Oh Uncle_Atom, She Twittered

Being anti-Facebook (sorry everyone else in the ENTIRE World), I have not ever created a Facebook account.  I'm not anxious to be marketed at any more than I already am.

I'm really on the fence about Twitter, too.  I signed up last year with another username, but I didn't really try to figure it out, so I deleted that account.  But, I waited years to decide to dip the old Uncle's toe into blogging, and so far, that has turned out pretty OK.  At least it's getting you a chance to win the Mint-in-Box lamp over there at the top of the right column ====>>> [UPDATE:contest ended Aug. 15, 2010]

So, if you care (and I won't blame you if you don't!), there's now an Uncle_Atom Twitter account.  I guess the first (and maybe last) tweet I send could be to announce the winner of MIB awesome unbelievable pull-down lamp Giveaway.  (No, not yet, there's another week to go!).  But I'll still announce the winner here too.  

If you get a tweet from the Uncle, it might be a Haiku, or a short story, but it will not be about what I had for breakfast, or some exhortation to vote for somebody for President. And while I'm pontificating, I have no intention of trying to ever make a buck off this blog, so no ads.  I just do this for fun, and maybe to help someone solve a problem or save a worn-out, mid-century marvel.  If I ever do start an Etsy account, it will just be to offload stuff accumulating dust in the Atomic Attic.  Right now you can look at my Etsy favorites if you want, there's a link somewhere on here for that.  I get and want no commission for any sales, and don't even know the sellers, I just add stuff to my favorites.

How's that for a halfhearted, couldn't-care-less approach to Twittering and social media in general?  So if you must, there's a Twitter Follow button over there in the left column.  Yes, over there <<<====

Oh, and please, don't tell me what I'm missing on FB.  :-)