SO! You might want to know a little more about the person you just followed. Or, maybe, you’ve clicked this tab on FIGJAM wondering about Twitter. For the latter, my Twitter feed is at the bottom of this page. ***NOTE: Most of my blogging/writing/pic sharing activity is limited to my Tumblr these days.***

If you’re looking for more info about the person you just followed, well, first you should read these links. You might not be interested in following after reading some of the info there. Sorry if this is more than you’re used to from Twitter, but it saves us both disappointment in the long run:

First: I use Twitter 2 ways.

Next: I try to read every tweet, an explanation why I probably WON’T follow you back.

And: Why I loathe “Follow Friday”…

Favorites/Stars: You may not be aware of this but there are sites/apps that use favourites on Twitter (you know, the little stars beside tweets) as a way of showing appreciation/affection/approval/agreement/amusement with tweets by collecting faves and tweets of the people who use them. In my opinion, the best site is Favstar – you can follow @Favstar on Twitter which will get your favourites collected faster and more accurately. The other sites I know of are Favrd (sign up here), Tweeteorites, and Favotter. All do similar things, but each has its own unique quirks – positive & negative. It’s OK if you want to look at them all, or use just one. (Or don’t bother at all. It’s up to you.)

Finally: Here are some additional tweet-form biographical notes – each is less than 140 characters. There is no particular ranking or order of importance:

• I’m limited by chronic illness: CFS/ME & Fibromyalgia. I’m ALWAYS tired & in pain. I DON’T always talk about it. Tags:#fibro #cfs
• Measurably, by IQ, I am a genius. I rank as “Exceptionally Gifted” or “Profoundly Gifted” depending on the test. Just sayin’, NOT braggin’.
• In spite of scale-warping IQ results, I still do really stupid things sometimes. Plus CFS/FM brain fog sometimes robs me of mental clarity.
• I sometimes use medical marijuana/cannabis to alleviate my CFS/FM symptoms, as well as assorted other ineffective pain meds.
• I am Daddy to 2 fantastic children: DD8 and DS4. They are homeschooled. DD has ADHD.  DS might, not sure yet. Tags:#ADD #ADHD #homeschool
• I (mostly) affectionately call my wife ADDGirl – she has serious Adult ADHD. I’m the only “mundane” one in our house.
• I am a photographer. As for being paid for it, I am a wanna-be. Sites: http://bit.ly/49qWlP http://bit.ly/U21bK Tags:#photo #photography
• Due to our health issues, we’re broke. Like, $15K below poverty line poor, not the “can’t buy all I ever wanted” broke.
• In spite of lack of $, we make it work. It’s not easy. We just do it. Wife does the physical jobs, and I do the mental jobs.
• I’m not ANTI-religious, but I come pretty close. I WILL be irritated if you start “God’n'Jesus” crap with me – and I won’t be nice about it.
• I am a big Penn & Teller fan, especially their show Bullshit! I rarely disagree with their views.
• My views are an odd blend of Libertarianism with certain aspects of socialism. Government should help support, but never interfere.
• I created and write @Haiku_Headlines on Twitter. Sometimes, I slack off because the news gets depressing and/or repetitive.
• No matter how rude you think it is not to, I don’t – & CAN’T – follow people “back” on Twitter, unless intrigued. I can’t keep up if I do.
• I spend 12+ hrs in bed on semi-good days. I spend 18-24 hours in bed on bad days.
• I have a cell, and I tweet from everywhere. Home in bed, at my PC, in the car or in a store… anywhere, anytime. Mobile FTW!

My main personal Twitter feed is below. The others can be found by clicking the links above. This site is my blog, and the links on the photography line go to my photo pages. @Haiku_Headlines does not have a page yet, it is coming soon(er or later)…