January 2010
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May 2009
22 posts
hoping new (Ping.fm, FriendFeed, Twitter, Facebook) settings will reduce # of redundant msgs. We’ll see….
“I didn’t put a left-hander in there to throw a first pitch fastball (to the lefty).” - Frank Robinson, as quoted by Kevin Kennedy(?)
Since when can you hear Cat Stevens - or Yusuf /Islam/??? - on the radio again? And why? “Ban fatigue?…”
Since when can you hear Cat Stevens - or Yusuf /Islam/??? - on the radio again? And why? “Ban fatigue?…”
Tobias creating french fries, using magic! Alden, wisely, doesn’t believe his eyes.
Just got a *serious* double take from US Customs & Imm. “Are you ‘Matthew?’” As if I could be Alden! “Can I see your right ear pls?”
Melky Cabrera no puede hablar inglés. Su traductor tampoco….
Wishing the RemDawg well, as he battles lung cancer. http://ping.fm/SuoT5
Stephen Friedman, former Chmn, NY Fed, bot 100k of $GS *before* rule prohibiting purchase waived?! Smart guy. Wrong on so many levels.
Bill Murray, after hitting a golf ball: “Uh-oh…….. We’ll find it.”
A: Don’t blame me. I’m just the messenger. B: Messengers get shot. A: Especially around here!…
Studying ISPA Competent Crew Sail workbook…
Diana brushing her teeth and singing “Mickey Mouse” at the same time.
#MLB All-Star #voting allows 25 votes / email address. This seems quite ripe for abuse, no?…
Twitter arriving via SMS again (Rogers, Canada). A Good Thing?… I haven’t really missed it….
Wondering: What would Vegas make the odds of Zack Greinke throwing a no-hitter this year? Relative to any other AL starter….
UBCIC: First Nations urged to exercise their right to vote in the Provincial election on May 12
http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/News_Releases/UBCICNews04280902.htm
wearing a mask of false bravado.
Two Lovers. Too bad.
Anyone know (where) I can buy a large (25#) bag of (juicing) carrots in Victoria?… TIA…
“Stress-Test Results Are Delayed by Fed as Examiners, Banks Debate Finding.” -> “Oh, /that’s/ bullish…” (Sarcasm.) http://ping.fm/YNnmS
Wondering: What’re the odds this comes to be thought of as “the 2009 H1N1 flu,” and not “the swine flu?…” My bet: Very, VERY low.
April 2009
29 posts
False alarm, false alarm: Magnetic, our fish, is NOT dead; repeat: NOT dead…. (Phew….)
Just flipped on Angels-O’s on MLB.tv. Camden Yards is (practically) EMPTY! for 12:35p start. Wow….
Last.fm wants $. I want free tunes - as in “customized radio.” Suggestions?… (PS - No Pandora in Canada.)
Diana OTP: “He’s goin’ Into the Wild, that kid…. Tell him not to eat the berries….”
My 7 yo: “If you were smarter, you’d be nicer.” OUCH! It’s probably true though….
Saw, then followed bike thief this a.m., as D grabbed guys from bike shop, who caught up with guy & recovered bike. One for the Good Guys!
made Pizza di San Lorenzo in Campo (cheese bread from Le Marche from Italy in Small Bites), and … much to my relief, it’s delicious.
finishing Tocchetti & Cipolle Arrostite to bring to friend’s birthday dinner tonight.
“What a rema’kable comeback for the Red Sox tonight.” - The RemDawg
a notable increase lately in spamming Twitter accts, it’s seemed. A word for that yet? Spambot Twitter accts?…
Staring into a very busy tide pool….
#AirCanada “Special Offers” include: “Great fares on sale: Book by March 31, 2009.” -> “That’s not what we meant by ‘special,’ AC.”
checked out big plasma HDTVs yesterday (for 1st time). Picture quality not nearly as good as I expected, even on best sets (ex-Pioneer).
Such a wonderful birthday! Thanks for all the well wishes.
Tip for WSJ.com subscribers: If you were just resub’d @ $149, call to cxl. You will be offered $20 credit.
much older in the last 24 hours than the previous 24 hours….
Carl Pavano rocks!… Why didn’t the Yankees sign him?… Oh, right. Sorry…. http://ping.fm/PpE1B
Anyone care to rave (or not) about their Big Green Egg bbq? http://ping.fm/D4JAA
(Mobile) Google News stories are days old. What gives?
fondly remembering our visit to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s homestead in De Smet, SD.
Does Continental joining Star Alliance make our OnePass miles more valuable? The joint venture w/ Air Canada sounds promising, too…
LOTS of files and file folders available for FREE pick-up.
Showing my wife something on Twitter. She says (ironically), in her somnolent stupor: “That’s Twitterlating.”
needing (wanting) to make time to call my friend back - but time gets gobbled up….
cleaning up, listening to Grateful Dead Live at Boston Tea Party on December 31, 1969 http://ping.fm/MEA4o
cleaning up….
Gotta love Cito Gaston’s take on Roger Clemens. Warning: Some imagination required to fill in the blanks. http://ping.fm/X5wBV