Too Old

Do we ever get too old to practice our profession? With this new world of social media, it seems that in many instances, this might be the case. Those of us who did not spend half of our careers in front of a computer blogging or tweeting or posting, but out in the field, are now realizing that our worn boots might not always make the grade. Knowing the story might not be enough. Everything is digital. Which is great. A tool to marry to traditional. Should it be the "be all and end all?" Those of us who have been there, done that, bought the movie and the T-shirt, and the shirt is ragged because it has been through so many spin cycles, are coming home to realize that one must also tweet the god damn thing. I remember that when I started, I used to run with the soldiers with a reporters notebook tucked in the back of my trousers. The pen was mightier than the platform. With this I am not saying that social media does not have its place. It does. But where do you leave experience? Just asking. But, when the shite hits the fan, who are you going to call?