Wax Eloquently

I can count on two hands how many times I’ve been asked what the “point” was of Twitter.  Why is it useful?  What purpose does it serve?  And normally I’ve had to answer extemporaneously; sometimes more effectively, and sometimes less.
This will be one of those effective times, I can feel it.  Let’s begin.

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I woke up early this morning. After all, I’ve a schedule to keep!
On Saturday I took stock of my current list of hobbies, passions, and goals. I’ve been neglecting many of them for far too long. The result of this reflection was a schedule for the next week.
It’s a prototype of a [...]

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One part of flight I enjoy is crossword puzzles. I don’t usually take the time to seek them during my day-to-day wanderings, but the in-flight magazine brings them right to you.
Another thing in-flight magazines present is a good visual jam session. They provide some graphics and words, and it’s up to you to [...]

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It’s like a blizzard out there!

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As part of a pre-marriage Manly Dinner celebration, me and my groomsmen went out chow last night. Some food was eaten, beverages were imbibed, and conversation flowed like a proficient rapper.
As the dinner wound to a close, Sean told us that some of his friends had recommended visiting the Whirlyball place that was (sorta) [...]

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Second snow of the season! I love weather like this.

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He’s not really a homeowner per se, but it sounded right and I thought I would talk him up so his friends thought he was cool.
Here’s a direct link to [...]

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I’ve been saving up a ton of photos recently. “Saving” in this case meaning “taking a picture thinking it will make a great story and then not actually telling that story.” Let’s see if we can fix some of that.

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The power is still out. It’s so exciting!
It went out just before 9:55 last night.
NOTE TO SELF: The recording of 30 Rock will be cut off too early.
I awoke more than once to screams of tree branches being ripped from their homes, and cast upon the roof of my apartment. Their suffering cries [...]

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It sure is dark around here!

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For those of you for whom this doesn’t work, try this.
NOTE: I actually wrote and recorded this last night right after the power went out. I got the video uploaded via an insecure “linksys” [...]

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I liked it.

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For those of you for whom this doesn’t work, try this.
(Spoiler Warning: The comments discuss the ending. See the movie first, then participate!)

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