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How to twitter without being a twit!

I am usually way behind the technology curve.  I still have a rotary phone.  I thought "blog" was Minnesotan for "big Log"  You know,  "bring the blogs down here and leave the smlogs up there."  Fortunately or unfortunately, my friend Randy Elrod came back, got me and dragged me kidding and screaming over the textans and the blogs and smlogs all the way to twitter.  I have wrestled with this new social media tool for awhile now.  At first I despised it.  Should a man really twitter?  I grew very tired of getting updates of people walking and sitting and sneezing and going to bed.  I saw so many pictures of other peoples food that I started to gain weight.  Not a lot of weight, just a twitter. I have gone from despiser to believer.  Recent events in Iran have shown that this is a powerful tool..........  WHEN USED PROPERLY.  It can be a powerful tool for you as well......  WHEN USED PROPERLY. 

Seriously, to my Christian family I say that we dare not summarily dismiss today's social media.  Years ago we turned our backs on much of the arts and now we rue what has happened to them. So......

Here are four rules for using twitter taken from an excellent Christianity Today article. 

Five Tweeting Tips
(1) You are what you tweet. Are you an encourager, a humorist, a businessperson, a pastor — a complainer? People will know.

(2) Craft your words. This may be instant publishing, but it's still publishing. Your words will last longer than you will.

(3) No cheating. Say it all in 140 characters. Don't use a second tweet to continue your point.

(4) Don't answer Twitter's standard question, “what are you doing?” Rather than your flight plan, nap schedule, or lunch menu, say something that will benefit others.

(5) Don't overtweet. If people quit replying to you, it may be because they can’t keep up.

Please read the entire article here.   It is very thought provoking and gives insight into the power of the tweet, even to save lives. 

If you decide to twitter.  Please DO NOT  twitpic me any pictures of your food. 

If God had texted the 10 commandments

Yesterday I got this in an email from MikeysFunnies.com I'm still trying to figure some of it out. Some of you hip people help me with #4 #5 and ttyl,JHWH

What if God had text messaged the 10 Commandments?

Originally from Jamie Quatro

1. no1 b4 me. srsly.
2. dnt wrshp pix/idols
3. no omg’s
4. no wrk on w/end (sat 4 now; sun l8r)
5. pos ok – ur m&d r cool
6. dnt kill ppl
7. :-X only w/ m8
8. dnt steal
9. dnt lie re: bf
10. dnt ogle ur bf’s m8. or ox. or dnkey. myob.

ttyl, JHWH.

ps. wwjd?

All Grizz or all Biz?

While on vacation we had two visitors to our little cabin on the lake.  One was immediately smothered in hugs, fed every spare scrap of food and invited to spend time with the family. The tag he wore told us his name was "Grizz." Not "Grizzly," which has a mean and scary connotation, but "Grizz."  Something you could snuggle up to.  From the tip of his tale, to the shaggy deep fur that couldn't keep up to the cadence of his walk, to the long tongue that never completely disappeared, everything about Grizz whispered, lover, friend, fun!  We could not keep the grandchildren or the adults away from Grizz.  And it was obvious that he loved being with us.

I found myself asking,"Is that the way people view me?" How about you? 

Another visitor appeared on our deck one morning.  He was a Stag Beetle. Stag Beetles are actually quite harmless and can be handled.  Yeah, right!  No one in our family volunteered to caress this creature. It is a nice little bug, but he is all business. His posture and mean look scare people (and other bugs) away. When "Stag Man" appeared screams could be heard for miles and the deck emptied of humans in a millisecond. 

 

I thought, "Is that how people view me?"  How about you? 

I know for certain that there are times when my attitude and demeanor resembles the stag beetle more than Grizz.

Today I prayed that God would give me lots of shaggy fur, a wagging tail, and the warm friendly demeanor of Grizz. So far I haven't emptied any planes and one person even shared food with me.