I found the lesson to be clear and informative, but currently have no desire to be electronically connected to anyone 24/7. I like a little space and quiet time. I wonder how those who are microblogging find time to actually experience real life--aren't they missing a lot while staring at their little keyboards and typing?! I enjoy the occasional "mandatory pauses" in my life: while my car is being serviced, in the dentist's office, a snow day. I use the time to people-watch, or read, or just slow down and think. I love my family and friends, but I can keep up with them via snail mail, email, phone calls, and Facebook, and I have control over the time element of these activities. I fear that using Twitter would tempt me to spend too much of my precious time socializing on a very trivial level. I don't need to know when someone is mowing the lawn, nor do I need to tell everyone I know when I'm mowing the lawn (which will never happen, but I digress...).
If I find a need to Twitter down the road, I'm ready, thanks to our always-informative Web 2.0 Committee.
Since I'm not tweeting (or twittering or whatever you call it), I've spent time this week exploring my RSS feeds, and reading other people's blogs. What an interesting mix of people we are, and it's fun learning a bit about all of you.
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Right on, I enjoyed this post. I feel the same way, if that makes me an old fogey, well, so what? I like to experience life away from a computer screen, too. : )
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