Feb 09

Obama Fever

The excitement surrounding our 44th, President Barack H. Obama, has remained strong for me. Perhaps the fever is more like that of celebrity. However, I find the fever intoxicating and full of hope. I even went as far as making my own Obamicon!

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Feb 06

Who is on Twitter?

Here's a list of people on Twitter from Sara Frere Jones:

people who are just back from a really awesome run
people who are involved with "computers"
DJs
DJs at the airport
DJs who are drunk
people who don't seem to have anyone else's email address
people who are mad at the TV sets
people who have forgotten how to use email
people who have forgotten how to text
people who are involved in "social networking" and optimizing the power of re-Tweeting and "computers"
people who can't find a reasonable picture of themselves
people who really like the news
DJs at the airport
people who are hungry
rappers
people who are cold
people who are back from an OK run
people who can't figure out what their kids want to eat
Shaquille O'Neal
people who have never seen snow
Rachel Maddow
forty-five people I've never heard of who all invented the internet
people who are concerned about the collapse of the publishing industry
people who like Battlestar Galactica
rappers who are eating food
people who are about to go for a run
DJs who want to know where you are
people who are mad at Twitter
a nun

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Feb 06

I'd name the first one Chiquita

Cows With Names Make More Milk

"If you call a cow by name, it indicates that perhaps you talk to her more, perhaps you consider her more of an individual, perhaps you have more of a one-to-one relationship," said Douglas, who has seen firsthand the consequences of stress in a cow. "Personally, I have had a black eye and broken ribs from milking."

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Random Keepers

About

I think of myself as an eclectic mix of life trying to balance all forces within my soul. If you were to see my treasured possessions you would better understand me. I also enjoy soup, midnight drives, and vanilla Coca Cola.

Excerpts from Lucia

Will: "Talk to the hand...nicely." 08/27/10
(While asleep) "What?! I didn't do that! Oh, I did?" 06/23/10
"This sucker is a rainbow of mysteries." 05/11/10
"You're like my servant, 'cept you don't do anything." 05/11/10
"If I didn't have friends I would have a boring life....well, I could draw..." 04/16/10
"She had a bad day like a leprechaun." 04/15/10
"Ship it, missy" 04/15/10
Lucia: "Will, do you want to go under the tunnel of death?" Will: "Yes, the tunnel of death!!" 01/30/10
"Mostly crime happens in the middle of the night." 01/22/10
"Mom, you're warm like a bagel." 12/30/09
Will: "What's so funny?!" Lucia: "You would know if you were in my head." 12/25/09
"Well, I don't know what he [WIll] thinks. We're not twins. We're not Irish twins!" 12/14/09
"You look like a comfy bed, momma." 10/21/09
"Mom, Will and I are getting our beauty sleep." 10/16/09
"Will, meet your doom." 10/16/09
"Mom, Will's being rude to nature!" 10/03/09
"I'm a super me!" 09/25/09

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