This morning I've sent out, from my personal email account, a message updating everyone about my leaving Twitter.  I inadvertently sent them as group emails, forgetting to do a "BCC", or blind copy.  My apologies, as I try to be vigilant about using the BCC.  Again, my apologies!

      This tweeter will not be singing a sweet song on Twitter much longer.  A favorite saying of mine is, "It's been real; it's been real fun," however, now I would have to phrase it a bit differently "It's been real; it's been not particularly fun."
      I did learn a little more about hashtags, however, didn't use them much.  It seems there's an over abundance of time wasted just to use all the @ and # ... I might as well send someone an e-mail.
      My preference would be to have a better manner in which to locate a particular person or page.  Yes, there is some kind of categorization that can be done, but from what I read you can find it, access it, but you cannot tweet ... hello?
      The access and utilization of  the various functions of the site, I feel, could be made simpler to not be such a time waster.  I probably spend more time doing that, than tweeting a comment.
      Retweeting can be a bit overwhelming, for me.  I realize the site is built upon 140 characters and retweeting, and that's all well and fine.  It's just gotten to be a bit more than I want to take on right now.  My time will be better spent working with my own websites.
       I enjoy learning new things, although I am a slow learner.  Being a lover of words and challenges with them, I truly do enjoy the expression of a thought in 140 characters or less. Having said that, my obsession for proper grammar suffers.
      Thanks for the ride; I am glad I took time to at least experience what Twitter is about!  I learned a lot and came in contact with hundreds of people, worldwide.  Thank you.  ~nrl

      Inventory this week; yikes!  Nearly every evening I'd come home, chill out a bit with a heating pad (all the reaching) on my shoulder, wake up about 3 am, get up shut things off, and go to bed.  Ugh . . . but my part timer and I work together well and managed to get it all done. Normally, I work one Saturday a year - off the hook this time.
      I have no desire to own a retail business with so many small items to count.  Also, if I owned a retail business, I don't think I would choose December 31st as my 'fiscal' year-end.  Around the holidays you end up with one of two things: not enough product to sell, or an over abundance of product that may or may not sell, before inventory time rolls around.  Just me . . . 

She knew about the ukelele, though no less pleased; she knew nothing about the mandolin. I love the element of surprise! *smile*

A Year, Anew

Auld Lang Syne has sung its annual tune
Bidding adieu, yet looking for the new
The old is a time for quiet reflection
The new, a time for future contemplation
Reflection of where we've been
Contemplation of where we'll be
In another 365 days, in another year

~nrl