While Twitter may not be midlifers' first-choice for a social media platform, without question their presence is felt there. And who among us doesn't wish we had Pope Francis' Twitter following of about 5 million? A simple tweet of "To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us" got retweeted more than 17,000 times -- just like that.
To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 18, 2014
Papal celebrity aside, some midlifers used Twitter this year for poking fun. Remember when Conan O'Brien had this to say about former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright?
I picked out my Halloween costume. I’m going as “Slutty Madeleine Albright.”
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) October 23, 2014
And she came back at him with this?:
.@ConanOBrien I'm considering going as hunky Conan O'Brien - but that might be too far fetched.
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 23, 2014
We used Twitter to announce our best family moments of the year:
.@BillClinton and I are over the moon to be grandparents! One of the happiest moments of our life. pic.twitter.com/Cww4r8C9Zt
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2014
And certainly weren't shy about posting the occasional selfie:
#GarthSelfie -love, g pic.twitter.com/tEQ0N02EKt
— Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks) November 11, 2014
OK, maybe more than occasionally:
Inventors of the #selfie at it again. #ThelmaAndLouise pic.twitter.com/1yvbF8j4fF
— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) June 19, 2014
Some took a trip down Memory Lane via the Twitter highway:
Shooting today on the same stage where many years ago I auditioned for The Outsiders. Feels like yesterday.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) November 10, 2014
Who didn't always love Lassie, Al?
@lassie I loved this show growing up pic.twitter.com/MeaFcmDxSB
— Al Roker (@alroker) May 29, 2014
And others' nailed humble-bragging pretty well, we'd say:
I love everything about @johncusack, and am proud to have given him his first starring role in “The Sure Thing.”
— Norman Lear (@TheNormanLear) November 13, 2014
The wit, was always there:
Really enjoying watching watching the world cup. pic.twitter.com/F2bprGkpsB
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) June 20, 2014
Sometimes about aging:
Nicole Kidman's new movie is about a woman who forgets everything every time she wakes up. Finally, a horror movie about becoming a senior!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) November 2, 2014
And sometimes just plain silly:
When I direct I like to wear something nice for the crew, you know, so they'll respect me.
#ohnokimono pic.twitter.com/DbupJNUcij— David Duchovny (@davidduchovny) April 27, 2014
Readers, post your favorite tweets by midlifers in the comments below.