Some People Should Just Leave the “Tweeting” for the Birds

When Twitter came out, I was confused.  Why in the world would you want anyone to know what you’re doing?  Do you really want everyone to know that you are having a beer with your buddy, when you should be picking up the dry-cleaning and making your way home to cook dinner?  Do you really want people to know that you are on the toilet somewhere in Flint, Michigan? 

Seriously, “tweeting” has gone too far. 

I totally understand updating people on current events.  I completely understand newsworthy information, an update on a player or a team, or the status of a loved one, but some celebrities have taken the updating too far.  On Tuesday night, I watched Kim Kardashian tweet for an entire hour about a meal she was eating (or poking at).  I saw John Mayer tweet a picture of himself in a fluorescent green string bikini.  Joe Jonas told everyone he loved Justin Bieber.  Whatever happened to “too much information”?

Remember the days of home phones, no emails or internet?  Remember when you called your girlfriend in the early 80’s, you had to talk to her dad first (who was standing in the kitchen having dinner with the rest of the family)?  Remember when you passed notes in class, or rode your bike over to your friends house to have a conversation?  I miss those days.  I’m just saying, sometimes we don’t want to know what you’re doing every second of the day, on the dance floor, or in the dentist chair, or in the parking lot of an old bowling alley.

I like “tweeting” for the right reasons.  I like to know what’s going on in Egypt, or on Wall Street, or in the Packers Locker-Room after they won the Super Bowl.  That kind of information is priceless.  But I don’t want to know about the Egyptian pants you wore on Wall Street after the Super Bowl while vomiting in the gutter because you had 47 beers after your Steelers lost.  I guess what I’m saying is be picky.  Here’s a great line from “Trains, Planes, and Automobiles”, that Steve Martin’s character told Del Griffith, “If you’re gonna tell a story, here’s an idea, have a point, it makes it so much more interesting for the listener.”

I should tweet this blog.

 

Comments

[Jessica]

Here's the thing about Twitter though...if you don't like what someone has to say, just don't follow them.

[Gary Alcorn]

Nuggets coaching seems to take hot shooters out at odd times makes no sense. Is this related to player control of time played - do coaches have any real say in the NBA? The Nuggets are utterly discusting lazy looking bunch they loaf often against poor teams. We will likely not buy tickets next season first time in many years. Nene is most assuredly NOT an Allstar. Mad as hell

[Kyle]

I agree with you Jessica, but what about all the NFL players that tweeted about Jay Cutler? Whether you follow them or not, WE ALL hear about them. Drives me nuts! Thanks for the comment though...