I created a profile on Twitter early last year, but I now have one Twit on record in that time. I just seem to enjoy the cathartic effect of writing articles – much the same way I enjoy writing in my journal at home. I’ve always been an educator at heart, as I really enjoy both learning and then passing that knowledge on to others.
This, obviously, can’t be done in a quick message via a social networking site.
Also, I hate to admit, I really don’t care about what everyone is doing every minute of the day. I know that feature is a big draw, especially for those of Generation Y, but I’ve got more than enough going on in my own life to really be interested that some random person just ate a bad burger at McDonalds, or is feeling crappy this morning because of a hangover.
This process of carefully constructing a coherent, well-structured, and descriptive article about what I’m doing, or events going on in my life, is something that I enjoy too much to attempt to do it on some social networking site.
I even jumped on the bandwagon and joined Facebook earlier this year. I do update my status on there every now and then, but I really just get on to play Mafia Wars and see if anyone’s posted some new pics of their kids.
For anyone who’s excited, addicted, or enthralled by Twitter, can you provide some thoughts on why you enjoy it?
I’ve been listening to my playlist this morning at full blast. I get in at least 1.5 hours earlier than most everyone else in my department, so I get to unplug the earphones and listen out loud for a while. During a four song span, 2 songs came on from one of my favorite albums – Songs In The Key Of Life.
One of them was “Isn’t She Lovely”, which always makes me think of two things:
My wife and I talk every so often about the future with the kids. We want to be prepared, as much as possible, for what life with two girls is going to bring us rather than just “winging it”. Listening to this Stevie Wonder song always brings a brief spasm of pain because you can hear his little girl – Aisha – in the soundtrack.
Of course, Aisha Wonder is all grown up now, and it makes me realize that my little girls are going to be adult, smart, independent women some day who will be off making their own lives, and all I’ll have left are memories of giving them baths, tucking them in at night after a book, and teaching them my stupid, corny jokes.
So far, I have to say, being a father has been everything I had hoped for and more. My life feels complete in a way it never did before, and having such an amazing wife to share this experience with makes me, just about, the luckiest man on Earth. That being said, knowing that life goes on and that my kids will grow up and head out on their own journey adds a tinge of sadness to the whole thing sometimes.