Twitter

Social Networking’s Number One Fan

June 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Analysis

It has come as a complete surprise to me how much I like social networking over the Internet. My favourite is Twitter due to the speed, immediacy and access to people all over the world. Hashtag groups (#writechat, #storycraft, #scriptchat) have been particularly rewarding for finding people with the same interests and concerns. I also […]

A Curious Case of Bottled-up Passion

January 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, Art History, Canada Humor, Career Choices, Charming, Children and Pets, Clash of the Sexes, Cop Humor, Cute, Difficult Decisions, Drama, Fairy Tale, Family Humor, Family Tragedy, Fantasy, Feel Good, General Humor, General Interest, Hard Life Choices, Heartwarming, History, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Mystery, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Police Lifestyle, Romance, Satire, Science Fiction, Screwball, Sexual Innuendo, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Technology Advances, Twisted, U.S. Social Commentary, Uplifting, Whimsy, Witty, Zany

Pug-nosed Pat and gum-chewing Chris, two long-time Irish cops, were back on the day shift after a month spent on the night rotation. Their patrol area ranged from the entertainment district in the east to the upscale shopping blocks downtown. Being a cop in these days was quite a different experience than it had been […]

Life was Sweet Again on Planet Lollipop

October 24th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, Canada Humor, Charming, Cute, Difficult Decisions, Entertainment, Family, Family Humor, Family Tragedy, Feel Good, Funny Family, Funny Workplace, General Humor, General Interest, Hard Life Choices, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Movies, Oddball, Offbeat, Parable, Puns, Satire, Screwball, Slice of Life, Sports and Recreation, Storytelling, Surprise Twists, Uplifting, Whimsy, Witty, Zany

Life had been sweet on the planet Lollipop. Barney Bracken, a young fortyish married man with children, was living his life according to five simple rules: 1) don’t become addicted to alcohol; 2) don’t become addicted to mood-altering drugs; 3) have a decent job that pays a good living; 4) cultivate true friends; and 5) do whatever […]

Twitter Bits

August 14th, 2009 · Comments Off on Twitter Bits · Children and Pets, Family Humor, Funny Dog, General Humor, General Interest, Jokes, Lifestyle, Puns

You have to like Twitter. It yields access to large numbers of people that one could not otherwise reach. Through “following” and “followers”, direct messages and other commands it is a far more powerful tool than its simplistic design suggests. However, its drawbacks are obvious. First is the brevity with which one’s message appears on […]