Talk with you later. Les

Les, thanks for your kind words – I am honoured that you stopped by! I’ve heard you speak at IABC events, own your excellent “The Communications Plan” and have been following your blog since the beginning. I like to think we have a bond in that we both started blogging on the same day (how cosmic is that?), which of course is what all the keen bloggers who have been at it for years think is “late to the game.” I’m happy to find out what’s on your mind and new in your classroom by reading your blog, not an up-to-the-minute report via Twitter.

I also love the reference to kudzu. I grew up in the deep south of the USA, the Gulf south, and kudzu was rampant in my state of origin. The imagery of Twitter-as-kudzu perfectly describes how I feel about this phenomenon. I blogged about Twitter when I first learned about it. I just don’t get it.

Facebook, my latest social media passion, has a status line that subscribers can update. It is mildly amusing. It automatically says “Les is…” then you fill in what your status is. People say things like:

“Preston is making a strawberry milkshake.”

“Sue is getting ready to party in D.C.”

“Spencer is hating everything right now.”

As if I could not go another minute without that vital news feed.

I play with it, writing things like “Les is without status”, or “Les is incognito.” Or, “Les is contemplating the great mysteries of life, like whether to take Tylenol or Advil.”

So Twitter is beyond me. That is, of course, if all of a sudden I got really interesting and had something to tell people about. No way.

Keep it up, Sue. I’ll be back.

Les