i love twitter
I started tweeting a few months ago. No, I don’t need to see a doctor, I joined twitter and began sharing my world in 140 characters or less! I have made many new friends on twitter – people that live where I do (Pittsburgh), people that share my interests (reading, music, silly jokes!), and people that are going through similar life experiences (cancer).
One such new friend is Loren DiGiorgi, or DarkPiano as his twitter friends know him. Loren is a friendly tweeter with a sense of humor and a love of music. In fact, Loren is a musician. He tunes pianos to pay for his internet connection so he can tweet endlessly to all his favorite people, LOL! On one such excursion to tune an elderly woman’s piano, he got so much more than a check for his troubles. The woman was struggling with lung cancer and simply wanted to play an in tune piano as her “medicine”. To hear Stage 4, the song Loren wrote out of this encounter, and the rest of this touching story, click here.
I am thankful for the opportunity to interact with people such as Loren and I’m sure I will have many more such experiences as I continue to tweet . . . I love twitter!
Are you tweeting? If so, what has your experience been on twitter?
I love twitter too! I’ve made some new friends, learned a lot, and helped others lose weight in a healthy way (what I do). For those of us who work from home, Twitter is like our “watercooler”. Thanks for starting this conversation.
Diane,
As a fellow work-at-home woman, twitter has definitely become my “water cooler”. It is a great way to meet people, learn, share & enjoy what we each have to offer!
Thanks for sharing,
Jeanne
Enjoyed your posts. Yes, I love twitter. I’m glad you shared about having had cancer.
I lost my lovely 41 yr. old dtr. 8 yr. ago to breast cancer. She only lived 6mo. after her diagnosis. You are blessed to have come through your fiery trial, and to realize what a gift of time and a renewed sense of the present you have been given. May God continue to bless you as you reach out to other women. Thank you, my new friend.
Ditto on the “watercooler” for work-at-home people (we are so lucky!). Twitter has been a terrific way to meet nice people and share since I joined March 21 (but who’s counting!). Positive-thinkers like you, Jeanne, are what help the most.
Best!
Elaine (laineyd7)
Pat,
I can’t imagine a more difficult fate than to lose a child. Stories like yours remind me of how truly blessed I am. God bless you and thank you for sharing with me!
Jeanne
Elaine,
I am thankful for the technology that allows us to reach out to others from the comfort of our home. When I think back to what communicating was like in the not so distant past, it is amazing! I’m glad I have the opportunity to interact with so many wonderful people. Thanks for being a part of that for me!
Jeanne
Jeanne – I’m so glad to have read your blog posts and learned a little about you. My dad had a thyroid cancer scare last summer. He didn’t have it, but he does have a goiter and a cold nodule. They are watching him.
I am a music lover, as well. I have played the piano since I was 8 years old. I’m still not terrific, but I am at least able to play whatever I want — some things better than others, of course! My favorites are the Great American Songbook, esp. Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart. I also adore Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder, Nat King Cole — the list is too numerous to list! I was lucky enough to see Bobby Short perform twice in my life, and I’ll never forget it.
I have to start twittering too. I have an account, just haven’t been active. My son says he’ll help me.
Looking forward to more conversations!
Hi Jeanne, I hate to tell you, but you are a “twitterholic”…and according to this page, http://twitterholic.com/top100/followers/bylocation/Pittsburgh%2C+PA/ you started using Twitter 481 months ago!
Find yourself in the list…about #26 on the list and you’ll see how long you’ve [supposedly] been on Twitter. Funny. I stumbled on that by looking at the list of #moonfruit people. 
Now back to your regularly scheduled program….
Greg