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Getting to the point

sixofclubs — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:30:36 +0000

I have been called a social network junkie. I am not sure I fully qualify, but I qualify enough not to argue. I am a fan and am most active on my blog (obviously), Facebook and Twitter.

The reason I mention this is because someone from the outside looking in would say (and I once did say) “what could you possibly have to say and who really cares?” As it turns out, I have a lot to say. I feel like the three venues I use are different audiences. My facebook is my “professional” social network. It is the one that I use for general communication to people I don’t frequently talk to, but am also the most conscientious about what is said. My blog is where I go when I have a lot to say, because Twitter (where I am the most ‘liberal’ with my thoughts) only offers thoughts in 140 characters. It is the blog that forces you to get to the point. No room for BS – just the facts ma’am – get to the point. There are times when I say the same thing on all three venues – but generally different topics.

The final question of “who really cares?” is answered with this. I do. I care and enjoy doing it. It is a good venue for me to write regularly – document the silly little things I observe or think of randomly.

Are you a junkie? How do you use your social media?

========Update===========

Apparently Courtney Love uses Twitter to provide commentary about designers. In fairness, I haven’t seen what was said… but from what I see here…

Really? Celebs may not always be all that responsible, but they can have opinions. The Internet cannot be the end of ‘free speech’.

Tagged: life, social networking, writing

I Did It!

sixofclubs — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:31:22 +0000

I have managed to post at least one entry every day this month.woohoo!

A lot of the reason I write here is for myself. I enjoy writing. Besides, SOMETHING good has got to come out of restoring Mt. Crumpit – there are a million stories to tell, a million more to discover – if I can just write down a few, I think it would be a good book.

By blogging every day, my writing career is well underway. OK, maybe not so much “well under way” as “I can post on my own blog for free”, but it’s something.

Next up, top selling novel.

OK… a published novel.

Hmm… a novel?

OK, OK, OK… a chapter.

OK, I will write more on the blog. That I can definitely do! The rest of my writing career will happen if it is supposed to.

Tagged: Mount Crumpit, writing

New Look

sixofclubs — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:57:56 +0000

The last couple of nights, I have felt creative.

I changed to a different format and uploaded a new header.The picture is from the house. When the scaffolding was still on the house, I took several pictures – including this one of copper nails. A little photoshop and presto… you have this header.

What do you think?

Tagged: writing