I can imagine using a simple database for something like that. The file structure might also work, but using a database can be faster for very many very short items. But yeah, why not?
If you like that alfred-workflow let me know. I did some improvements on it (correct count of folders, template etc). If you are interested, I’ll put it on GitHub.
I like the idea of the Alfred workflow, though my #1 goal would be to publish microblogs from my phone (iPhone) or from an iPad.
I’m not super comfortable coding a lot: I generally look at code and try to understand and tweak what I can. So I’ll have a look at these different solutions and see what might be the best thing for me to try…