2011-05-20
07:20 |
Moving slowly this morning. That's what I get for going to the theatre on a school night. |
08:46 |
@iPhoneAlley My iPhone gets most use as music player, email, Twitter, RSS reader, book reader when I'm bored. Hardly ever use it as a phone. |
09:09 |
I got 7 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
14:43 |
Sounds like Lars von Trier was trying to be clever & outrageous but ended up looking like a jackass. Not sure that should be a career ender. |
14:47 |
Worried you'll be Left Behind? Handy flowchart gives you the straight dope, you straight dope you. http://bit.ly/l04MmF |
15:15 |
Had my first voicemail message at work in six months here. Of course I couldn't remember what I'd set as my password... |
16:34 |
Why did anyone ever care about Donald Trump? And why did everyone stop caring? http://bit.ly/mepkHO |
16:39 |
Michele Bachmann prepares for a Presidential run by reading. Books, although definitely not "all of them". http://huff.to/mR15s2 |
20:02 |
Off to Columbia Gorge to shoot waterfalls. Nice forecast for Saturday, less so Sunday. Into each life a little rain must fall, I guess. |
20:52 |
@wilw Truck Nuts are the Ed Hardy shirts of automotive accessories. |
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2011-05-19
06:09 |
Newt: Dems better not quote what I said Sunday because none of it was true. How is Sunday any different, Newt? http://bit.ly/kDsoP9 |
06:52 |
Rachel @Maddow trashes Santorum over torture & McCain, and references The Princess Bride in the process. http://on.msnbc.com/jnKjYS |
06:55 |
RT @alwayscoffee: @disorderly Inconceivable! *grin* [That's what *she* said. Really, she did!] |
09:08 |
I got 16 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
11:45 |
WI Gov Walker doesn't want us to forget what a scumbag he is. http://bit.ly/irUDpo |
12:51 |
Proof the Obama campaign has a sense of humor. http://bit.ly/kxnsy7 |
17:38 |
@joshtpm Between 5:30 & 6am, depending on when I wake up. And it's all online, first in my Twitter feed & then my RSS reader. |
19:20 |
I'm at @SJRep for something called Love in American Times. Sounds depressing, or is that just me? |
21:16 |
Watching Linda Park from Enterprise from the 2nd row. She's stunning in all sorts of ways. |
23:12 |
Back from @SJRep. World premiere of a new play, quite the big deal. I enjoyed it immensely. |
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2011-05-17
06:05 |
@counternotions Not a fact at all. No matter how good a job Apple does with Safari, there will always be contrarians. "Google's open!" |
09:08 |
I got 6 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
09:48 |
RT @joshtpm: Trump: I'm not running for prez http://t.co/YHZ8iW5 [Darn. I haz a sad.] |
10:46 |
I'm going to a Meetup with Bay Area Fine Art and Fashion http://meetu.ps/1bK7L |
10:49 |
RT @GeorgeTakei: Donald Trump bows out of presidential race, citing inability to prove he wasn't born a douchebag. [Zing!] |
14:51 |
Cringeworthy phrase of the day: case avoidance. It's support's view of tech that lets a customer solve her problems, avoiding call for help. |
20:06 |
RT @sambonie: Found six cents. Now I see dead people. [Can you see Shyamalan's career?] |
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2011-05-16
2011-05-15
2011-05-14
09:06 |
I got 11 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
10:17 |
Osama was into porn? Not sure how I feel knowing that. http://bit.ly/k6KClJ |
10:36 |
Had to do battle with a hotel manager over a duplicate billing. We both emerged unbloodied and I'll get my money back. It's a good Friday. |
10:39 |
Apple took a week to respond to location data issue & got it right. Feds responded right away to Shirley Sherrod video & got it wrong. Huh. |
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2011-05-13
05:49 |
I love watching industry behemoths fight. (Facebook vs. Google) http://engt.co/meIpca |
07:23 |
Do you trust the health insurance industry? A former insider will make you reconsider govt vs. industry. http://huff.to/lXGOqb |
08:36 |
Where the hell was this John McCain in 2008? Or any time before today? (Torture is un-American & wrong.) http://bit.ly/jeB3sw |
08:58 |
RT @paulandstorm: [S] Jim Lehrer stepping down as PBS NewsHour anchor. I will double my donations if they replace him with Tom Lehrer. [!!!] |
09:07 |
I got 15 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
11:47 |
@alwayscoffee I believe it's whom. For whom should I ask? |
13:58 |
I'm going to a Meetup with Bay Area Fine Art and Fashion http://meetu.ps/12nty |
17:34 |
Rand Paul equates health care for you and me with slavery for doctors like him. Because Rand Paul is a moron. http://bit.ly/iOvc7u |
18:02 |
@annvosspeterson Ron Johnson's dumber than Rand Paul? The mind boggles. There it is, boggling as we speak! |
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2011-05-12
07:29 |
Car in for service this morning. This is an expensive one. Then again, 100k without a problem is a good record. |
08:04 |
Car dealer gave me a RAV4 as a loaner. Weird to be sitting up so high. And depressing to see an MPG that's half of my hybrid. |
09:09 |
I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
09:35 |
Via @Dammit_Liz, movie posters are always better with Lego: http://ow.ly/4SeqU |
09:59 |
@millhouseyiddo 5 years. It's a 2007; I got it when it first came out in 2006. |
12:36 |
@SuzyMassey It's not FB passwords that are compromised. It's that other personal info can be accessed, & changing password stops the leak. |
12:41 |
@SuzyMassey Point taken. I just hate to fudge the facts, even when the ends appear to justify the means. |
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2011-05-11
2011-05-10
10:13 |
Lewis Black is coming to Mountain Winery in August. Sure hope he'll be all shouty. |
10:13 |
Garrison Keillor is bringing his tour to Saratoga as well. Guessing he'll be less shouty than Lewis Black. |
11:10 |
RT @ebertchicago: Busted! I am a worthless socialist liberal hack liar. http://bit.ly/ix7zKb [But you're so good at it!] |
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2011-05-09
12:23 |
Shooting blurry pictures of a nude model. Yes, the blur is intentional. Why do you ask? |
21:15 |
Met a true conservative tonight. Kept insisting a tech problem would go away if we ignored it, after first denying the problem. It didn't. |
21:21 |
In case you wondered why Avatar seemed so familiar. http://bit.ly/iEC5eC |
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2011-05-08
07:22 |
You say that like there's something wrong with it. http://www.wtduck.com/strip/263-saturday |
07:32 |
I'm going to a Meetup with Bay Area Fine Art and Fashion http://meetu.ps/X1WH |
07:56 |
@Decoder_Ring Not to put any pressure on, but some of us are waiting patiently. At least we're trying to be patient. |
08:49 |
RT @thinkprogress: Two Muslim men kicked off airplane, were going to conference about tolerance http://thkpr.gs/iTQkK6 [Ironic. And wrong.] |
13:43 |
Lunch yesterday was lobster rolls in Redwood City. Today was chili, salsa & beer tasting in Petaluma. The things I do to my stomach. |
15:45 |
The guy behind the Mission Accomplished banner thinks Obama overplayed the OBL announcement. Does no one in the Bush admin get irony? |
18:51 |
Just watched The Count of Monte Cristo with Richard Chamberlain. Just as good as I remembered. |
19:07 |
Dunno why @davnetdoyle decided to follow me, but she's pretty and she sings nice. So I bought her album on iTunes. Oh. Maybe that's why. |
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2011-05-07
08:21 |
Geeky & adorable at the same time: MicroSD case modeled on a teeny Atari 810 floppy drive. Want. http://bit.ly/lfHQWb |
08:24 |
Amanda Palmer reinterprets Friday, makes it all dirty. Definitely NSFW. http://bit.ly/kvHCpH |
08:30 |
@alwayscoffee Yep. Amanda Palmer's amazing. Why didn't I discover her sooner? |
09:12 |
@alwayscoffee I heard her a while back as part of Dresden Dolls, thanks to a mix CD from our friend @elkit. Coin-Operated Boy is brilliant. |
10:25 |
Albert Einstein: "God does not play dice with the universe." Niels Bohr: "Einstein, don't tell God what to do." http://on.io9.com/jHeumj |
11:44 |
Anybody else getting lots of MobileMe password rejections today? Annoying. |
11:51 |
Oh the felinity! When kittehs collide! http://bit.ly/mJudfQ |
12:46 |
Lunch. http://lockerz.com/s/99306623 |
13:49 |
Hey, twittizens! @alton_brown is among us. The man who made cooking almost as much fun as eating! |
18:13 |
@ThatSusanBurke Are you sure those are two different fears? Sound like cause and effect to me. |
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2011-05-06
10:05 |
Poll: 58% of Americans say they'd never vote for Trump for Prez. Kinda gives you faith, don't it? http://bit.ly/lkqoUD |
11:32 |
Chili Cook-Off, Salsa & Beer Tasting in Petaluma on Saturday. Yum! http://www.cinnabartheater.org/chili/ |
19:43 |
Did you know that A.A. Milne of Pooh fame wrote a murder mystery? Just listened to the free audiobook on Librivox. http://bit.ly/miS0vQ |
19:59 |
@devans00 Nope, no Roo or Piglet. They arrived later with Christopher Robin. |
20:00 |
RT @mikememoli: Santorum: Since helicopters took off, Obama admin has mishandled OBL "beyond belief" [Boy, that didn't take long.] |
20:34 |
Just got 2 new Pocket Wizards! No, they aren't sex toys; they're photographic toys. Yes, there's a difference. |
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2011-05-05
07:05 |
Happy Star Wars Day, Everyone! May the 4th be with you! |
11:17 |
If release of Obama's birth certificate didn't stop birthers, why believe OBL death photos would silence doubters? Faith ignores facts. |
12:03 |
This explains why my dining choices were so limited on my trips. Wish I'd known, not that it would've stopped me http://1.usa.gov/jBQIuC |
13:25 |
For the record, I'm not a big fan of goat. |
13:49 |
@tartqueen This was meat. Indian buffet. Might have been the way it was prepared. |
14:26 |
Robots learn to be altruistic, which puts them ahead of Tea Baggers on the evolutionary scale. http://bit.ly/jAsyGO |
14:40 |
RT @ebertchicago: "Bugs is who we want to be. Daffy is who we are." (Chuck Jones) [Yeah, that's about the truth of it.] |
18:27 |
@shelbyfero Which is useless? The sunscreen or your brain? |
18:32 |
@shelbyfero I know. But once you're already toasty, sunscreen's just as useless. Which is why I asked. |
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2011-05-04
07:11 |
Bush people crow about torture leading to Bin Laden raid, but AP says that's not so. http://tpm.ly/jKHKZX |
10:28 |
@VictoriaDahl Sounds like a call for some hands-on experimentation. |
13:16 |
@alwayscoffee I don't know but I can ask. What kind of dog? How much attention does it need? |
14:22 |
@alwayscoffee @catvalente I'll check with a couple of dog-friendly friends. Where is the beast now? And when does it need to start? |
20:33 |
Forbes: MSFT's revenue disguises its stalled growth, as its market cap vs. APPL shows. http://onforb.es/kKJUP9 |
20:39 |
Watching @Maddow on @TheDailyShow. I worship that woman, in a completely secular way. |
20:45 |
"It is one thing to shoot a man in the eye. It is something else to accuse him of having a Zune." - @StephenAtHome |
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2011-05-02
10:49 |
Eyes are tearing something awful. Allergy season? |
12:12 |
Trump upset at Correspondent's Dinner jokes about him? Maybe he shouldn't surround himself with ass-kissers. http://bit.ly/iUzIIL |
20:00 |
Which is better? Osama being taken out, or Celebrity Apprentice getting preempted so Obama can deliver the news? |
20:10 |
RT @jakefogelnest: What are the chances Osama Bin Laden died of autoerotic asphyxiation? [That didn't take long, did it?] |
20:10 |
RT @pattonoswalt: Oh shit -- AP reporting Bin Laden has regenerated as Tom Baker. [And there's another one.] |
20:15 |
RT @CaliLewis: I wouldn't have known that Osama bin Laden is dead if it weren't for Twitter. #JustSayin' [You're not the only one.] |
20:32 |
RT @SarahSpain: WOW. Read closely - typical Fox News. http://twitpic.com/4s7aye [At least MoFos are consistent assholes.] |
20:34 |
RT @paulandstorm: [P] RT @cnn BREAKING: bin Laden Was Found Via Location Tracking Through His iPhone [Oopsy!] |
20:51 |
With all the intelligence & military failures we hear about, it's good to remember just how effective American forces can be. |
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2011-04-30
07:55 |
@cartalk Even though Beefeaters lose their stony expressions, and their lunch, whever they hear us say it #ThisisNPR #RoyalWedding |
10:47 |
@JustaSunGod There's an ointment that'll clear that right up. |
12:47 |
RT @acedtect: My hope is that all this attention on the royal wedding will make bald spots on men super hot. [Ahh, if only.] |
13:53 |
If Apple wanted to send Android owners racing to the iPhone, they couldn't come up with anything better than Airpush. http://bit.ly/isywKa |
14:13 |
I understand about product placement, but does @BonesOnFox have to be so damn obvious about it? Take your self-parking Prius and go. |
15:49 |
So it appears push advertising on your phone just may be the worst idea ever. http://bit.ly/mCxzXs |
16:23 |
Existential Star Wars? It's like Lucas had something to say. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-uQWNd540I |
17:06 |
Just got a fundraising call from Planned Parenthood. I owe the Right a lot for showing me the value PP provides. So now I'm a monthly donor. |
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2011-04-29
08:09 |
Onion: "Trump Unable To Produce Certificate Proving He's Not A Festering Pile Of Shit." It's funny 'cuz it's true. http://onion.com/iB61cq |
08:18 |
@scapersuse Did you hear the clip on @TheDailyShow of how Trump would tell OPEC to knock it off? He puts the fun in dysfunctional. |
08:40 |
Great piece explaining how the iPhone et alia use cell towers & WiFi to speed up GPS lock-on. http://bit.ly/jE94j9 via @TheMacalope |
11:27 |
Turns out iPhones don't track individual users. But Google's Android? That's a horse of a different color. http://bit.ly/l8KvmD |
13:37 |
What an incredible underachiever Obama was in school! (Be sure to read to the end.) http://bit.ly/mkzSsR |
21:10 |
Sexy church signs. Hee! http://some.ly/dIehHg |
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2011-04-28
05:55 |
Fun to watch Android fans hating themselves over loving the iPad. I'm with them, aside from the loving Android thing. http://bit.ly/heYpJA |
06:15 |
A leopard doesn't change its spots, nor a skunk its stink. Barnes & Noble outs MSFT on eReaders. http://bit.ly/fPI5Uw |
06:42 |
A friend once described a college classmate of ours as having bad breath of the soul. That phrase applies equally well to Donald Trump. |
09:01 |
@cartalk Your cupholders are leaking fluid. That's gonna cost. #gottamaketheboatpayment |
09:05 |
RT @Alyssa_Milano: Let's do this! I WILL MATCH EVERY DOLLAR you donate until we reach our goal for LF➛ http://bit.ly/h0NFzL [I just did.] |
09:08 |
Let's be honest. This is all about the Right's unvoiced accusation of Governing While Black. http://wapo.st/gogGRo |
09:09 |
@jennakimjones Of course he is. It's not like Trump will have a good hair day of his own! |
09:35 |
Would it surprise anyone to learn that Orly Taitz's birth certificate lists her race as "asshat"? http://bit.ly/jEcc9J |
13:42 |
Finished @VictoriaDahl audiobook & on to Bill Bryson's latest. Fascinating, but not nearly so arousing. Yeah, I know: TMI. |
13:45 |
RT @ToryBelleci: Wow! What a welcoming. You guys are awesome. I'm gonna have to blow something up in honor of everyone. [That's all we ask.] |
14:07 |
@daynal It's free admission to the Smithsonian. You pay for IMAX and the like, but not to get into the various museums. |
14:11 |
@daynal Google is your friend: http://www.si.edu/visit/ |
14:13 |
@JustaSunGod What exactly *is* the way to much fun? |
14:13 |
@daynal They pay you? |
14:14 |
@JustaSunGod Not second star to the right & straight on till morning? |
19:05 |
Paul Revere & The Riders #bandsmissingaletter |
21:57 |
Did @Mythbusters really invoke MIlton the Monster? They surely did. |
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2011-04-27
2011-04-26
09:40 |
Atlas Shrugged, and so did the audience. The Free Market votes with its dollars. http://bit.ly/h8qjuE |
10:27 |
@VictoriaDahl I'd agree. Those women are so desperate to look young, they end up looking older. And more desperate. |
10:41 |
WI Gov Walker would have much easier time governing if not for all those darn recalls. http://bit.ly/fqrfHg |
11:00 |
At least they're consistent. TX GOP try to cut funds to volunteer firefighters by 75% during devastating fire season. http://bit.ly/eUuAGn |
11:02 |
Pop Photo magazine gets smart, includes sample content in free iPad app. So now I'm a subscriber. See how that works? |
12:00 |
Fun stuff at @SJRep this summer: @Reduced World of Sports & One Man Star Wars. Got my tickets! http://goo.gl/fb/3MYOg |
13:37 |
Practice makes perfect for @ebertchicago & the New Yorker Caption Contest. It's good to have skills. http://nyr.kr/dKj2rj |
15:26 |
@nicoleisbetter You should! And then you should let me photograph you in it. It's a win-win! |
18:24 |
So cool. A Leica camera that mates with an iPhone 4. If only... http://engt.co/hGZp4g |
20:15 |
In the dotcom bubble, execs raided pension funds & replaced them with junk bonds to pay their obligations. The bubble burst & retirees lost. |
20:17 |
Louisiana Gov Jindal either doesn't remember the dotcom lesson or doesn't give a shit. Which makes him the poster child for GOP arrogance. |
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2011-04-25
2011-04-24
12:59 |
Having a seafood lunch and enjoying the view of Pismo Beach. Life sucks sometimes. |
15:51 |
Finished audiobook of Hopscotch by Brian Garfield. Movie's a comedy, the book isn't. Both compelling; similar but not remotely the same. |
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2011-04-23
06:37 |
RT @joshtpm: My iPhone told me i don't get out enuf to make it worth its while to track me #snubbedbymyiphone [That's gotta hurt.] |
08:40 |
Koran-burning pastor shoots innocent car, claims self defense. Or was the car a Sharia practitioner? http://bit.ly/fmkDWt |
08:47 |
Senator John Kyl edits Congressional Record to unsay his lie about Planned Parenthood. Orwell would approve. http://huff.to/g0sKIW |
09:00 |
Farscape Season 1 matte paintings via Exec Producer @froonium. Reminds me how much I miss the show. *snif* http://bit.ly/eazWmi |
09:04 |
I got 30 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
09:56 |
Does the Left have to match the insane truth-starved ranting of the Right to succeed? Cheese, I hope not. http://wapo.st/ft0ttL |
16:30 |
Dealing with a confused desk clerk. Tried to charge me 20% more than my reservation said. He believes my confirmation, but still puzzled. |
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2011-04-22
2011-04-21
09:09 |
I got 37 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
10:03 |
RT @shelbyfero: "Danger" is my middle name! My parents are assholes. [Could be worse. Trust me on this.] |
21:51 |
Scary. Upgraded Blu-Ray player's firmware & had no picture. Power cycled TV to get things back. What do people with no debugging skills do? |
22:13 |
I checked out the location data in my iPhone. Looks like cell tower locations to me too. http://bit.ly/f0e1fy via @counternotions |
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2011-04-20
10:44 |
Is the GOP being hoist with its own birther petard? @adamserwer thinks so. http://wapo.st/hZxp1c |
17:34 |
@paulandstorm Not hardly. Cartman may eventually grow out of his assholiness. Scott Adams is what he is. |
17:36 |
Goodbye, Sarah Jane, one of my many youthful crushes. |
18:02 |
RT @ebertchicago: Scott Adams says he has a "certified genius IQ." I'm too smart to ever make a claim like that. [I'm not. But I'm trying.] |
18:11 |
Wired: "Biggest Spider Fossil Ever Found" post has a big photo of Donald Trump. Now that's comedy! |
18:24 |
I so wish I believed in Lotto Nation, @KeithOlbermann. I like the American Dream, but not pure fantasy. http://bit.ly/fAD2IM |
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2011-04-19
2011-04-18
07:19 |
Pulled a muscle in my back. Not immobilized, but not exactly comfortable either. Gonna be a long day. |
10:17 |
RT @ebertchicago: Who would win in a battle between Batman and Harry Potter? http://aol.it/i7lCkF [Fun stuff, well considered.] |
12:59 |
RT @counternotions: What happens when Photoshop Content-Aware Fill replaces the lady in the Mona Lisa? http://bit.ly/hYgbKN [Weird.] |
15:50 |
If Apple releases a TV, I'm gonna be pissed. Just replaced mine. A new Apple TV, on the other hand... http://bit.ly/dQHzLj |
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