Frei Die Toiletten!
I’ve been piddling away Euros these past two weeks while piddling in Germany. In my youth, pay toilets were uncomfortably common in urban areas and certain mid-range department stores, Kmart, Newberries, and the like. Ah, the agony of a young girl needing to pee doing the ants in the pants dance while Mom is digging through her purse for a dime or quarter!
And so I say to my German sisters: frei die toiletten! It’s time for a sit-down protest of the pay toilet. When Americans started refusing to use them – because a savvy shopkeeper offered free next door – the pay toilet became a dinosaur, disappearing by the early 1970s. Everyone has to pee, and those who don’t want to pay at German toilets already find a place to do it outside.
Obviously, it’s the women who need to lead this sit-down protest. Take it to the seats, and do it for the sake of your own little girls, dammen!
Tweet it up!
I’ll admit that my love affair with Twitter diminished when I actually had to focus on work. Ah, Twitter. Source of buzz and blather and all things said, and still a darn good way to get the word out that you’ve written – or found – something you’d like to share with the rest of the world.
Early this year I attended a workshop with author Connie May Fowler and the discussion turned to Twitter, Facebook, and social media channels in general. Working on a presentation for an upcoming conference, it reminded me I’d told Connie May I’d share my Twitter tips for those folks – especially us shy writers and artists – who want to get out there and make something of it. So, without further ado …
The Twitter Revolution
Taking on Twitter – Ten Steps to Twitter Success
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