Week 3 : Twitter

For a considerable time I have stood back amused as people extoll the virues of Twitter. In my mind "Twitter" is something that birds do. In my capacity as a pond dweller I hear birds twittering all around me. There are times when I reach for my shanghai in order to remove the twitter and get a bit of peace. Those darned sparrows, blackbirds and larks...But that's another story.
Recently, I had cause to co-erce the fabulous Tosca to put some photos on Twitter, in a rush of blood to my head and a deep desire to gratuitously promote the pond in which I swim!
Having now launched myself off the reed bank on the side of the pond and "played" with twitter I am pleased I have had a go but twitter will not be listed as one of my "Must do" experiences before I go to Pukeko heaven. (Judging by the amount of Pukeko roadkill in my neighbourhood, the chances of that happening are pretty high, but I digress!)
Twitter does not give me the enjoyment "fix" that I gain from real social interaction with other Pukeko soulmates. It seems to be a very superficial means of passing on, often, banal conversation about nothing in particular! Spending my days in front of my computer rather than getting out in the fresh air, moving around and talking to others, would make my white tail feathers droop in despair before finally falling out as I drop sideways off my chair!
I suspect that it may be a medium for passing on the odd informative message provided one did not spend huge amounts of time manufacturing drivel that simply adds to the visual clutter in my life. I would also question whether such utterances change the course of the world, reduce poverty, result in life changing breakthroughs... God forbid that I would choose to spend my days tweeting - that's for the birds!