It’s Friday morning and I’m watching Oprah’s Twitter account “followers” count ratchet up at the alarming rate of 20 a second. Although paling in comparison to the million followers of Ashton Kutcher, that’s terrifying. Let’s see what makes her so worthy of all this fuss:

Egads! But at least there’s punctuation in this tweet. From here, her half-dozen posts have burned apostrophes, buried commas, and plundered complete sentences.

The Chicago Tribune gives a bit of perspective on the whole thing, citing Alexander Graham Bell’s first message on the telephone. But at least “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you” was spoken in lowercase, commas intact.

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Note: I’m catching a train to Kansas City tonight, for a quick weekend of fun and relaxation. Suggestions or must-sees?