April 2009
89 posts
Off to Turkey!
Apr 27th
At Heathrow, hoping to make it to a hotel near Gatwick then an Apple store for an iPod Shuffle. My iPhone didn’t get the mp3 tours I wanted.
Apr 26th
Boarding flight to London. Adiós America!
Apr 25th
✈ Thus begins vacation. See you all in a few weeks.
Apr 24th
Ramsey #THFH talked about failure but here’s a another perspective: @37signals Failure is Overrated http://bit.ly/p4oXQ http://bit.ly/14GUKA
Apr 24th
Apr 24th
One last day of work before 3 weeks of vacation. I think I can make it. I’ll need a stop at Starbucks for some energy and breakfast, though.
Apr 24th
I would like to see Peter Schiff and Dave Ramsey have a frank discussion. #THFH
Apr 24th
The Town Hall crowd’s response to buying gold is naive. Dave Ramsey’s opinion of what serious people think of gold is incorrect. #THFH
Apr 24th
Getting ready to watch Town Hall for Hope on Fox Business.
Apr 24th
What can you learn from FML? 1) Don’t act like an arrogant idiot, 2) Don’t get high, 3) Don’t get plastered. http://www.fmylife.com/flop
Apr 23rd
Vegan Before 6. I think I could do that. http://tinyurl.com/cyht7y
Apr 22nd
The Economist isn’t expensive for the sake of being expensive. It’s darn good reporting that is worth every dollar. @kottke
Apr 22nd
Why do I always feel like listening to Modest Mouse at work?
Apr 22nd
I have a hard time not rolling my eyes when someone asks me “Did you get that email I sent you?” Especially when they call me to check.
Apr 21st
Glad to see Houston have some good light rail plans. Looks like it could really help congestion. http://bit.ly/rKnSD (via @kaleobill)
Apr 21st
Looking forward to @TownHallForHope from Dave Ramsey on Thursday. Will be great to hear the opposite of gloom. http://townhallforhope.com
Apr 21st
What are tree nuts? And why is everything processed near them? Should I be scared?
Apr 20th
I would really enjoy a bike rally to raise money for something local—like the North Texas Food Bank @ntfb. Anything like that out there?
Apr 20th
Tweetie for Mac is out! And it’s beautiful!
Apr 20th
Although I was unable to ride Houston-Austin MS150 last weekend, I raised a total of $568 for people like this: http://bit.ly/4gru3
Apr 20th
My family is at 11.5 mi mark on MS150 day 2 route. Wish I could be there with them. Weather looks great!
Apr 19th
Welp, time to turn off “New Follower Emails”. Feel like I’m getting spammed after every post now days.
Apr 19th
I can happily report that @jstayton is a married man. On their way to honeymoon now!!
Apr 19th
Made it to @jstayton Big Day despite rain and all kinds of whatnot. http://twitpic.com/3j2pz
Apr 18th
Here’s a clip from La Grange, where the MS150 ride was supposed to camp tomorrow http://tinyurl.com/d8enlu
Apr 18th
Just got back home after driving all over Texas. MS 150 canceled Day 1 for flooding; logistics too complicated for me to do Day 2. I’m out.
Apr 18th
This is going to be one wet and cold MS 150. http://twitpic.com/3ggrx
Apr 17th
Enjoyed great thoughts about the weird American beer world via @beerwars. Excellent investigative documentary. Loved seeing @dogfishbeer HQ
Apr 17th
So far they have the wrong audio at @beerwars. Hope it is fixed soon.
Apr 17th
At a non-alcoholic theater for @beerwars live event.
Apr 17th
Wish I could be at SCAA this week. Would have been lots of fun. Next year?
Apr 16th
Another fun part of travel planning: figuring out all the foreign currencies needed.
Apr 16th
That guy was sure pissed off about pulling out in front of me.
Apr 16th
Love this video from YourTango: Facebook Manners and You http://bit.ly/17ImEW (via @lyzl)
Apr 16th
Have cable news stations always been this unprofessional and absurd? It’s rather shocking compared to public radio.
Apr 15th
The President is repeating his five pillars.
Apr 15th
“Do we twittered our tweeters?” Great impression of TV folks “flummoxed” by Twitter http://bit.ly/jXhyd (via @billcorbett @jordan_morris)
Apr 15th
Senate Passes Local Regional Rail Funding Bill →
Apr 15th
Regional rail funding for DFW can now be voted on directly by voters! http://bit.ly/S0N1
Apr 15th
Playing with Twitter clients this morning. Not really delighted by any of them.
Apr 15th
Don’t tread on me! Happy Tea Party Day!
Apr 15th
Apr 15th
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Apr 15th
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Apr 15th
My good friend @stpeter has an O’Reilly book on XMPP (aka Jabber) going to print today! Congrats!!
Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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