I admit, I don't get people who Twitter their every move. "I'm using the toilet right now." "I'm walking the dog." "I'm snipping my toe nails." "I just ate a very sour tomato."

I DON'T CARE!

However, I think Twitter can be useful for lots of other things. I'm sure it would be awesome for colleges: "Class canceled today. Read chapter 5 for next week." News reporters must love it: "The President just fell down a flight of stairs, jumped up, did a back flip, and caught a frightened kitten that was falling out of tree." Fast food chains and grocery stores could use it to announce amazing deals at mealtimes to draw in those what-should-we-get-to-eat crowds: "Free drinks for the next 60 minutes, and a free hat in the shape of a block of tofu for the next 20 people who walk through the door." And I think it's good for relating significant daily events to families and friends too: "Won the lottery today and will be paying off all of your debts later this week."

So I'm wondering where that leaves me. I signed up for Twitter a long time ago and couldn't bring myself to record the hourly events of my life, so I just didn't bother with it. But in the last couple months I decided to use it to update family and friends about any interesting (or mediocre) events in my life without having to read my ramblings about philosophy and such.

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