Do you Twitter?

Do you twitter?  I do.  Do you have as many followers as Ashton Kutcher?  I'm close. Not quite there yet (I mean I could, right?).  

Believe it or not, twitter is revolutionary.  Even Oprah Winfrey has her own twitter.  NBA.com, celebrities and major shows do too.  Twitter has received so much attention I felt compelled to blog about it.   

If you don't have a twitter you probably have at least heard of it.  Plain and simple, it's a status application that you can share with your "followers" where its simple question is "What are you doing?" with a small limitation of 140 characters per entry.  Boring twitterers (twitterers - people who have a twitter) usually enter boring, simple status messages like "I'm hungry" or "At school not paying attention to class" but fun, interesting twitterers enter witty, hilarious messages or just strange, funny occurences they encountered throughout their day (and some just decide to use it to share their daily sex facts like my friend does). 

Some people might think it's silly or lame but it's fun (if you know how to use it).  You'll be surprised by how many people are interested in what you're doing or what's happening in your life. It's just one extra, fun avenue to share your life with your friends, family and others. If you're reading this blog, you yourself are the type of person that's interested in what others have to say.  Same with "twitterers".  

Ultimately, you choose and decide who to follow (whose tweets you want to read) and you can delete those who send those boring, unnecessary tweets that people send when they have nothing else to do but share their dull life (for example "under my covers" or "walking my cat around the block").  Who walks their cat anyways?   

What do you think?  Is twitter lame, overrated and just another social utility like Facebook and MySpace or is it really revolutionary, fun and a great creation for those of us looking to share our life, stories and ideas with others?

"God Bless You"

Yesterday, while washing my dishes I had some dust go into my nose and I sneezed.  A profound sneeze too.  Accustomed to a response of a "Bless you" after sneezing, I stood there waiting for my roommate, who was studying in the kitchen table, to respectfully say "Bless You" but all I could hear was his fingers typing away as he concentrated on writing his paper that was probably due the next morning.  I proceeded to say "THANK YOU" loudly in disbelief as he ignored my sneeze.  He slightly turned his head towards me and gave me a look that made me question my expectations of a response to my sneeze and made me realize the foolishness behind this traditional response.  I was still alive!  The devil hadn't taken over my body nor had my heart stop beating!   Why did I need some acknowledgment of my sneeze?  I guess we all adapt to society's customs and traditions, something I'm compelled to say keeps us from moving forward from old understandings, points of view and old fashion traditions.  By the way, I'm sorry but don't expect me to say "Bless You" next time you sneeze.  I'm over that.  I'm moving forward. 

Political Dichotomy

Why is it that when a black man gains power here in the States America's Republicans, "moderate" conservatives and far right conservatives suddenly shift further right and tie up they belts? Obama pledged for bi-partisanship and instead provoked an America that has become a nation of political dichotomy. You are either far right or far left. There is no gray area or no middle field. If you by any chance appear to be playing both fields your party suddenly turns their back against you. Look at former Republican Spector or former Democrat Lieberman.  Instead of coming together our nation has broken down into two strong opponents trying to strengthen and restore their own power while America has fallen into one huge hole. Was this a black man's election to the highest seat available in our government or is it America's stubbornness to work and build a nation together as a whole?