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Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-03-07

JC — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Reading: Scientists discover way to make alcohol with less severe hangovers - http://bit.ly/cLKvgD #
#FollowFriday @vishalsinghal @vijayshekhar @allenpayton - I’m not taking no for an answer - just do it! #
#FollowFriday @MikeMeZack @SpiritLibrary @IamMrPerfect @calhardesty @SuziFromAfricam - I’m not taking no for an answer - just do it! #
#FollowFriday @ROTCMyetus @CasinoHost @FarrukhSiddiqui @curious1966 @mshady @SydesJokes - I’m not taking no for an answer - just do it! #
#FollowFriday @ask57 @liarist @MailorderAndie @ToyGuru @rsbst @IconDirect - I’m not taking no for an answer - just do it! #
#QOTD If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us #
Looking forward to a few hours in The Black Raven & JJs tonight after what has been a very long week…. (Hope you’re all going 2b there!) #
#QOTD You can’t change what you’ve done, so you might as well just take pride in it #
#QOTD Just because it’s only ’stuff’ doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate it while I have it #
#QOTD The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums #
NSFW: Barbie’s Unfortunate Career Choice - http://bit.ly/a5FMQ0 #
#QOTD Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble #
#QOTD Success isn’t permanent, and failure isn’t fatal #
So - 40,000 Twitter followers. I think it’s time to move into the final phase. How long will it take to reach 50k? http://bit.ly/atYRFv #
#QOTD Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-02-28

JC — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Reading: Bears, lynx, wolves and elk considered for reintroduction into British countryside - http://bit.ly/czRDUT #
#FollowFriday @iPenginBrijhe @SydesJokes @_follow_friday_ @portalwon - it may be late, but it’s never too late to follow talent #
#FollowFriday @tinalouiseUK @Luxetips @csrolling @curious1966 @ROTCMyetus @irobhere - it may be late but it’s never too late 2 follow talent #
#FollowFriday @ask57 @DaijaArlyn21 @PurpleReels @CasinoHost @rsbst @liarist - it may be late, but it’s never too late to follow talent #
#QOTD Society, my dear, is like salt water, good to swim in but hard to swallow #
#QOTD The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television #
#QOTD Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it #
Is ginger tea supposed to be good for you? #
Reading: Women are cleverer than men, says research - http://bit.ly/9UxXby (but it’s all a trivial pursuit) #
#QOTD The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing #
Latest Seattle #Sounders news: Cheryl and Ashley Cole split: Chelsea star ‘will hang on to his millions’ - http://bit.ly/cSLOJ1 #
Reading: ‘Smart salad dressing’ could save Venice - http://bit.ly/d2TWwD #
What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner #
If life’s a box of chocolates, how come the women always get to pick? #
Reading: Elvis isn’t dead & he’s coming to an airport near you (scary) - http://bit.ly/cI2g3B #
#QOTD Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made #
Hulling sunflower seeds. The things we do to be healthy… #
Coupling is just the funniest program ever… #
#QOTD When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion. ~ Abraham Lincoln #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-02-21

JC — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Reading: Weight lifting ant wins competition - http://bit.ly/9WcXUF #
RIP Alexander Haig… http://bit.ly/aZZZZo #
#QOTD: Eternity’s a terrible thought. I mean, where’s it all going to end? #
#QOTD: The world only goes round by misunderstanding #
#QOTD: Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone #
#QOTD: I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn’t met me yet #
Sleep? Yep.. 5 hours then it’s time to get back to work. Goodbye vacation… I loved you so much… #
Back on US soil & under sunny Chicago skies. watch out Seattle, here comes trouble… #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-02-14

JC — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000

First vacation I’ve taken w/my iPod instead of a PC. Worked out pretty well so far! Technology rocks. #
Taking the train from Edinburgh to London. It’s a non-stop week. Now for a few days in the smoke #
It’s surprisingly warm in Edinburgh. Above freezing anyway #
It’s an early start to another busy day in old blighty #
#QOTD: The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready #
And so… It’s off to England. Eight days & I really don’t give a damn. Catch you all on the other side… #
Haven’t commented on football since Alabama won the BCS. Today is the Superbowl & I’m going with the Colts. Go Manning! #
#QOTD: If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-02-07

JC — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000

#QOTD: He’s turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he’s miserable and depressed #
#QOTD: Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead #
#QOTD: There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence #
Surprisingly not my highlight of the day: sharing an elevator with Bill Gates… #
#QOTD: Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people #
O crap they wrote about me on Forbes.com “Me & My 39000 Friends” http://bit.ly/atYRFv (apparently I’m ‘bat-crap-crazy obsessive compulsive’) #
Off to my first day at The Gates Foundation today… The journey continues… #
#QOTD: Life is like getting dropped off in the middle of the woods, and then year by year, gradually walking home #
A new day, a new month, a new job… Life just doesn’t get any better… #
#QOTD: Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality #
#QOTD: Girls are always running through my mind. They don’t dare walk #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-01-31

JC — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Missing Dollhouse already. That was one heck of a ride! For something that started out so slowly, it ended up being a brilliant series. RIP #
Reading: Early Chaplin films ‘quite nasty, quite naughty, quite adult’ - http://bit.ly/cNCQIp #
What is this world coming to? Making movies that feature smoking ‘R’ rated? Whatever next? http://bit.ly/87m3Q6 (& i don’t even smoke) #
#QOTD: Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250 #
#QOTD: My Karma ran over your dogma #
Reading: Most amazing sculptures made from single sheets of paper you’ll ever see - http://is.gd/7gmuv <- AMAZING!! #
Reading: Burglar accidentally Tases, handcuffs himself - http://is.gd/7gl1t #
Reading: Man driving around world in deep fryer oil-powered van arrested 4 possessing weapons of mass biofuel production http://is.gd/7gkr5 #
Finally the truth comes out: Why beer is the latest hope in fight against cancer - http://is.gd/7gjdR #
Reading: Man accused of murdering girlfriend at tattoo parlor tells police he got tired of her needling him - http://is.gd/7ggQv #
Reading: Man who repeatedly has been caught in public nude and covered in corn oil keeps slipping away from justice - http://bit.ly/aWN5vO #
Reading: 11-year-old turns mother and her boyfriend in to cops for selling drugs. “Man, you are so grounded.” - http://bit.ly/bvass1 #
Unusual company perks… Which one of these companies do you work for? http://bit.ly/7wbkmS #
#QOTD: Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. #
An evening of TV ahead. It’s been a week since I’ve sat down & vegged out. Coronation St., District 9 and Caprica. Busy, busy busy! #
#QOTD: It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much #
#QOTD: Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see #
#QOTD: Everyone has his burden; what counts is how you carry it #
Hilarious Taiwanese take on NBCs Late Night Show battle - http://bit.ly/6ALjEK <- w/video!! #
#QOTD: Humor can b dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process & the innards are discouraging 2 any but pure scientific minds #
Reading: Britain’s oddest laws revealed - http://bit.ly/59KHcn #
RIP: Jean Simmons - http://bit.ly/8n93WJ #
Reading: Weight Watchers clinic floor collapses under dieters - http://bit.ly/84ftou #
Hilarious: British bobsleigh rider bursting Lycra suit becomes internet hit - http://bit.ly/7OEVhP #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-01-24

JC — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Watching “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” <- certainly a different take on the epic movie… #
There are just a few times in life when a hangover is completely justified & acceptable. Today is one of those days… #
#QOTD: Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid #
“Don’t Blink. Blink and you’re dead. Don’t turn your back. Don’t look away. And don’t Blink. Good Luck.” #
#QOTD: Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint #
Loving Netflix with the Roku player (http://roku.com) <- you have to get it to believe it! #
keeping my fingers crossed… #
#QOTD: They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself #
#QOTD: For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three #
Introducing the SarcMark - A new punctuation letter available when you want to be sarcastic: http://bit.ly/6LFrj0 <- hilarious!! #
#QOTD: We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over #
QOTD: I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-01-17

JC — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000

#QOTD: My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s 97 now, & we don’t know where the hell she is #
#QOTD: You’ve got to be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for? #
#QOTD: If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? #
Cottage pie tonight…. Now where’s that bottle of red? #
#QOTD: There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad #
Catching up on Monday night programming including my favorite of favorites… House #
This week is retro week on Facebook. Have you changed your picture yet? Dust off those old photos & give us all a smile… #
#QOTD: Contentment makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor #
#QOTD: Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair #
#QOTD: A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-01-10

JC — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Now soliciting suggestions for useful / interesting iPod Touch downloads… #
iPod Touch? What have I been missing? #
#QOTD: We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done #
There are way too many people posting the color of their undergarments on Facebook this week… #
#QOTD: Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him #
After a bizarre evening yesterday when Alabama won the BCS championship, I would like to thank my friends for their kind support… #
Let the game begin… tonight before a crowd of one confused Alabaman Englishman, we are going BCS championship hunting… #
Counting down to the big game tonight: Alabama v Texas. Roll Tide… #
#QOTD: Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic #
There are just some chores where you gotta add coffee… #
#QOTD: Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT’S bad for you! #
Enjoying the wonder that is Doctor Who… #
#QOTD: Veni, Vidi, Visa — I Came, I Saw, I went shopping #
#QOTD: Laughter is as tough as sadness but so much more rewarding #
Awake & drinking coffee in a plush hotel room. Excellent extravagent sleep last night. Onwards 2 another day of shopping… #
1st day’s shopping completed & now sitting at the bar in the casino. Hark I hear the sound of slots.. It’s a tough life… #
McDonald’s coffee in hand… Mall in sight. Hold breath, here we go… #
Today is a scary day. Once every yr or so I venture out 2 the wilds of the world known as Malls. Time to restock the wardrobe. Wish me luck! #
#QOTD: Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know #

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2010-01-03

JC — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Reading: Funny pictures of the year - http://bit.ly/8bR1pw <- Hilarious… #
Reading: Darwin Award Winners - You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! http://bit.ly/5QUZwC #
Reading: Awkward Family Photos: desperately seeking embarrassing pictures of British families - http://bit.ly/3OP2Cw #
#QOTD: The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools #
And now it’s the Sugar Bowl. An easier choice. I have to Pick Florida over Cincinnati. SEC team to win of course! #
Hmm who 2 cheer 4 in Rose Bowl? Of course lots of ppl in Seattle support Oregon, but I have a good friend who supports Ohio St. Go Buckeyes! #
#QOTD: The intermediate stage between socialism and capitalism is alcoholism #
Kids fly back to England today. It’s been a great couple of weeks, full of festive cheer. Now it’s time to bid farewell to 2009… #
#QOTD: An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist waits to make sure the old one leaves #
#QOTD: Buy the ticket take the Ride #
Reading: The Evolution of ‘Feminism’ Saddens Me - http://bit.ly/5nkUA5 <- very interesting article, written by a woman… #
It’s an evening in front of the TV, a beer in my glass & a few fleeting zzzz’s I’m sure… #
Just watched Avatar for the 2nd time. This time in full Seattle iMax 3d - 60ft high screen. WoW! This is definitely a brilliant movie… #
Why do I keep getting Blingee postcards on Facebook? #
#QOTD: Each day gives us an opportunity to contune to mess up or to start again #
#QOTD: At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely #
My only moment on the PC. 2day is the day of our annual holiday party. Much cooking & prep 2 do… but oh what a good time is expected l8r! #