soldier, Ron truly understands “the cost” and was simply attempting to promote a thoughtful, rational, and meaningful discussion here. It hurts to see people on either side of the aisle participate in “us vs. them” discussions. Personally, I think its unpatriotic. Read the news paper, visit some websites, perhaps even do a little bit of research, while you “rest easily at night”. It comes at a cost…. paid for by parents, daughters, sons, wives, and husbands. Think about the price that you have paid for your freedom thus far. I’m sure that if we conduct an audit, Ron and his wife are in the green. Given your quick response, you certainly have been bouncing checks with your statements.
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:56 am
Additionally, I find it hysterical when I see the following phrase in forum topics similar to this one: “WE must go in there and….” Who is “we”? Try to replace “We” with the name of your son or daughter. Now replace it with “I”. It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, does it?