I opened a Twitter account earlier this year. It’s a personal account and a relatively simple affair. Primarily, I follow news on Russia and on local restaurants. One news feed nourishes my brain, the other fills my stomach (and empties my wallet). I also subscribe to an unnatural amount of news about airplanes, the by-product of a childhood obsession with aviation.

“Big deal,” you say. “So he’s discovered Twitter.” And you’re right. I am late to the global gabfest. Or, perhaps, just in time. [Read more…]