This is interesting!  I'm eschewing Facebook and Twitter for Lent but the urge to put pen to paper - or the equivalent  -  is really strong.

I've decided to enter more competitions - after all it has been a very lucrative hobby for me in the past - but of course things move on and the majority of the comps are on Facebook and Twitter!

So much for my Lent promise.  But no - I'm not breaking it - not at all.  It will do me good to have a rest from so much.....What?  Well so much interaction with people, because that's really what I use them for.  I love to share about my life and my struggles and my good and bad times.  It really, really helps me.  Other people respond and I just love it - its not called SOCIAL media for nothing!

Yesterday after the football when Norwich city won - sorry drew- in the very last minute, I just wanted to meet up with all those happy people on Twitter.  People I've never met in real life but i feel a link to - I feel part of a community. If we did meet no doubt we would be able to immediately make the connection discussing the team selection, the tactics and the opposition.  I say tactics but you must understand never having played football I am somewhat at  a disadvantage.  I can discuss in general terms the fact that we play with one up front, that's fairly obvious.  Commenting on late substitutions is also something I feel comfortable discussing; disgracefully late all the time is my opinion!  Any deeper - say a mention of a left back or centre forward and the positioning of either of them - and I'm stuck.  Of course those who know about football understand that I'm an OK person to have a chat with but that's all.  A true pundit I could never be.  Nevertheless I love football; it makes me happy and that can only be a good thing.

Back to Lent then. I'm not being very spiritual.  Still praying, but that is all at the moment - and of course eschewing Facebook and Twitter. That's a discipline in itself.

Makes me wonder: if Jesus was here today would he be on Twitter? Facebook?  How many millions of followers would he have and what would he tweet about?  What a thought!

Grief

Well I suppose this is as good a way as any to get it off my chest!

My first Christmas without Mike. What was it like?  Christmas Day was fine; Christmas Eve was good; Boxing Day was fine.  The day after was good.  Now two days later and nothing is fine, nothing is good. I hate everything and everyone. I resent them for living.