As you know, this is the “Social Media Age.”  In fact, I’m sure that’s how most of you got to this entry.  It’s obviously a very useful and arguably necessary component of our personal and professional lives.  However, even in social media there’s such a thing as too much.

I’m a compartmentalizer; always have been.  I like to be organized and keep things in their separate places.  The same goes for all things digital.  Where I’m going with this is that most of my colleagues – past and present – and interests tend to mix the personal and professional.  Consequently, when I’m wanting to learn about new music, tour dates, album releases (yes, LPs do still exist!), or any piece of useful information, I tend to also read about their last meal, how they feel about athletes and politicians, and various emotional assessments.  I can empathize, as about 10 times each day I think hey, that’d be funny/insightful/thought-provoking/[you fill in the blank].  Then after about 1.5 seconds I consider the reader.  Will they care?  80% of the time the answer is no.  Hence this blog’s musical focus.  I could write endlessly about comedy, politics, social commentary, and the infamous “vexatious minutiae” (to quote a past professor), but it’s best that I be consistent and maintain some sort of constant thread throughout.

While I don’t expect everyone to be completely black-and-white mechanical, everyone should realize that everything has its place.  Even in a digital environment.