I know some of my good friends on Twitter have noticed I haven’t been tweeting as much lately. It’s not for any bad reasons and it isn’t by design; it happened gradually as a number of activities and other phenomena began competing for my time and energy this spring.

So in the interest of full disclosure (and an easy blog post), here are the 15 Reasons I Haven’t Been On Twitter As Much (Including Five I Made Up):

1. Girls’ softball — Both my daughters play, and I attend every walk-filled, interminable game.

2. Irish Step Dancing — My older daughter goes to lessons once a week and I take her because my wife works on Monday nights.

3. P90X — I’m in Week 5 of this intense workout system, which requires at least an hour six days a week. However, when Week 12 is over, nobody will be asking where I’ve been, they’ll be asking how I got those “guns.”

4. Drinking and whoring, whoring and drinking.

5. Running. I’m a competitive runner and this is the time of year when I’m out running a lot. Except when I’m hurt, like now, when I substitute time running with time complaining about injuries.

6. Seemingly ran out of interesting/funny things to tweet. I don’t like to force it; if it’s not there, I just can’t pull the trigger.

7. Recently scored bag of killer weed.

8. A relentless gauntlet of school concerts and shows.

9. Witness relocation program. I know things. Let’s just leave it at that.

10. Work recently has been consuming more time and energy. Yes, I know I should be happy I have a job, blah blah blah. I’m only conditionally happy. Sorry.

11. Bent out of shape from society’s pliers. (Reference, anybody?)

12. Foolishly agreed to be membership chair of my running group, a duty which includes collecting and depositing member checks and maintaining a database. If that’s not bad enough, embezzlement opportunities are nil.

13. Dog-walking responsibilities. Don’t laugh, this has been consuming almost an hour a day most days.

14. Purchased “Terrorist Hunting Permit” for vehicle and felt obligated to fulfill responsibilities.

15. House search. Things are getting a bit cramped in our current home as our three kids get older, so we’re looking around.

So that’s what’s been going on. I’m already getting back on track, though, so don’t write me off yet. The best of Bonedaddy is yet to come.