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After about 10 minutes of dancing, we catch these 2 stars (HandZ) taking a break.
Always the stars - not always the glasses. (H is eight and Z is 18 months.) Enjoy!

Truly the big stars in my galaxy- wait - - make that grandpa’s AND grandma’s galaxies.

Entertainment Tonight - eat your heart out.

- Val Spangler, Mister Senior Blogger
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Grampa and his Good Buddy.

Truly one of the great joys in life is being a grampa. Until you become one, it’s
difficult to understand or appreciate the tremendous affection that can develop. When
they are babies they can’t tell why they are unhappy - only that they are. But what a
joy (and sense of pride) when you do well at comforting and quieting them. And, if its
rocking them, looking down at those angelic faces and enjoying the peace and
contentment you share at that moment.

And, later, when they are able to converse and enjoy shared interests and activities.
Helping them to feel secure in your presence. A sleepover at Grampa and Grandmas.
Art, photography and reading with Grandma. Computers, golf and building a fort with
Grampa. Enjoying the fun of playing the roles of Big and Little Spoofers - just kidding
around.

The biggest challenge: being prepared to respond well to the request, usually at bed
time, “Grampa, will you tell me a story?”

Now, she is not the critic that you may be - so, tell me how I did with this one? Or,
better yet, tell me a story about you and your Grampa. Or, you and your grand-
children. Set down somewhere and write. Build your human legacy.

They’ll appreciate it.

Yes, yes I know - it’s not all hearts and flowers. E.g., if I rock too long and don’t
change my dominant rocking foot, I will wake up with a cramp in my leg that night.
Hmmmh - yes, a pain - but a small price to pay. Remembering that angelic face
helps to work the cramp out.

One of the great joys in life …

Thanks for listening.

- Val Spangler, Mister Senior Blogger

Please follow me on Twitter (@Senior Tweet) and http://twitter.com/SeniorTweet/ .

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I’m not here to convince you to Tweet on Twitter. However, I just came across two
articles that will give you a flavor of how serious bloggers feel about Twitter - you
decide on your timeline. I’m finding it’s worth more that sorting through my email -
that’s probably because I am more selective about my Twitter now than I’ve been
about my email opt-ins in the past (more about that later).

For now, I will just share with you what I am learning about Twitter and how I
integrate my tweeting into my daily activities. On the learning side, I just came across
two excellent articles that Jack Humphrey, referred to me.

First, Darren Rouse had an interesting article on his TwiTip blog called:
Types of Birds on Twitter and How to Be an Eagle. The article was written by
Jason Mitchner - follow him at @jasonmitchener. In it Mitchner
describes various types of birds and compares their characteristices to how people
behave on Twitter. Many lessons about “what not to do” included. Not surprisingly
he described the eagle as the bird to choose to emulate. Its characteristics best suited
for effective functioning on Twitter.

The second article, 8 Sure-Fire Ways To Tick Off the Twitterverse“>8 Sure-Fire Ways To Tick Off the Twitterverse, was written by Jenny Cromie. Between these two
articles you should get a good sense of what not to do. However, these two tweeting
bloggers represent the kinds of people you should listen to if you are interested in Twitter.

Any writers reading this? Jennie’s Blog, The Golden Pencil subtitle is: The Freelance Writer’s Resource. I bookmarked both of these sites - shouldn’t you? Check them out and see.

- VS, Tweet Me @SeniorTweet

If you want to advertise your own Twitter feed, there are simpler, less obvious ways
than the one below but heck, you’ll not have trouble reading it …

Tweet Me @SeniorTweet

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