I’ve said it many times before and I’ll probably say it many times more: one of the perks of aging is giving less of a damn each year about what other people might think. The reason I’ve said it is […]
Tag: social media
Influencing
Not to get too deep into my grumpy old man schtick, but there are times when I’m left scratching my head when it comes to the world. There’s even a temptation to succumb to feeling dumb or out of touch […]
Don’t Say It
In a year that feels four times longer than usual, why did anyone expect that last week would move at anything but a glacial pace? I think a week in Vegas working the buffets and slot machines, smoking unfiltered camels […]
Selfie(ish) Word Wednesday
This poem comes from some random day or night back in 2018, but the sentiment remains the same now. Please don’t count me among the people who think going back in time will solve all our problems. Yes, social media […]
On Keeping Score
One of the detriments of digital life is that it all boils down to numbers. Whether it’s the number of friends or followers, the number of likes and shares a post gets on social media, the number of page views […]
Peace, For A Moment
Early this morning, I was sitting on my porch sipping tea and writing in my journal. Normally, I’d make some sort of crack about moving into a nursing home next week, but I’ll try to be somewhat serious for a […]
Social Media Policy V2
It’s been over six months since starting my new social media policy and it seems like a decent time to examine how things have been going. In true 2020 form, I decided to make a major shift in some of […]
Word Wednesday Out Of Time
Sometimes, it’s fun to mess around on the page (or screen). a man out of time had Bukowski lived in the Age of Facebook, you know damn well he’d have been trolling at 2am instead of writing poems drunk as […]
Renewal Policy
Last week was one helluva month. I’m not searching for sympathy or a pat on the back. Lots of folks have it much worse than I do and I’m grateful for all the wonderful things in my life as well […]
Word Wednesday: Reflections
For those who might be tuning in via my Facebook post and my post about Facebook from yesterday, welcome to Word Wednesday! Each week, I post poems that I’ve been working on in place of a more traditional blog post. […]