DISQUS

Oddly, a lot of what you describe as the bridge between twitter and FF is how I use Facebook. Share links that show up with more information, including photos. Show photos and videos. Share with my friends. And it seems more easily organized than FF.

Almost 2 years ago, I KNEW I needed to trim down. A woman "of a certain age" hormonal changes had packed on the pounds.
I joined 24 Hour Fitness during their very first Biggest Loser Special, connected with a great trainer, fell in love with weight training, and lost 1/4 of my body (42# of fat). I'm a new woman. And I've gone from looking my age to looking about 15 years younger

I still watch what I eat, exercise 3-4 days a week (1-1/2 hours each time). I have inspired a number of women to go and do the same.

While perhaps not a problem for you, one reason that I must dramatically pare down the appearance and presence on my own blogs is that I still have readers with very old technology. Operating systems 3 generations old and the original browsers (it works just fine for most things, I just don't do anything all that fancy.) I have friends still on dial up.
Feeding all this data through my blog means that I lose touch with people. It's part of the digital divide. At the moment I would like to centralize, but the trade off still hasn't tipped to make it easy for my followers.
An the challenges of being an age on the other side of the divide.

Wish I remembered the name of my favorite "small time" rock band from that era. Had electric violin. Did a song about the Ancient Mariner. But I can't recall.

howdy. found you on twitter, btw.

I vote you head to your local pharmacy and search for a neti pot. Will fix ya up right away.
http://www.healingdaily.com/exercise/neti-pot.htm

I've just started using Seesmic..haven't danced. Didn't know I should. I use it mostly to push content.. as the vids come so quickly. One thing I'd love is the ability to thread conversations...

I did do a seesmic before my first cuppa, does that count as being comfortable and fun?

If you have not yet read the Ender series (and the companion series) it is an excellent read. I would second the Card recommendation.

Another series (still scifi) worth reading for it's scope and quality is the MARS series by Kim Stanley Robinson.

While I devoured Eat, Pray, Love.. I never recommend it without knowing more about the person. And I think you might find the author's bouts self-centered whining way too annoying.

Darn you, Scott! This is two hours of my life I'll never get back! (though I enjoyed them...)

Admitted to my OLLI writing workshop folk that I blog many of our exercises. they still think blogs are for news, politics or techies only. The idea of individuals using the technology for every day things was hard to grasp.

Still can't get anyone to understand Twitter so it makes sense.

The discussion between you and creative sage (and i'm sure others) was fascinating. Coming home from Christine Kane's concert to read it was a great way to end the night.

I live-twittered Bay to Breakers, I've read others twitters of events. I think they're great. I adore the conversations on twitter because they happen in real time AND publicly. When else has that opportunity existed?

So you post lots of links. It's my choice to click through or pass them up. I'm an adult. I can think for myself.

And what is that follow 1 for every 10 stupid rule?