My son, 14, is on Snapchat constantly. Then there’s my husband, [age not given]. He likes to look at Instagram over his morning coffee. Finally, my daughter, 11, is too young for a phone and doesn’t do social media. Although, yes, I know the time is coming soon. But me? Me, I like Twitter. It’s [Read More]
How To Take Over the World
I’m pleased to be your #1 source for foreign policy updates. Earlier this week, you may have caught my blistering exposé on Canada. Now I’m ready to tackle world domination as I participate in a “Finish the Sentence” blogging prompt. The prompt? “The first thing you must do to take over the world…” The first [Read More]
Tips for Having Fun on Twitter
There’s no doubt about it. Twitter is my favorite social media platform. To me, Twitter is easy. There are no images to deal with. No waiting around for likes or shares. No figuring out what the heck I’m supposed to be +1’ing or hanging out with on Google+. Twitter is just me and some words. [Read More]
This Week’s Funny Stuff
Chortle. That’s a word I don’t use often. But I kinda like it. Chortle. There. I said it again! I’m sharing things that have made me chortle recently. My disclaimer: I take no credit for these! I hope these brighten your day. And some awesome chortle-worthy tweets: I look at all the posts people write [Read More]
A Tweet, a Fax, and Some Family Love – Not
Last week, I tweeted something cute that my 6-year-old said: — Experienced Bad Mom (@ExperBadMom) April 3, 2013 As luck would have it, Huffington Post Parents saw my tweet, liked it, and then shared it with their 100,000+ followers as one of their best parenting tweets of the week. I thought that was cool! Exciting [Read More]
Why I Love Twitter
About a year ago I took a blogging class that extolled the virtues of having a Twitter account and Facebook page for your blog. So, being a good rule follower, I signed up for both. And watched in horror as I had barely any Twitter followers and only a handful of Facebook likes. For a [Read More]