Archive for July, 2009

Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2009-07-26

Sunday, July 26th, 2009
  • Hope the cats don’t scratch up the house sitters. They don’t know what they’re in for! #
  • #Sounders game today at midday. Then it’s off to the airport for some serious vacation time… #
  • Reading: Last British Army WWI veteran dead at 111 - http://bit.ly/CpX9i #
  • #QOTD: I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays <- and today I start my vacation!!! #
  • Hooray - I’m on my holidays :-D :-D <- great big smiles….. #
  • Amazing pictures of the Earth from space: http://trunc.it/113q4 (taken by astronauts & satellites) #
  • #QOTD: In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest #
  • #QOTD: In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known #
  • Magnificent pictures of yesterday’s solar eclipse - http://bit.ly/uEQjC (The Big Picture) #
  • #QOTD: He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit #
  • twitter follow numbers seem to be off this morning - about 1000 or so - weird. maybe they’ll fix it today #
  • Two out of the three robins in the nest outside our window took to their wings today. Just the last one to go. Come on little robin!! #
  • #QOTD: Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile (Chinese Proverb) #
  • Take two minutes out from your life & look at these amazing pictures: Muddy World - http://bit.ly/6WlDX (The Big Picture) #
  • #QOTD: Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability #
  • 99% Off Retail Price at Bidcactus - Electronics, Gift Cards, and More - ALL CHEAP http://tinyurl.com/m5g7y6 #
  • Reading: Harry Patch, 111, becomes Britain’s last survivor of WW1, following death of Henry Allingham at 113 - http://bit.ly/15lyHs #
  • Reading: US car dealer offers free Kalashnikov with every purchase - http://bit.ly/Jbhcu <- now i’ve seen it all #
  • And how not to play in an orchestra - http://bit.ly/qGJVK (YouTube) #
  • A lesson on how to play the recorder - http://bit.ly/7R9hN (YouTube) <- i bet you can’t play like this! #
  • #QOTD: Bachelor’s degrees make pretty good placemats if you get them laminated #

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Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2009-07-19

Sunday, July 19th, 2009
  • End of a good game. Excellent result for #Sounders only losing 2.0 to English premier team Chelsea. Go Sounders… #
  • #Sounders playing their best and managing a 0.2 against Chelsea at half time #
  • #Sounders v Chelsea game coming up soon. If you haven’t got tickets join us @ #3LionsPub Redmond, WA for a great match day experience #
  • 2day is Seattle #Sounders v Chelsea @ 12pm. I won’t B there as I sold my ticket (mercenary) - but we’ll all B @ #3LionsPub Redmond 2 watch #
  • #QOTD: The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more #
  • Hope everyone is fine & dandy this hot & sunny Friday evening? If not - put a smile on your face & just pretend. Okay? #
  • #Followfriday @moriesbel @allen1949 @HypnoBear @mlomb @SeeMiracles <- right click, press the button, just do it! #
  • Seems like today is tea infusion day :-) Happy Friday all you tea drinkers #
  • Drinking tea infused with orange peel & sweet spices - rather nice! #
  • #QOTD: Friday comes from the Old English frigedæg, meaning day of Frige, West Germanic translation of Latin, day (of the planet) Venus. #
  • Great Pictures: Remembering Apollo 11 - http://bit.ly/B8p9I (The Big Picture) #
  • Finally got around to watching Bee Movie by Jerry Seinfeld. It was okay, not much of a plot but mindless entertainment for 1.5hrs #
  • #QOTD: When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn’t the slightest intention of putting it into practice #
  • No one’s ever sent me any money even though they told me I’d joined their mafia family - heck I didn’t even apply! #
  • #QOTD: Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire #
  • Dieting is boring, but losing all the weight is exciting :-) #
  • Gorgeous fresh ripe raspberries for lunch - yummy! #
  • #QOTD: No one can make you feel inferior without your consent #
  • #QOTD: What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left #
  • Bought myself a bike helmet today & later am taking the plunge - a small ride along the bike path - pray for me! #
  • Smell that dampness in the air - the summer heatwave has broken - it’s really nice :-) #
  • RT @lunanola: @jcx27 My fave version of that #QOTD: “Life is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.” — Neil Gaiman #
  • #QOTD: Life is a sexually transmitted disease #

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Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2009-07-12

Sunday, July 12th, 2009
  • Final score 2.1 #Sounders Varied game some interesting referee decisions but in end a great win #
  • Half time @ #Sounders game & 1.1 is score. Unfortunately more overall poor refereeing #
  • It’s a #Sounders lunchtime home game today @ 1pm. It’s going to be hot - on & off the field. Better get the sunscreen out… #
  • #QOTD: When U travel, remember a foreign country is not designed 2 make U comfortable. It’s designed 2 make its own ppl comfortable #
  • #followfriday @MFLOWERS1965 @herpescure @sshieldsjr @Lou2204 @McLaren_Fan @kjlintner <- shhh, it’s not saturday. Just do it! #
  • #followfriday @cmgjerde @ThePhenomena @BoerneMD @RadiumX @ucla4me @plumbusby @letsdance_08 <- shhh, it’s not saturday. Just do it! #
  • #followfriday @moriesbel @Tearsofjoy @keeneonlife @mlomb @HoldemTalkRadio @Dynamic2020 <- shhh, it’s not saturday. Just do it! #
  • Why do ppl still want 2 tell me how 2 get 16000 followers in 90 days - don’t they actually see how many I already have: http://bit.ly/YKJNL #
  • #QOTD: Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks #
  • Life has a way of dealing flushes & full houses just when you’re not expecting them. Ok, I’m not expecting it…. pls deal me one :-) #
  • It’s been a hard days night and I’ve been sleeping like a hedgehog… #
  • #QOTD: How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward #
  • The last story I’m posting on MJ: One Last Big (Yet Moving) Show for Michael - http://bit.ly/D4YIe (Time.com) #
  • #QOTD: After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box #
  • #QOTD: Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache #
  • #QOTD: By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. (Confucius) #
  • Back from trip 2 Efeste & Columbia wineries. Bought some rose & riesling. Sat on deck when we returned & drank Black Raven pale & ate cheese #
  • After string of real celebrity deaths last week, the Internet & online social networks killed a few more stars - http://bit.ly/XxmNE #
  • Belated tks 2 all 4 followfridays. Decided 2 give it a miss this wk due 2 other commitmnts. Hopefully normal service will B resumed 2morro #
  • Amazing: Blind man has sight restored by having tooth implanted in his eye - http://bit.ly/145XOy #
  • Reading: Harry Potter actor recovering from swine flu - http://bit.ly/Uc1Nx #
  • #QOTD: Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept God’s final word on where your lips end #

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Weekly Compendium of Twitter Updates and Links 2009-07-05

Sunday, July 5th, 2009
  • Reading: Staff strip naked to improve morale - http://bit.ly/18fZqn <- can’t see this catching on in America #
  • #QOTD: Trouble is part of your life, and if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough #
  • wondering why some ppl just don’t get it… but there again… ;-) #
  • Reading: CNN Commentary: Let’s end disposable marriage - http://bit.ly/8v1iI #
  • #QOTD: If we don’t change direction soon, we’ll end up where we’re going. #
  • Mourning the death of Molly Sugden - her with the purple hair & the little pussy from ‘Are You Being Served?’ - http://bit.ly/C4R7i #
  • Still hating the changes made to the Twitter ‘following’ page on the website…. :-( Grrrrr…… #
  • #QOTD: A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world #
  • Quiz night put to bed for a few months… it was fun & we did laugh (honest) :-D #
  • Twitter have made it difficult to know who’s not following you back - new layout launched in ‘following’ … Not at all impressed #
  • You all have just 3 hours to get to #3LionsPub Redmond, WA for the funnest quiz night ever. I’m in a wicked mood tonite! 7pm - be there! #
  • Amazing Pictures: 190,000 Glastonbury Festival goers enjoy a music-filled weekend - http://bit.ly/5N7SK (The Big Picture) #
  • Reading: ‘Last man standing’ @ wake 4 a toxic town - http://bit.ly/13696T <- must read story about old time America #
  • Tonight is the last time i’ll be doing quiz night @ #3LionsPub Redmond, WA for a few weeks so come along & have some fun. Starts at 7pm. #
  • #QOTD: Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use #
  • #QOTD: When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either #
  • A great afternoon at Qwest field as #Sounders show what they are capable of if they play as a team. Now to go celebrate! #
  • So there we have it, a true team performance from the #Sounders and it finishes 3.0 #
  • 80 mins gone and it’s still 3.0 #Sounders #
  • Jaqua makes it 3.0 #Sounders in the 67th min. Go Sounders! #
  • And Jaqua makes it 2.0 2 mins into the 2nd half #Sounders #
  • Half time at the #Sounders game and it’s 1.0 #
  • And now we’re back to typical MLS refereeing with a poor penalty decision. #Sounders survive 1,0. 34 mins #
  • Fantastic. Montero nods in at near post and it?s 1.0 #Sounders 23 mins #
  • 10 mins into the game and it’s #Sounders 0.0 #
  • At Qwest field ready to watch#Sounders play soccer #
  • Developing Story: ‘Infomercial King’ Billy Mays Found Dead in Home - http://bit.ly/jhxcQ #
  • Today is #Sounders soccer day. Game starts @ 1pm local time & it’s going to be another sell out. GO SOUNDERS!!! #
  • Reading: Shanghai high-rise rolls over onto its side and takes a nap - http://bit.ly/Ju2gx <- scary! #
  • Reading: Photo tour of Cheyenne Mountain, home 2 NORAD, Strategic Command, Space Command, Stargate Command, & WOPR - http://bit.ly/11v1tD #
  • Reading: Electronic nose can pinpoint where wine was made - http://bit.ly/18Lg02 #
  • #QOTD: Reality is what won’t go away when you stop believing in it #

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