This morning I woke up and did what any good blogger would do would do- did a little happy dance that our power stayed on through the night and then started using social media to Tweet, blog, and update my friends on Facebook about the DC area blizzard.
The conversation that I had with friends over coffee while at my computer this morning was far more satisfying that starting to clear the 24″+ of snow outside our house.
As Joanne Bamberger (aka @PunditMom) said:
Then further justifed by Jean from Stimeyland:
And as you can tell, conventional means of conversing are just not our style!
I’m so thankful for the conversations I can have with my virtual network 24/7 that I just put up a post on LeapFrog called Facebook and Twitter Keeping Me Connected Throughout DC Blizzard.
Here’s a little teaser….
Last night as I was sitting in the middle of a blizzard that is breaking all Washington D.C. snowfall records, all I could hope is that we would not lose power which would cut off my access to Twitter and Facebook. Sure, I was concerned about the frigid temperatures and our ability to stay warm while being able to provide nourishment to our family but I also didn’t want to be cut off from what has become a source of news from a wide network of reporters as they report live from fields that are local, national, and worldwide.
I have come to rely on Twitter and Facebook for the local spin from a trusted network of friends more so than news from the major DC television stations. The local news teams do a fantastic job covering but it is the connections that I have with my Twitter network and Facebook friends that make their updates and 140 character Tweets more meaningful to me.
Click over to The LeapFrog Community to read the rest!
And just so no one calls protective services, I did fortify the family for a day of snow play and shoveling before hopping on the computer. Promise!
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Exactly. How else are we supposed to stay sane when we are literally trapped inside our homes?
;O Using the phone? That’s so 20th century! Hope you’ve got power back!
phone? you mean that thing that I use to tweet & facebook when I’m away from my computer?
I’m right there with you. Just praying my power stays on or I’ll be bored to tears.
Here’s to power and the Internet! My kids feel the same way – we’ve relaxed the online rules a bit since the snow..