A Road Less Travelled

Technology is a frightening thing. It’s a useful thing, but it’s frightening sometimes.

I post regularly on Twitter, which is a website where you can write short status messages that go out to everybody who’s following you. It’s a nifty tool to keep up with what people are doing. Some people post once a month to say they haven’t posted in a while. Other people will post every time they take a sip of coffee. I fall somewhere in between these two styles, posting when something interesting happens and I happen to be at the computer. Using Twitter has led to some interesting happenings.

I was making dinner one day while the Lansberrys were gone. I had my computer on the counter and so I posted a Tweet saying that I was making a honey glaze with no honey in the house. A few minutes later I get a phone call from James. He says “We have honey at our house you could use.” I didn’t end up using the honey, but the offer from several states away was… odd.

The Lansberrys got home on Saturday. I know this because I got onto Twitter Saturday afternoon and saw that James had posted “We’re home!” just a moment ago. So I ran out onto the front porch and yelled and waved down the street. I got a few odd looks from some people walking by, but I also got Theresa’ and Raquel’s attention and they waved back to me.

So, Twitter’s a little frightening, but at its best it’s doing what technology should and helping people connect to each other. From several states away or right down the street.