Social Disease

From our current affairs editor Lemuel Stuart III:

Yesterday, June 30th, was Social Media Day.  Today is Social Media Addiction Day.

In 2002, Dr. Nabendu Attwifi opened the 4000+ room Washerst Center for Social Media Addiction in Washerst, PA (the birthplace of Emmett Lee Dickinson).  Addicts are trained in Dr. Attwifi's 34-step program, and all patients are required to document their progress via Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Blogger, Word Press, and Tumblr.

Pictured below:  The Washerst Center for Social Media Addiction, founded by Dr. Nabendu Attwifi.

Pictured below:  The painting "Hashtag" hangs in the lobby of the Washerst Center for Social Media Addiction.

In honor of Social Media Day -- or maybe, instead, in honor of Social Media Addiction Day -- we have shared (below on the left) Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem, "All the letters I can write."  Perhaps Dickinson's poem will inspire you to write something other than a tweet?  The poem did inspire third cousin Emily to pen her poem with the same opening line (below on the right).
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By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

All the letters I can write
Won't fit into this –
Syllables for Twitter –
Sentences too Rushed, 
Depths of Meaning are drained,
Hidden to Thee –
Were it with just one more Word –
To reflect – me –

By Emily Dickinson:

All the letters I can write
Are not fair as this –
Syllables of Velvet –
Sentences of Plush,
Depths of Ruby, undrained,
Hid, Lip, for Thee –
Play it were a Humming Bird –
And just sipped – me –

Now, before we contribute even more to your addiction, turn off your iPhone, iPad or computer, and go outside.  It's nice out.