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“You never know ’til you try.”  For the most part, I like that quote.  We can speculate all we want, but until we actually try something, we won’t really know if we would like it or not.  I do have a few things I’ve tried in my life that I greatly regret.  For example, back in 1989 I decided to root for the Green Bay Packers just one time.  I thought, who knows, maybe I’ll actually enjoy the game if I root for these guys.  I found out that I hated it, and that doing so ended up to be a very bad idea.  As it turned out, rooting for these punks made me so sick that I couldn’t get out of bed for an entire month.  Moral of the story; nobody, and I mean nobody should ever root for the Packers!

OK, moving right along.  When I first heard about Twitter I thought it sounded like the stupidest waste of time ever.  I mean, I don’t care if you …”Just slammed 3 #beers and now I have to pee so badly!”  People wasting their lives on their phone/computer tweeting out this crap seems pointless to me.  But then my friend Sarah Hoffman told me that I should really get a twitter account.  I agreed, and she was nice enough to set it up for me (because setting up my own account is waaaay too complicated for me!).

At first I popped onto twitter very occasionally and didn’t think I’d really get any benefit from it.  But a couple weeks ago I decided to be open-minded and start using it more often.  And I can honestly now say, that I see the value.  It’s a great way to quickly get out information.  For me, that means I can link to the blogposts and the articles that I write.  It also means that I can get my hands (eyes) on more great info that others tweet.  And I can pass on (tweet & retweet etc) great basketball, training, and nutrition info that more people can learn from.  So in the end I guess twitter has the possibility of making the world a better place.

Also, a lady and I from Ohio ended up following one-another after we talked smack back and fourth during the Carolina-Duke game the other night.  I admit, I started it because “we” were looking very good during the first half.  But in the end, she got the last laugh as stupid Duke came back to win.  By the way, our smack talk was both good-natured… I can’t stand Internet tough guys/girls that act like they are bad asses over the ‘net!  As it turns out, Twitter is a great way to network, meet new people in a fun setting (i.e. the Duke fan and I “going at it” during the game), and get quality info to pass out right away.

In the end, “you never know ’til you try” can go a few ways…

-You try, and don’t like it.  At least now you know.

-You try, you like it.  Now you know and the quality of your life improves (like me now enjoying Twitter).

-You learn from others that have already tried and you realize that you should never cheer on the Packers.  Don’t waste your time trying this one my friends… it’s just not worth it.

You can find me on Twitter right HERE.