- An increased counseling load, writing new lessons and sermons (I'm in the midst of teaching and preaching new material across the board), and a dreary backlog of administrative stuff keeps me busy at the office.
- Five ornery little kids are keeping my wife frazzled and life at home hectic.
- I've tried to invest a little bit of time into fantasy football this last week. Not a fraction of what I used to invest but enough to get by as a participant and complete my obligations as commissioner of our league.
- Another factor is joining Facebook. Now I have an outlet for "short-form" blogging, i.e. my Facebook status. Any thought under three sentences in length ends up on Facebook instead of my blog. Lists, stories, and longer commentary still go the blog, if there's time.
- I've also begun reading more. So my movie watching has dropped off considerably, along with my blogging. I haven't touched the Wii twice in four months. I still like video games, both alone and with my boys, but I don't have the time right now.
Speaking of "short-form" blogging, I agree with the sentiment from my sister-in-law, Alanna, about Twitter: "What's the point?" I already have a quick outlet in my Facebook status, why would I tweet too? Facebook status reports already sport too many "I'm eating a sandwich now", "I'm cold", "I'm bored", and other trifles. Some friends use Facebook and Twitter to give hourly updates on their lives to nobody in particular, whether they have anything to say or not.
My new t-shirt idea:
Even Bloggers Think
Twitter is Narcissistic
[picture of a blue bird gazing in a mirror]
(If somebody prints that on a t-shirt, send me a pic!)
Thankfully, Facebook has many other redeeming qualities as a social networking app. And several of my friends are wittier than average (I'm looking at you, Jessica Robins).
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