I take a lot of shit around my house for “Twittering.” It’s OK with me, because at this house we all have our own things that make us happy and we respect each other for that. I must admit though that from the perspective of my non-tweeting family it is has to seem quite strange. 140 characters at a time… connecting with people I have not met? How can that happen? How can that mean anything? I don’t know but it did and it does. For those that have seen my previous blog posts, you know that I have always been somewhat of a 140 character kind of guy, so I’ve really taken a liking to Twitter and surprisingly vice versa! To tell the truth, this will be the longest blog posting I’ve ever done so please don’t be too critical.
What has driven me to do this particular post is the change it seems to have brought out in me. The unexpected result of “@Tekee” is that I have become more thoughtful in my daily, in-person interactions with people. I notice a more connective, firmer handshake with eye contact that really says “I’m glad to meet you!” I have become a better listener as well, even finding myself wanting to learn Spanish so I can have more meaningful conversations with my custodian at work. The game typically is that I’ll ask him how to say a particular phrase in Spanish and then we laugh together as I try to spit it out. That’s the point here I guess, don’t be afraid to reach out and connect with people, there are a lot of good ones out there who have great things to offer.
So to all my twitter friends I say thank you for making twitter a fun place to be, you are ALL characters, but at the same time you are far more than 140 characters!
