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11
Mar
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I've never watched this show before tonight, but I think the name should be "Not Finding Bigfoot." Or "The Mullet Adventures." You pick.
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I'm wearing blue plaid slip-ons with a crimson shirt, a.k.a. my "I stopped caring yesterday" outfit.
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Our most consistently popular post: RT @
realsouthernmen
: The Best of RSM: Southern Cussemisms
http://t.co/2Dkc7Zm7
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Still at @
OutpostPictures
, where they won't let me leave!
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It's 11:15, a.k.a. quittin' time. Maybe I can get home by midnight…
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Back at @
OutpostPictures
, where the foamy editing goodness floats on a sea of java.
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RIP, Robert Sherman, half of one of the greatest songwriting duos of all time.
http://t.co/P7IuDh6r
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Nothing is more infectious than a smile…except herpes.
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It's time to kill QWERTY. RT @
realsouthernmen
: Twanglish Trumps QWERTY
http://t.co/A0danNz3
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Back at @
OutpostPictures
, where the motto is: "You shoot 'em; we'll slice 'em up real nice."
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RT @
realsouthernmen
: The Best of RSM: 10 Odd Facts About the Civil War
http://t.co/2AOCNcuK
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Another day at @
OutpostPictures
, Home of the Original Free-Range Editor.
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Excuse me, I think I had a coronal mass ejection.
http://t.co/suf6cY6e
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We will not whine before it's time. It's time. RT @
carybynum
: Another late nite edit with @
wannabef
. Saving the world one ad at a time.
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Mornin' all! Off to glorious Canton, GA today to shoot with @
KEWheeler
for @
DukeKingMovie
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Sunset in Canton
http://t.co/Qi7lPS1E
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A thing of beauty @ Jim Davenport's Pizza Palace
http://t.co/L0FFFFXn
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4
Mar
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-04
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Pho time! @ Saigon Noodle House
http://t.co/5uiXJBl6
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And the award for best dead celebrity goes to…
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Headed for colder climes today. Here's hoping I don't regret putting my coat in a checked bag.
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It's never good to see emergency vehicles lining the runway as your plane returns to an airport you just left. #
fb
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Safely on the ground in Green Bay. #
fb
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Wrapping up two non-stop days of shooting interviews in Green Bay. I'm tarred.
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Sad to hear today's news. There are too few singing monkeys in the world as it is.
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Staying at aloft hotel. It's hip, whimsical and I think it's cool, but cool is fleeting. Case in point: The Gobbler.
http://t.co/izUbV8yi
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Just got my first TSA full-body scan and pat-down…in Green Bay, of all places. Maybe I look like a notorious cheese smuggler.
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Hanging with @
KEWheeler
, working on a little Dukin' and Kingin'. (@DukeKingMovie)
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26
Feb
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-26
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Remember when you had to ask people if they even had email? Now I have so many addresses I've lost count. Nine, I think.
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All the space in my brain formerly reserved for the phone numbers of friends and family is now crammed full of passwords and usernames.
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Big news! Our film Duke & The King will make its World Premiere this April at the Nashville Film Festival!
http://t.co/fPiT7Rew
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Great news about our film! RT @
dukekingmovie
: Duke & The King to have World Premiere at Nashville Film Festival!
http://t.co/NREo0swj
#
Elvis
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Any filmmakers used the Blender open source 3D software? What's the learning curve like for modeling in it?
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This really happened to me yesterday. RT @
realsouthernmen
: "If I Hadn't Stopped: Conversations from the Walmarts"
http://t.co/fBhXwA4P
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Check out @
NicklausLouis
' take on the "Sh** ____ Say" video meme…and pray these idiots don't rob you.
http://t.co/JpGQqEcc
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Thanks for the shout-out, @
nicklauslouis
! I won't say I'm a gracious listener.
http://t.co/coeQX0My
in reply to NicklausLouis
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Last night, I dreamt survivalists hot dogged my yard & then saved me from a massive solar flare…and that my cat befriended a narwhal.
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Today we commemorate Lint, with the annual cleaning of the dryer's lint screen.
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Something…sleep…morning…coffee…
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Nice road win for Bama! Big dance dreams still alive. #
rolltide
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I love that movie night with my kids could just as easily be a nature documentary as an animated film.
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LOST: 10-15 pounds of extra fat. If found, please return to… Never mind. You can keep it.
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I wish I had been born in a barn, so nobody would expect me to close doors.
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19
Feb
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-19
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Spending a chilly Sunday at @
OutpostPictures
, where the coffee is hot and the edits are smokin'!
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Just back from a day trip to Atlanta. What'd I miss?
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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone: the day when we commemorate a Catholic saint who was beheaded by giving chocolates and crap.
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Back at @
OutpostPictures
, where they…I don't know…something clever about editing.
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Bonaroo and the Hangout Festival have amazing lineups this year. Too bad I don't go to concerts.
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When the power goes out (like it has three days in a row here), I'm reminded of how useless my skills would be in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Remember these spots from 1993? AT&T totally predicted the future in them, sometimes underestimating it:
http://t.co/vO0h8DDR
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I've thought I'd like to buy this house and build a live-steam railroad on the property, but that's ridiculous. I want to build a…
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Need help: what's the commercial showing some white dude visiting an Asian farm & they ride on a small engine monorail at the end?
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Funny stuff! RT @
NicklausLouis
: @
wannabef
Can I get a RT? Sh*t Burglars Say
http://t.co/JpGQqEcc
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It's official: there is no internet search that doesn't return pictures of cats. #
catsruletheinterwebs
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I've been searching for a certain commercial. Some might call that slacking off and watching TV all day…those who lack vision.
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RT @
realsouthernmen
: More Round Two Results and Four New Match-ups!
http://t.co/fI2G1LIh
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This is still basketball, right? RT @
aldotcomsports
: UAB 17, SMU 12 at halftime
http://t.co/JxFUeQ0H
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"More fish for Kunta." Happy Birthday, Levar Burton! #
SaveCommunity
http://t.co/npjGeYHg
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In two weeks, I will be the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" … a.k.a. 42.
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Good things in the offing: RT @
dukekingmovie
: We've got some exciting news about Duke & The King coming in the next few days. Stay tuned…
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From what I gather, Adele is a singer who was treated badly & wrote some songs about it. So…she's basically singing her Facebook timeline?
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What if the logo smells really nice and has good taste in music? RT @
davekerpen
: People want to talk to people, not logos. #
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Perhaps the most bewildering product packaging of all time…as seen at Cracker Barrel:
http://t.co/D9q7Waky
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mullet
#toys #
photography
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I own neither. Help me choose which to buy. RT @
realsouthernmen
: Gun or Truck? Let the debate begin!
http://t.co/aA8bLpE5
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Needing this one today: "Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!" Notice it's "take" not "make."
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Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day! #
weirdholidays
#mynewthing
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If everyone had Flipboard for the iPad, there would be far more Twitter users.
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12
Feb
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-12
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Quite possibly the most inspiring album to which a comedy writer could ever listen:
http://t.co/PyB8gjQv
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RT @
slashfilm
: Harrison Ford in Early Talks for ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel
http://t.co/DgQnsayK
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Okay, done with football. Back to writing and listening to William Shatner talk-sing.
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The Disneyland iPad app is hands-down one of the most feature-rich apps I've seen…and it's free.
http://t.co/IaOEGAGj
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I only thought Shatner's covers of Major Tom and Space Oddity were surreal. This takes the cake:
http://t.co/TrIMsfxL
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Act I of my new screenplay is done. Not ready to reveal the title just yet…
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Shaq once seemed unstoppable. Then he met the script for Kazaam.
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The next couple of months are suddenly looking very busy on a number of fronts. #
goodthing
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Three days. 58 pages…so far. Plotting out your scenes on index cards really does help. #
screenwriting
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Fifteen more pages so far today. Hoping to knock out the first draft in the next 24 hours… #
screenwriting
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Ninety-one pages. The first draft is done.
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Head back to @
OutpostPictures
, where the prices are conservative, the video is progressive and the coffee is consumed liberally
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Concerned that I got a little happy with the "call-backs" in my new script. Or maybe I need more… #
comedyistricky
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As it's been a very busy week, I'm outsourcing my tweets and status updates for the day. Reply with samples for consideration.
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Just back from being a fly on the wall (w/camera) at a service project some friends are doing for a widow in west B'ham. #
truereligion
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Sad about Whitney Houston. That kind of beauty, fame and success comes at a price…which explains why I'm so happy.
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Was hoping these were made of manure because, well, they look like it. RT @
designtaxi
: An eco-friendly LEGO alternative
http://t.co/sGjJyzBi
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"Seeking Major Tom" by @
williamshatner
made for great inspiration music as I wrote this week!
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5
Feb
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05
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Working on a new screenplay. Plenty of great scenes in my head, but I'm hung up on character names right now. Names, anyone?
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De-Yankeefy America! RT @
realsouthernmen
: Last chance to help us create the 10-Step Program of Real Southerness!
http://t.co/5dk4lAgq
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Just found a chart that listed the most popular baby names in Taiwan. #
1
for girls is…Cindy. #
guesswhojustgottheBradyBunch
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Anyone know anything about Chinese names and meanings? Looking for a name that isn't stereotypical (Chang, Lee, etc.) & has some character.
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Another look at our over-reaching copyright laws:
http://t.co/JoUuzlKC
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RT @
realsouthernmen
: The 10-Step Program of Real Southerness
http://t.co/JqbDR1yj
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Just realized that with iOS5 I can finally use the WordPress visual editor on the iPad. #
notexcitingtoyou
#lifechangingforme
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It's Groundhog Day…again
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I woke my wife this morning with a snippet of "I got you babe." #
worshippingtherat
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Von Braun @ The U.S. Space and Rocket Center
http://t.co/wlzORppR
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Checking out the Orion capsule
http://t.co/0LyfeFae
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The Mardi Gras tree, aka giant cat toy, had to come down. Kittens…
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It seems that one's appreciation for the quality of the B'ham Addy's is directly proportional to the # of trophies one wins.
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Cashing in a Christmas present – hoops date night!
http://t.co/lUWmIPCr
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29
Jan
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-29
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Just spotted a sign that read, "Alabama & SEC is best." I agree. Their subject and verb do not.
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On this date in 1904, the night of the glowing tornado:
http://t.co/7tHkRXjg(via
ABC 33/40 weather blog)
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Reason #
98
it's good to be self-(un)employed: staying up all night watching tornado coverage and then sleeping 'til 11.
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RT @
RealSouthernMen
: Tea baggers, racists and Updyke – Oh, my! Common Decency and the Southern Man
http://t.co/4hQb3Zc1
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In honor of "Man on a Ledge," I'm writing a similarly-titled script: "That Guy Over There by the Trashcan."
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Oscar season these days always reminds me of one thing: I never go to the movies.
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Hey, if any of you happen to be in the neighborhood of Google+, drop by and check in on my account. I can't be bothered with it right now.
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My 6 y.o. is listening to the Beatles' Revolver while bathing in his newly re-decorated Mickey Mouse bathroom. Classic. Pop. Culture.
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Paul Winchell, the original Tigger, maneuvered with Dr. Heimlich to patent the first artificial heart. #
notcalledtheTiggerTicker
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Because they're all essentially the same, I present my Generic State of the Union Template:
http://t.co/BgzyfQBO
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RT @
RealSouthernMen
: Some Southern Sweets Soar, Some Sink
http://t.co/aTB58KBw
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This week has been joyfully unproductive so far, but it's time to get down to "bidness."
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Heading into an interview with @
bhammag
about @
RealSouthernMen
. Hoping they don't have a camera with them…
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I find it mildly shocking that, if Google results are to be believed, no one has ever named a child Jacquenzie.
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What are the 10 most important Southern traits? RT @
RealSouthernMen
: Help Us Decide: 10 Steps to Real Southerness
http://t.co/JhLujWRs
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Morning all! Question: what's your favorite online bookmarking site/service?
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Solyndra was supposed to be a "green" company. Solyndra. Green… It's people!
http://t.co/7BecjxCV
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Does the Disneyfication of copyright law go too far?
http://t.co/jlFnIpqu
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Perhaps Newt could hire these kids to create a moon colony out of Lego:
http://t.co/8vNP2jUd
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Read it. You know you "ort to." RT @
realsouthernmen
: Twanglish Lesson: Otter, Awta & Orta
http://t.co/FcL4m50a
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I've often joked about burying a school bus as a storm/disaster/lawnmower apocalypse shelter. These people did it.
http://t.co/2kWqplSf
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22
Jan
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22
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Stoked about the ESV Study Bible for Kindle. This must be how people felt about their first Gutenberg…bible, not Steve.
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My daughter will graduate HS in 2019. Don't know whether she'll go to college or live in an off-world colony being served by replicants.
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Wrapping up two hours of supervising 13 Kindergarten boys. This church really needs an open bar. #
fb
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RT @
realsouthernmen
: Vote now in the Southern Sweets Showdown Lightning Round!
http://t.co/LcpswrJY
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Just got some spam with the signature "Dacota Volksoploop." That is so going to be my new pen name.
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"Homeschools are an inspiring example of how entrepreneurism can overcome government incompetence."
http://t.co/9ZmAfBrw
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Congrats to Juan Williams for skewing the debate over Newt's ideas toward race and away from the real issue: child labor laws. Fail.
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I do all my writing on the computer or the iPad, but there is something innately beautiful about coffee rings smearing ink on a notepad.
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RT @
40kbooks
: #
Publishing
Top self-published Kindle ebooks of 2011 – a report, by @
namenick
http://t.co/JXt1qq2U
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RT @
brittbook
: Paula Deen diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.
http://t.co/5w9FYxWK
|| In other shocking news, matches linked to fire hazard.
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In one hour, I'm going dark to protest SOPA & PIPA. So if you need to insult me, make it quick.
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Back from my SOPA blackout. What'd I miss?
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Looking for a good screenwriting app for the iPad. Any recommendations? #
screenwriters
#iPad
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RT @
realsouthernmen
: RSM Profile: A Real Southern Dog
http://t.co/402QRuHK
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This could be fun! RT @
Macworld
: Macworld's first look at iBooks Author
http://t.co/BIs0ZLbo
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Looking at the CeltX ecosystem for my screenwriting and pre-pro process. iPad support and collaboration are key.
http://t.co/6u0CVxaa
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Once the iPad app is real, I'm going to dive into learning Scrivener for all my other writing. Very cool workflow!
http://t.co/4mpf8SR7
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I've cut most processed sugar from my diet this week…and I feel terrible – dizziness, headaches, generally crappiness. Coincidence?
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What's missing here, of course, are pics of guys trimming the hedges with lightsabers.
http://t.co/NBdLY3z8
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Ahhh, the 70's…that innocent time when a boy could own an atomic sub for less than $7.00.
http://t.co/0wRIonVN
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The FUNman wants you to serve the Lord and win prizes, because the world is on fire!
http://t.co/gBgbcF5p
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Saw a promo for Doomsday Preppers on Nat Geo. Is it bad that I think of this as a how-to show?
http://t.co/aQN2ZayB
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It just occurred to me that maybe Pixar cancelled the film "Newt" because of the election this year. #
wackyconspiracytheory
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According to many major news sources, Joe Paterno has passed. According to others, he has not. Fact check, people.
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Please apprise me of any Twitter reports of my death. I like to be kept in the loop on these things.
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Okay, is this text accurate? RT @
TheBobbyFlay
: Just received a text from my alma mater, Penn State: JoePa has passed away at 85
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15
Jan
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Disney World let's you get your Top Gear on!
http://t.co/WWhtizsT
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Let's recap: Squinkies, Zinkies, Fijits, Kachooz, Stompies, Singamajigs, Zoobles… We are living in the age of truly stupid toys.
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There shall be rolling. Oh, yes, there shall.
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Kudos to ESPN for the Honey Badger jazz segment. The GoPro on the trombone slide was a nice touch.
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I know that look on Jefferson's face. It's called "The Gino Toretta."
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INJURY ALERT: Bama players are getting cramps from helping LSU players up off the ground. #
RollTide
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Roll. Tide.
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I think it's safe to say Red Tails will win the box office in this state in two weeks. That George Lucas – always thinking… #
RollTide
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Last April, I had a dream that Bama won national championships in football and basketball. Halfway there. #
RollTide
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RT @
AlabamaFTBL
: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
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ESPN just announced it: Bama wins the AP national championship. No split title this year! #
RollTide
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Update on CJ Mosley from @
aldotcom
:
http://t.co/eBE6ogCa
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Graphic on ESPN right now: "Should LSU have went with Jarrett Lee?" WENT!? Apparently, they've learned grammar from my Facebook newsfeed.
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RT @
realsouthernmen
: Real Southern Rule #
19
Get A Dog
http://t.co/pjV0R7kB
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Reading @
robkroese
's How to Self-Publish Your Novel in 12 Easy Steps Over 6 Short Days Without Really Trying…or something like that.
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The mid-January resolutions have begun. Feeling like I'm gonna hurl now…
#
finished Self-Publish Your Novel: Lessons from an Indie Publishing Success Story by Robert Kroese
http://t.co/9PTS095A
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Kindle
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Sometimes you just feel funny. Tonight I feel unfunny.
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Tonight, we're having crustless quiche. Tomorrow night, it'll be quicheless crust…you know, to even things out.
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There are days when you do one thing. Then there are days when you do something else that is a pun or a witty twist on that thing.
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Bearded Stiffenpinscher. Enough said. RT @
realsouthernmen
: The Real Southern guide to designer dog breeds:
http://t.co/NoOk8fAs
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Any
http://t.co/gPuP8xEy
bloggers out there using the WordAds program?
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I just saw that today is the 13th Friday. I could swear there were more than 12 Fridays prior to today, but what do I know?
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I could swear Double-A batteries are lighter after they're expended. @
donttrythis
and the rest of the Mythbusters should investigate.
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I don't think Kris Jenner has any place to ask what's appropriate for people to spread with their fame. #
MissAmerica
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The PS3 frees you from the drudgery of watching TV and playing games to allow you to download software updates without interruption.
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Started the year off by watching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, just the kind of cock-eyed optimism I needed to launch 2012.
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life. For me, it's day 96. (It's a complicated equation. Don't ask.)
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Working on my 2012 goals. Do I need a passport to conquer a third world country?
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I don't feel so well, so naturally I'm having a ham sandwich. If this doesn't do it, I'll be forced to fry up some bacon.
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Looking forward to this weekend's
http://t.co/yVffK0Qa
All-Natural Homemade Southern Biscuit Bowl.
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Back at @
OutpostPictures
, home of cuts so fine surgeons study their skill.
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Last night with Merry, the web-footed, possibly tree-climbing Weimaraner-Catahoula mix. Smartest dog ever!
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I think I'm allergic to my own nose.
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"Walkabout" is to #
Lost
as "That Still Small Voice" is to #
OnceUponATime
That's the episode that will hook you.
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Merry's back with her mother. Many tears shed by everyone in our family upon saying goodbye. Have a good life, sweet puppy.
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Another fine day at @
OutpostPictures
, where there are strangely no pictures of outposts.
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Like I always say, give @
OutpostPictures
a whole bunch of nothing, and they'll give you an award-winning something.
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Back at @
OutpostPictures
, where I drop the average IQ by at least half.
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It's like the BCS games – except that Orange Bowl debacle: RT @
realsouthernmen
: OT Time in the Sweets Showdown
http://t.co/EGH0PYVw
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Still at @
OutpostPictures
, where excellence in post-production is bound neither by time nor space…but they still bill by the hour.
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Man, I'm really excited about starting my mid-January resolutions in a week or two!
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Back at @
OutpostPictures
, purveyors of miracles with a mouse, style with a stylus.
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It looks like I just may get a weekend after all.
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Waiting for the pie @ Jim Davenport's Pizza Palace
http://t.co/A5Q1NkCr
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Inspired by reality TV families with multitudes of children, I decided to keep a headcount of my 2 kids today. I lost count a few times.
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