Why I love Twitter
Short answer: because most of my "friends" from Facebook aren't on it.
Longer answer: Twitter still has a freshness to it that Facebook a while back when it because a Zynga gaming society. Not everyone who owns a computer is on it, but there are a good chunk of people who are. I can use it from my iPhone just as easily as I can from a desktop machine, and it's pretty damned easy to make new friends without having to feel like you're exposing your deepest darkest secrets like your pictures from a 6th grade class trip. There really isn't the "commitment" involved that Facebook forces on you; you can follow someone who seems cool solely for that reason and never interact with them, and the same goes in return.
George Steinbrenner (1930-2010)
George Steinbrenner passed away today from a massive heart attack. He was 80 years old. Steinbrenner was the principal owner of the New York Yankees and the definition of "hands-on owner" from the time the ownership group he led purchased the team in 1973 until 2007 when he transitioned the day-to-day operations of the Yankees to his sons. There had been rumors of health issues for several years, and after his sons took over the team he was seen less frequently publicly.
“Learning” versus Understanding
I was listening to NPR on the way in to work today and they had a segment about Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, which is nearing its 50th anniversary as a published work. Mockingbird is one of my favorite pieces of fiction; one I actually read (instead of skimming) in high school and is one of those rare books where the movie is just as good; Gregory Peck will forever be Atticus Finch in my eyes. Did you know Harper Lee never published another book? Talk about going out on top.
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- @phenom1984 Shedding. 4 hours ago
- @ElwoodJBlues I was in the studio audience for S8E12. Granted, the final season, but still pretty cool. 5 hours ago
- @ECal15 I haven't gotten around to it - saw a lot of chatter about it though, so I'm curious. 12 hours ago
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