Tweets from 2008-12-04

  • Catch 22: Can’t make breakfast without clean dishes, can’t clean dishes with no energy/food. 😛 #
  • @ch3ryl Or in the near term: practice for parenthood. 😉 in reply to ch3ryl #
  • @jayrosen_nyu Blogging *is* just a tool (or a platform, as I prefer to think of it) but it’s also a *culture*. I know you’ll tell them… in reply to jayrosen_nyu #
  • Listening to discussion of Raleigh’s new anti-sprawl plan on WUNC (izzat you, @dtraleigh?). Here’s a clue: look @ Chapel Hill & Carrboro. #
  • Drove to Fresh Market just for clementines (on a tip from @gregoryng) and they’re closed. *@?@!$* #
  • @jreesnc No, closed b/c of electrical problem. @pattichasevan I think those are some other tangerines at TJs. in reply to jreesnc #
  • @cwhittle Just get a skin-tight cover for the whole thing. in reply to cwhittle #
  • @JamieBort Manichevitz mix works well for me, but it’s not hard to do matzo ball soup from scratch. #
  • Getting excited about the drupal meetup tonight at @carrborocowork-ing. Or I would be if I wasn’t in meetings all day. Fizz… #
  • @mattrmiller See http://drupal.meetup.com/19/ in reply to mattrmiller #
  • About time! Retweeting @smalljones: Doctoress WHO? http://is.gd/a3BE #
  • Over 20 people at @carrborocowork-ing for drupal meetup! http://drupalnorthcarolina.org #
  • Thanks for a great drupal meetup, @juliakm! Nice to see @10ch @jeffstern & other peeps. #
  • @bodhipaksa I might not even watch Doctor Who if Billie Piper was the Doc. She bugs the crap out of me. in reply to Bodhipaksa #
  • I feel like my stomach has completely disappeared. Can’t imagine eating solid food right now. Will try again tomorrow. #

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Tweets from 2008-12-03

  • Customizing my Songbird with http://addons.songbirdnest.com. Yay! Only itunes feature that I miss is party shuffle. #ihateitunes #
  • Bummer about Saxby Chambliss, but Al Franken is looking up… #
  • Good news! Retweeting @Chuckumentary: More comedy news: Kids in the Hall returning to TV! http://tinyurl.com/58ywst (via @quirk @goodiebag) #
  • @minorjive Same with my multimedia keyboard. Unfortuanately, Mac has a set of iTunes commands it understands that aren’t universal. Very M$. in reply to minorjive #
  • @ggreeneva Good idea, but only if the media dinosaurs promise to evolve, too. in reply to ggreeneva #
  • Retweeting @RobertP: Laughing at: “World’s oldest marijuana stash totally busted – Discovery.com- msnbc.com” ( http://tinyurl.com/6e54gq ) #
  • Prop. 8: The musical! http://bit.ly/wooW Must watch now! Only 3 min. Full-screen to spot the many celebs. Via @ggreeneva & others. #
  • At the point where I decide which must-do things aren’t going to get done today. 😛 #GSD #
  • Realizing that I hired someone for a job they are not quite up to, meaning I am going to have to do part of their job, too. Grrr. #
  • @cwhittle Theoretically… in reply to cwhittle #
  • @skeskali Have you tried RescueTime? Or do you mean something like Harvest? in reply to skeskali #
  • @smalljones A friend gets cable from November to April each year. But not every game is televised, especially women’s. #unc #basektball in reply to smalljones #
  • Tuning in to WCHL in hopes that tonight’s Big 10/ACC women’s basketball game will at least be on the radio. Sounds like no. ☹ #
  • @monicarolevans Different for each person/blog. But if you can’t tell, yr not doing it right. in reply to monicarolevans #
  • @josephrschwartz Thanks! I don’t get why the don’t stream games online anyway. in reply to josephrschwartz #
  • So far this Tarheel pre-game show has been 30 min abt whether Hansbrough will play & 15 min abt everything else. Like it matters. Move on! #
  • Also very sick of how the TV replays (uncontested) baskets instead of controversial calls. Save the highlights for later, ESPN. #basketball #
  • Final score: UNC 98, Mich St. 63. As I said: it didn’t matter if Hansbrough (25 points) played or not. #basketball #

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Tweets from 2008-12-02

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Tweets from 2008-12-01

  • Retweeting @blueNC: Poll: How’s Obama doing so far? http://tinyurl.com/6n3z9c #
  • 😉 Retweeting @valdiskrebs: you know you are following interesting people when you find yourself constantly re-tweeting… #
  • Ever since I blocked a message from this racist moron, I sometimes get blank pages w/ just the Facebook header & footer, no content. #
  • @jreesnc I briefly visited to the new 3cups a few weeks ago and felt even more uncomfortable there than I did at the old location. in reply to jreesnc #
  • Retweeting @Katrinskaya: As food pantries are overwhelmed, 1 activist tries to survive on a foodstamp diet http://foodstampdiet.blogspot.com #
  • @jreesnc I usually get the feeling that I don’t know enough about coffee or wine to converse with the barista or even know what to order. in reply to jreesnc #
  • @RobertP I don’t want or need their help. I just don’t enjoy being in that environment. in reply to RobertP #
  • @jreesnc & I don’t feel like a slob when I go to Open Eye. But I’m not big on coffee shops anyway. I’d rather be at @weaverstreet or @ home. in reply to jreesnc #
  • Join me in laughing at this ignorant racist on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/5doygc #
  • Retweeting @orangepolitics: Check out @CInscoe’s study of 3 progressive political blogs including OP: http://politicalblogging.wordpress.com #
  • Retweet @jayrosen_nyu: … how best to express that President Bush should be the person applying for a pardon, not the person you apply to. #
  • Retweeting @marshallk: Pownce Team Joins SixApart, Closes Service http://bit.ly/4TlE our coverage on Jobwire #
  • @sarahfelicity But did you know before? Security seems almost a matter of who/what you believe than actual external conditions. in reply to sarahfelicity #

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Too stupid not to share

I recently received the following message on Facebook from someone named Darren Steele who was apparently an old classmate of a friend of mine. (He was subsequently unfriended by my friend, and blocked by me.)

“afro american studies???? lmao..what a waste of time….making some serious cake with that im sure..people like you crack me up. what did u study in that class..big lips…welfare …why do males leave their children and sell drugs??? lmao…people like you is why OBAMA is the president..this country is fading fast….I sure hope this country rids itself od idiots like you very very soon!”

The good news is the reminder that most racists are so stupid that they don’t really pose much of a threat these days. The sad thing is that the guy is somewhere near my age (37), so it will be a while before this crap truly dies out. It does make one consider reinstating literacy tests at the polls, though…

Tweets from 2008-11-13

  • Wow, I found this guide to “How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you” just in time! http://is.gd/7hsH #
  • I need to punch something. #
  • @busymommaval There will be no tequila shots for me while I’m gestating! I’ll have one with you in spirit, though. #
  • @matusiak I know, I’m not feeling like a good Buddhist today. Hopefully I am not actually acting my frustration… #
  • This beautiful gentle rain in the trees is really not making me want to hunker down over work right now. Sigh. #
  • Ahem. Retweeting @wonkette: Obama’s Staff Of Clinton Hacks Is Insufficiently Change-y: http://tinyurl.com/5mq44m #
  • If – like me – you don’t like the direction of Obama’s appointements, the NYTimes lets you suggest cabinet picks for him: http://is.gd/76UZ #

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Facebook 101 for nonprofits

I wrote the following in response to a request to give an overview of how board members can use Facebook Causes to help the organization where I work, the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR). I thought it would make a handy reference for other organizations taking baby steps on Facebook.

This advice is intended for people that are already using Facebook (or who want to use it). The power of this tool is through your own social networks (friends, family, colleagues) and you will find it takes time and energy to develop your Facebook network, if your friends are on Facebook at all. Please do not join just for the purpose of helping FOR, but instead use your personal networks wherever they may exist (church, organizations, work, neighbors, friends, etc.).

Starting with the simplest, here are three easy ways to promote an organization on Facebook:
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Tweets from 2008-11-12

  • Fell asleep w/ visions of baby names & breastfeeding dancing in my head. Awoke cataloging the reasons I hate staff meetings. Hmm. #
  • Hey fellow preggers (@trikegirl & mrs. @chimprawk), I have made a wonderful discovery: elastic shoelaces! Now I can put on sneakers again. #
  • @tbeckett Where you been? 20 weeks and counting… #
  • @tbeckett We don’t even know the baby’s *last* name yet, so give us time and hold the expectations. 😉 #
  • Am really getting annoyed with the guy who supposedly wants to collaborate but won’t share any info with me! I can’t help you. Moving on. #
  • @fionamorgan That depends on what you are talking about. I see 4 updates on your page now. BTW, welcome to Twitter, Fiona! 😀 #
  • @martin_kelley That’s just the tip of the iceberg. I use the SS dB http://is.gd/78W8 & look up names’ etymology at http://is.gd/78Wb. #
  • @jhlinko H&H is the only *real* bagel place I’ve found around there, but there’s a small deli around 75th-ish on the E side of Broadway. #
  • @jhlinko I agree with @mrjellied. H&H is part of the UWS experience. Plus butter on a fresh bagel is hardly a principle I’d defend. #
  • Anyone know a good tool to index a web site, ie: tally & list pages, images, & maybe directories? This ought to be simple. #
  • BTW @tbeckett, I love advice, especially from folks like you whose values are similar to mine. Bring it on! #
  • @martin_kelley So if Google:site is to be believed, we have over 4,000 pages! http://is.gd/79cU (Already have a local site archve.) #
  • @msfour Heh, I don’t think there’s any risk of that. 😉 #
  • @msfour But thanks for http://nymbler.com, I hadn’t seen that before. 🙂 #
  • Very good idea! Retweeting @tbeckett: …a friend used the “President test” when naming kids. Had to sound appropriate for the president… #
  • @tbeckett Then again… who would have thought someone named Barack Hussein Obama could be elected presisdent? 😉 #
  • @martin_kelley Good point. If it has my last name, finding him or her on Google won’t be hard. #
  • @fionamorgan I can’t say Hussein is on my baby name list, but it certainly passes the president test now. I do have other Arabic words. #
  • Responding to a request for instructions to our board members about how to use Facebook Causes to raise money for us. Treading carefully. #
  • Retweeting @wonkette: Dick Cheney To Show Joe Biden His Lair Tomorrow… http://tinyurl.com/6osd39 #

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