March 2010
64 posts
It worked! Pulling never works! It worked! #fb
Great game. Great game.
February 2010
61 posts
RE: The song from the first clip is “Secret Love” by Nikos. The Haiti piece used music by Erik Wøllo. http://disq.us/d71ya
Wolverine and Ironman are hanging in our kitchen — and making soup… #fb
Yes, this is my brother-in-law keepin’ it real in SoDak. RT @krebsbach: Yesterday I toured Big Cock Country: http://twitpic.com/15bqer #fb
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On Toyoda’s public act of contrition + its role in Japan: “Apologies make the country run.” -Ayako Doi, on the @newshour
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Why is the car giant Toyota not Toyoda? →
Leave it to the Beeb to follow up on this story. As I was watching the Mr. Toyoda testify in front of Congress yesterday, I wondered what the philosophy was in the consonant swap.
This comment from @washingtonpost’s Neil Irwin on @newshour makes me livid: The American consumer will have to do what they do best: consume
For @softweets, I’m tweeting a fascinating interview w/ two Vatican Observatory astronomers: funny, charming, smart, humble, uncertain. #fb
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After a full day at @softweets, I tune in to a little @KFAN for some sports talk. What do I get? More religion: Tiger Woods + Buddhism. #fb
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Sleep with an open palm, not a clenched fist.
“Vancouver is doubtless among the most livable cities in the world for those for...”
– Wendell Cox in Newgeography.com
I can’t believe NBC isn’t broadcasting this hockey game in HD on NBC. Well at least it’s on MSNBC. #fb
I don’t know Evan Bayh’s politics but his op-ed in today’s @nytimes is required reading for a sincere discussion: http://nyti.ms/alOLqh
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“In 1968, when my father was running for re-election, Everett Dirksen, the...”
– —Evan Bayh, in “Why I’m Leaving the Senate” in today’s Op-Ed section of The New York Times
Imagining how a Catholic would say this… RT @monaeltahawy Overheard on Austin bus: I’ve got to go to masjid, man; time to get on my deen.
Gorgeous photo of crowd watching the women’s biathlon at the #Olympics: snowy pines and Norwegian flags. http://bit.ly/bdGTI6
What a horrible sense of defeat hangs over me. I’m trying my wife’s concept of “forced optimism.” Not in my genes.
The greatest gift of my job is meeting people like Pádraig. I asked him to write about Lent + got this: http://bit.ly/aP83vB. Incredible.
The Colbert-Costas bit is painful.
The two-man luge has to be one of the strangest tandem sports of all time.
3 hours later, the boys are challenging my idea of devotion and diligent patience. I’m tryin’ hard. Real hard. #fb
Thank you Dick Button for educating my eyes. We need more critical voices like his - preserving the grace, skill + beauty of his love.
“I really want to be Jewish. All my friends are Jewish.” Never thought I’d feel so helpless + wishing I could gift that heritage to my son.
Best part: their rapport. RT @anniebissett Cool video of Ellen Gallagher working with Master Printer Craig Zammiello http://bit.ly/cNgUEY
Skate outing #2. A good morning. http://post.ly/NpwL
Skate outing #2. A good morning.
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These types of tweets are maddening on iPhone. Doh! RT @iA_Cyrill Luge crash visualisation gives me the shivers http://nyti.ms/8Zk2Dc
Lucian, to Bella + me: “You guys are a bunch of rocks!” Interpretation: “Please stop bickering when I tell you to quit.”
Of all the U.S. States, Minnesota has the most athletes participating in the Olympics. 21. #newfoundpride #fb
KD Lang in bare feet. That woman is so cool. Dig her. #fb
NBC is blowing it with their camera angles. #olympics
Why wouldn’t Queen Elizabeth take her place at the Olympics?
“This is America. Pick a job and then become the person that does it.” #fb
Fun read. Analysis of profile pics on dating sites. Could I apply insights to images on @softweets? http://j.mp/9GBVNB (h/t @ebertchicago)
An intense yearning comes over me every so often — to ride, once again, in that ‘64 Corvair. No barrier of a console separating us.
Trapped watching Palin’s simplistic, merry-go-round speech and SIlverman comes on… Thank goodness.
The American Kennel Club knows how to tug on the heartstrings with its meritorious service awards. #fb
I just registered for the the HGTV Dream Home outside of Santa Fe. What the hell is wrong with me?
$9 million is insane no matter how you try + cut it. How many other working stiffs receive that % increase in 1 year? http://s.nyt.com/u/e9E
Avoiding writing script for tomorrow’s record and know I have buck up.
My wife is quoting Garrison Keillor at the dinner table. (rapidly biting nails) I think I’m in trouble. #fb
Had to post about this magnificent photo series of women inscribed w/ henna using Arabic calligraphy: http://bit.ly/ctnnZO h/t @monaeltahawy
1.Gophers football will remain mediocre. 2.This piece is strangely reported. 3.L Kiffin may be annoying but effective. http://nyti.ms/ctFIkp
No cool runnings this year? No! RT @espn Jamaica’s 2010 Winter Olympics bobsled bid falls short - http://tinyurl.com/yj7t7xa