tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post8546233191347595598..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: TwitteringSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-2635099765057375712009-07-26T01:28:52.889+00:002009-07-26T01:28:52.889+00:00I don't believe you're the best judge of t...I don't believe you're the best judge of that which is novel and that which is dull.... It's clear from your rantings that there is much living for you to do. Perhaps you shouldn't write merely for the sake of stringing together words in order to clothe yourself in a particular garb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-87133185026081946712009-04-29T08:08:00.000+00:002009-04-29T08:08:00.000+00:00In response to Jim Murdoch's post:
With regard yo...In response to Jim Murdoch's post:<br /><br />With regard your finding yourself referenced on twitter, I think it might be one of my posts to which you refer. I thought your poem, Cinders, incredibly charming. Not foremost because I myself am called William, nor even for the fact my partner's nickname is Cinders, but more for its beautiful use of language. Your blog directed me, through a number of links, on to several websites, which I spent a great deal of time studying, especially that of Friedrich Schiller's On Naïve and Sentimental Poetry. I learnt a great deal and was greatly interested in the subject. For this I thank you and I'm very sorry I didn't link to your site. I thought by merely mentioning your name and poem, I would create a sense of mystery and intrigue that people might choose to investigate. I have since received proof that it worked! I will add a link in due course.<br /><br />Kind regards,<br />WilliamWilliam Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537457005258430763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-51484311055718999262009-04-05T18:00:00.000+00:002009-04-05T18:00:00.000+00:00Still not 100% convinced but Twitter is oddly reas...Still not 100% convinced but Twitter is oddly reassuring (so, not the only writer who spends day pootling with dog btwn periodic bursts of industrious activity), and occasionally hysterical. The trick is to vet who you follow closely to avoid spam/marketing and dull obsessive updaters.Kate Lord Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278515379867576350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-58841442173199418972009-04-05T00:05:00.000+00:002009-04-05T00:05:00.000+00:00A man after my own heart. I would sooner die than ...A man after my own heart. I would sooner die than tweet and also loathe texting with a vengeance even when the text feature on my phone deigns to work.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-16422924093004619732009-04-04T16:43:00.000+00:002009-04-04T16:43:00.000+00:00I joined Twitter, but now I wonder why. The one ap...I joined Twitter, but now I wonder why. The one application I can see is if you were separated from a friend, or spouse, or whatever, and had an online connection. Since long-distance phone calls are expensive you could Tweet each other. But then, all the world could see what you wrote. Or at least those who follow you. On second thought ...Lisa Guidarinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976652734686730456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-1060130228870252372009-04-04T13:15:00.000+00:002009-04-04T13:15:00.000+00:00I'll give you another week before you crack like t...I'll give you another week before you crack like the sink.JonathanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282373784021642208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-38809537367909176752009-04-03T16:04:00.000+00:002009-04-03T16:04:00.000+00:00Sorry - I got converted a few weeks ago - and it i...Sorry - I got converted a few weeks ago - and it is addictive.<BR/><BR/>I rather like some of the minutiae of people's lives - Best when given a witty or ironic touch though and a link where appropriate(hate to think what people think of my tweets but I see it as a strictly fun). Plus it's a good way of announcing things - your latest blog post for instance. <BR/><BR/>You find it taking up more and more time though - S.Fry is boring, Eddie Izzard only comments about the weather - but eventually you'll find some celeb tweeters on your wavelength, a lot of blog friends are out there too, and some people do respond - I got a reply from Gyles Brandreth the other day to a comment I made on one of his tweets! How sad it that?!?Annabel Gaskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210341270502698508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-55466346808509070602009-04-03T13:34:00.000+00:002009-04-03T13:34:00.000+00:00LOLZ!!!!!LOLZ!!!!!John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-48688732817190218542009-04-03T12:21:00.000+00:002009-04-03T12:21:00.000+00:00Jim, you're right about Stepehn Fry. He's not that...Jim, you're right about Stepehn Fry. He's not that interesting on Twitter, although I suspect that his loquacious style isn't at its best in this medium.<BR/><BR/>Lucy, I'll try Rob Brydon and Jimmy Carr.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-66216562724744983662009-04-03T12:12:00.000+00:002009-04-03T12:12:00.000+00:00I'm not sure if you can. That's what worries me.I'm not sure if you can. That's what worries me.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-28259929103715891892009-04-03T11:47:00.000+00:002009-04-03T11:47:00.000+00:00Very low rent twittering on your blog page. But ac...Very low rent twittering on your blog page. But actually strangely fascinating - I had no idea you could mend crack in sinks. (No really!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-12308306786473251572009-04-03T11:45:00.000+00:002009-04-03T11:45:00.000+00:00*shamefaced hangdog expression* Actually I secretl...*shamefaced hangdog expression* Actually I secretly love it. Although not that many Big Celebs are that funny in real life. Rob Brydon and Jimmy Carr quite good value though...Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-71128131483997168422009-04-03T11:36:00.000+00:002009-04-03T11:36:00.000+00:00I'm with you. My wife joined yesterday to see what...I'm with you. My wife joined yesterday to see what the fuss is all about and she's been reading me twitters (Is that the right word?) from Stephen Fry but they're really not up to his usual standard. He says he loves it but I really can't see how someone as loquacious as he is sticking with it. At the moment it's the <I>in</I> thing but I simply don't get it. I can suffer Facebook - just - but I cannot see why sensible people are wasting their time on this.<BR/><BR/>My wife did a search for me and did find one entry which said something like: "I read a poem by Jim Murdoch called Cinders today," and that was it, no link, no nothing. I mean, what's the point?Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com