Friday, December 30, 2011

Repeat Tweets: Sports and Politics and Stuff

Repeat tweets from October-December, 2011:

  • 2011 10 04 - The Island of Lost Maps, by Miles Harvey: Map thief's tale padded to book length with historical anecdotes, most lifted from other books. C-
  • 2011 10 05 - Tea Party's choice in GOP primaries is down to this: Romneycare vs In-state tuition for illegals. Hold your nose and pick. #letdown
  • 2011 10 06 - Headline: "Perry Campaign Says Economic Specifics Can Wait." Really? Campaign tanking, all focus on n-word, & his best argument can wait???
  • 2011 10 06 - Headline: "Bachmann: Perry used jobs fund to reward backers." Really? Earth to Bachmann: Perry already sinking. Time to swing aim to Romney.
  • 2011 10 06 - Go Caltech! #1 in the world according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
  • 2011 10 06 - Kasra Persian Restaurant got a score of 82 from RIchardson Health Dept this week. Low end of "Good" but I know they can do better.
  • 2011 10 06 - BBQ beats Shawarma. This week's matchup of Dine Smart Dine Local restaurant health scores: Sonny Bryan 91, Afrah 89.
  • 2011 10 06 - 2010: A-Rod strikes out. 2011: A-Rod strikes out. Last out for the Yankees two years in a row. Rangers face Tigers in ALCS!
  • 2011 10 07 - Did Harry Reid pull the nuclear option in the Senate Thursday night? Well, yes, if by nuclear option you mean... http://t.co/UGMHgFBo
  • 2011 10 07 - Weekend NFL tip: Count on the Cowboys' Tony Romo to have a mistake-free Sunday this week. http://t.co/hoKAN817
  • 2011 10 07 - Brewers beat Diamondbacks in extra innings! Dare I hope for a Brewers/Rangers World Series? http://t.co/9FxrNVzj
  • 2011 10 07 - Final. Sunset 6, Lake Highlands 37. #txhsfb http://t.co/aUniWMd9

After the jump, more repeat tweets.


  • 2011 10 08 - NTTP: "If ex NY Mayor Mark Spitzer answers the door, tell him ‘wrong address’. (If you don’t know the... http://t.co/GEj9O4jb
  • 2011 10 08 - +Rod Dreher : "I really don’t understand how Facebook works, and resist learning. I am at every moment on the... http://t.co/1g8qh716
  • 2011 10 08 - Are you kidding me?!? Texas in midst of worst drought in history and it's pouring down rain during the... http://t.co/7ul1LuAP
  • 2011 10 08 - Headline: "A&M buses vandalized with manure." I've never wanted someone to beat Texas Tech as much as... http://t.co/8ce9N924
  • 2011 10 08 - RT @jefflittlejohn: "Signs of a country in decline, Halloween edition: 'Adult Sexy Zombie Costume.'" That's just a marked-down Palin costume.
  • 2011 10 09 - Selfy Sunday http://t.co/mXHsLLYJ
  • 2011 10 09 - Break up the Beavers! Caltech water polo team snaps 9-year losing streak. http://t.co/VulvS7mi
  • 2011 10 09 - Remember the old days when you'd feel bad if rain spoiled a day at the State Fair. I don't feel so bad this... http://t.co/xMiJBOlT
  • 2011 10 09 - Big Sunday for Wisconsin sports fans. Brewers win Game 1 of NLCS and Packers come back against Falcons to go 5-0. http://t.co/WEM1YU22
  • 2011 10 10 - Hawaiian DollarsDaily Worth - "On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, bringing the U.S. into... http://t.co/tmAvRigq
  • 2011 10 12 - Headline: "Slovak parties in deal to approve EU bailout fund." Sounds far away, but impact to US economy is... http://t.co/KJ6P2lSo
  • 2011 10 12 - If it's really Mitt Romney and the Seven Dwarfs, why is Romney's support in GOP opinion polls stuck at about... http://t.co/a2WEZks9
  • 2011 10 12 - Rule of thumb for Rangers' opponents: Don't pitch to Nelson Cruz in the 11th. http://t.co/eTSL7k2b
  • 2011 10 12 - Tim McCarver called it. Walking Beltre, Tigers assured that Nelson Cruz would bat in the inning. He made them pay. http://t.co/tZnx3GXr
  • 2011 10 13 - LWV-Richardson: Is the city's charter right for Richardson? http://t.co/dJCZgRSG
  • 2011 10 14 - Mountain West and C-USA? 22 schools? 16 states? 5 time zones? Let SMU go to Big XII and East Carolina to Big East.... http://t.co/RIivcSeO
  • 2011 10 14 - Final. Lake Highlands 13, Berkner 16. It's a great time to be a Ram! #txhsfb http://t.co/BD17i41Q
  • 2011 10 15 - Texas Rangers make it back to the World Series. Come on, Milwaukee Brewers, you can win two at home to make it, too. http://t.co/zBPh0m31
  • 2011 10 16 - RT @mcuban:"DFW could be Titletown USA, GO RANGERS !!" Um...no. That's Green Bay, Wisconsin. And it's... http://t.co/7gZ4EO8W
  • 2011 10 16 - And then there was one. The Packers, at 6-0, are the last unbeaten NFL team. It was like the Packers of old. http://t.co/EiCrhDLl
  • 2011 10 16 - Mark's fashion tip to anonymous woman in restaurant tonight: if you are built like you could play football in the... http://t.co/EzKR4LG1
  • 2011 10 18 - Note to self: Play closer attention next time when your employer offers what you think is a nice team-building social... http://t.co/4wgsAoj9
  • 2011 10 18 - Oh, hell. Rod Dreher reacts disapprovingly to polls that indicate that fewer people believe that Hell is a real place. http://t.co/5H7lAsyS
  • 2011 10 18 - If you bet on Einstein and not on those faster-than-light neutrinos, you're closer to collecting on your bet today. http://t.co/9Tj5Hzl7
  • 2011 10 18 - Eye-opening factoid: Not only does an electric vehicle use no gasoline, it actually uses less electricity than a... http://t.co/YcdjLVNf
  • 2011 10 19 - We Love Music Wednesday. --- #WeLoveMusicWednesday http://t.co/7yQdG6ZZ
  • 2011 10 19 - Romney's act of reaching over and touching Perry during the debate reminded me of this O. Henry quote: "She... http://t.co/tg9bwIbn
  • 2011 10 20 - Muammar Gaddafi is dead. Does that mean we won't have to learn new ways to spell his name every news cycle anymore? http://t.co/8HeBvCEW
  • 2011 10 20 - Thirsty Thursday -- #ThirstyThursdayPics http://t.co/C9dNndji
  • 2011 10 20 - Herman Cain thought of all the angles when he came up with that idea. #wordsIwillneversay http://t.co/TJtQqTB1
  • 2011 10 20 - Mark's Stylebook: It's not Gaddafi, Gadafi or Gadhafi. The proper spelling is G'dbye. http://t.co/euFprGHR
  • 2011 10 20 - Mughlai beats Migas: Matchup of Dine Smart Dine Local health dept. scores: Mumtaz 94, The House Cafe 88. http://t.co/5RPoIVva
  • 2011 10 20 - Rangers lucky to escape St Louis with a split. Feliz had trouble getting pitches in strike zone in 9th. http://t.co/rWR5ozpn
  • 2011 10 21 - Final. Berkner46, Richardson 21. It's a great time to be a Ram! #txhsfb http://t.co/NlhR11eK
  • 2011 10 23 - Rangers lose. Harrumph. Badgers lose. Harrumph. Sooners lose. Hmm... http://t.co/zkntxXBf
  • 2011 10 26 - We Love Music Wednesday -- #WeLoveMusicWednesday http://t.co/O3gjev72
  • 2011 10 26 - The Trib: "Texas neither lost doctors before 2003 [the year of tort reform] nor gained them especially quickly in... http://t.co/o5JI9ENs
  • 2011 10 27 - I found this on my office chalkboard this morning, thanks to +Ryan Grover. Attempt to reason through it if you must. http://t.co/YlsSfs21
  • 2011 10 28 - Remember when Dallas prematurely planned a victory parade for the Mavs in 2006? This, year, Fox 4 takes the honors. http://t.co/vPsngtk9
  • 2011 10 28 - Final: Sunset 8, Berkner 27. It's a great time to be a Ram! #tshsfb http://t.co/uVNjZAsu
  • 2011 10 29 - Children's Hour at LHHS: 1934 Lillian Hellman play. Timeless story of how lies ruin lives. Powerful story. Great... http://t.co/Z492oFZi
  • 2011 10 29 - Kudos to JJ Pearce Mighty Mustang Band. They're going to the Texas UIL State Marching Contest! http://t.co/nUlSKTcb
  • 2011 10 30 - @brucetomaso, let's add melissa henderson is from richardson berkner.
  • 2011 10 31 - Rice University ranks No. 4 on Kiplinger Magazine's Best Values in Private Colleges list. Go Owls! http://t.co/rx5TXjYO
  • 2011 11 02 - The punishment to Poteet HS is way out of proportion to the crime. Kudos to their band director's honesty anyway. http://t.co/4UcgR2sE
  • 2011 11 04 - Rematch of Dine-Smart Dine-Local restaurant health scores: BBQ beats Shawarma by a bigger margin than before. Sonny... http://t.co/UFOt9ypR
  • 2011 11 04 - Final. Lake highlands 21, richardson 14. #txhsfb
  • 2011 11 07 - Headline: "PTA urges no vote on Prop 6." The PTA just might be right. Prop 6 juggles school funding,... http://t.co/LSpCjFZm
  • 2011 11 07 - My favorite crunchy conservative, Rod Dreher, asks a pertinent question: "Is there a fundamental difference... http://t.co/FLdQ5B8C
  • 2011 11 07 - NBA cancellations go on. NBA could go away altogether and I wouldn't miss it. And I own a Mavs championship T-shirt. http://t.co/VHv4V80r
  • 2011 11 08 - "You want a job, don't you?" Herman Cain for President 2012 http://t.co/aS9qoc3K
  • 2011 11 08 - Watch the video and you'll never think of those flocking birds that line the power lines and crap all over your car... http://t.co/hGn3E0iv
  • 2011 11 10 - Mitt Romney on the cause of the financial crisis: "The federal government came in with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,... http://t.co/mjdnqVOF
  • 2011 11 10 - Gardasil. Trans-Texas Corridor. Todd Willingham. Illegal immigration. Budget deficit. N*****head. Crony capitalism. Oops. #forgetmenot
  • 2011 11 11 - Final. Berkner 7, Garland 24. It's still a great time to be a Ram. #txhsfb
  • 2011 11 13 - #SelfySunday -- http://t.co/rTln8et8
  • 2011 11 13 - Dallas's own Jeffrey Weiss weighs in on the unanswerable question: What is a person? http://t.co/WbURkuII
  • 2011 11 15 - Beats me. Just what is China up to with its big construction projects in the desert? http://t.co/K4k0bmlh
  • 2011 11 15 - Time Machine back to a 2002 Grand Opening show at the Eisemann, finally making it to Broadway and back to Richardson. http://t.co/X1MoIMZ3
  • 2011 11 15 - Maybe I'm one of the very few, but I'm going to miss NBC's "Community" and its pen-stealing... http://t.co/cipfbx9E
  • 2011 11 16 - Richardson ISD? What say you? Do you think funding for public education in Texas is adequate? http://t.co/Scy2fl2G
  • 2011 11 16 - I already used this for #SelfySunday, but it's equally good for #WeLoveMusicWednesday. Enjoy. -- http://t.co/DGMhLXZa
  • 2011 11 17 - #ThirstyThursday -- http://t.co/5buuoW5V
  • 2011 11 17 - Headline: "Four Sisters Cafe Undergoes Name Change." I was just about going to think about going there. http://t.co/cAVwTTRN
  • 2011 11 18 - Headline: "In Wisconsin, Rodgers almost as popular as Lincoln and Jesus." LOL. Almost?!? What's a QB have... http://t.co/GeynO7ET
  • 2011 11 21 - Headline: "Blame Obama for supercommittee's failure." He didn't twist Senate Democrats arms to surrender, or somethi... http://t.co/HiKRhxw7
  • 2011 11 21 - Of Gods and Men (2010): Dread builds among monks in Algeria threatened by terrorists. Mission or fatalism? Profoundl... http://t.co/41l8rqSR
  • 2011 11 23 - Was it too much to hope that the court-drawn Congressional map would have one of those south TX districts snake up t... http://t.co/Qy7Oe70N
  • 2011 11 23 - The Messenger (2009): War is hell and this movie shows it doesn't end over there. Depressing. Important. C+ ...The M... http://t.co/ZDq9o0eb
  • 2011 11 25 - This week's Dine-Smart Dine-Local health score face-off: Masala Wok (85) wins by default. Saltgrass isn't even a Ric... http://t.co/sG9k5iTg
  • 2011 11 25 - The Tree of Life (2011): Father and sons. Issues. Bullying. Tragedy. And dinosaurs. Visually stunning. Mind-bending.... http://t.co/jb0L0vrc
  • 2011 11 26 - Spendthrift Sam and Judicious Janet: As accessible an explanation of the current economic situation as you could wan... http://t.co/oYhMvTgA
  • 2011 11 26 - NBA basketball is back! Now the question is, will the fans be back?NBA owners, players reach tentative deal http://t.co/dcPBUyA3
  • 2011 11 26 - Basketball final. Berkner Rams 62, Allen Eagles 48. It's a great time to be a Ram! http://t.co/j0dmltmE
  • 2011 11 27 - Hoops: Berkner Rams 62, Allen Eagles 48. ...The Wheel by Mark Steger: Hoops: Berkner 62, Allen 48 http://t.co/Bhp89q1G
  • 2011 11 27 - BCS is an abomination. Why should #1 LSU have to play SEC championship game while #2 Bama gets a bye before the nati... http://t.co/4O2Tdphy
  • 2011 11 28 - Towards Ever More Transparent Government. ...The Wheel by Mark Steger: Towards Ever More Transparent Government http://t.co/5WEgGx1k
  • 2011 11 28 - Note by Note (2007): Documentary on the making of a piano, a dying craft. Like a well-made infomercial for Steinway.... http://t.co/WXtqEd0v
  • 2011 11 29 - Point-Counterpoint: Drainage Utility Fee. ...The Wheel by Mark Steger: Point-Counterpoint: Drainage Utility Fee http://t.co/QQNwbuBz
  • 2011 11 30 - Book Review: Maphead, by Ken Jennings. ...The Wheel by Mark Steger: Review: Maphead http://t.co/C7RGPXNn
  • 2011 12 01 - What Does a Yellow Light Mean? ...The Wheel by Mark Steger: What Does a Yellow Light Mean? http://t.co/RXROrNyQ
  • 2011 12 01 - Bill McCalpin suggests Richardson's "CapitalSoft was one of many companies to be the victim of extortion" by Illinoi... http://t.co/JIQA2drf
  • 2011 12 01 - Texas A&M fires Mike Sherman: I think a lot of Green Bay Packers fans are saying, "I told you so."Texas A&M fires fo... http://t.co/nYkQI1qw
  • 2011 12 02 - Jobless rate ticks down, temporarily. Remember, Cain, Perry, Bachmann, Santorum, Huntsman, etc., are jobless next mo... http://t.co/0txZHvvi
  • 2011 12 02 - This week's Dine-Smart Dine-Local health score face-off: Mumtaz (93) wins by default. Saltgrass still isn't a Richar... http://t.co/4cHdd3P7
  • 2011 12 02 - Headline: "Sherman unhappy with how A&M handled firing." There are so many things wrong with how Sherman himself is ... http://t.co/WImGJ4h2
  • 2011 12 04 - Everything's coming up roses! http://t.co/NROwLBtQ
  • 2011 12 04 - The Wheel by Mark Steger: Sound the Bells! http://t.co/HZVFFqAB
  • 2011 12 05 - The University of Wisconsin mascot is the badger. Think that's not fearsome enough? Think again. http://t.co/AQI5nZUO
  • 2011 12 07 - A Dallas-area journalist, Jeffrey Weiss, sets Texas Gov. Rick Perry straight on school prayer. http://t.co/sp0HRFmB
  • 2011 12 08 - Bad news, good news. Texas Rangers have to face Pujols in their own division. Rangers fans get to see his talent. http://t.co/DhA9xniv
  • 2011 12 08 - Berkner coach Jim Ledford picks Skyline over Carroll in Texas 5A state semifinal on Saturday at SMU. http://t.co/PAjd0WKS
  • 2011 12 09 - Carol Kent gets a mention in The New York Times. Run, Carol, Run! http://t.co/81h9cWMJ
  • 2011 12 09 - This week's Dine-Smart Dine-Local health score face-off: The House Cafe (88) wins by default. No one else participated. http://t.co/7FXD7nMq
  • 2011 12 09 - Supreme Court intervenes to help GOP electoral prospects. Shades of 2000. http://t.co/athmUxpH
  • 2011 12 09 - Bridesmaids (2011): SNL comics. Not just jokes, serious story, too. Heard good things. Maybe heard wrong. C- http://t.co/TEUQWdKj
  • 2011 12 11 - Indiana beats top-ranked Kentucky at the buzzer. Big. Big. Big. http://t.co/ZfpGWB1M
  • 2011 12 13 - Dallas arborist explains why we keep planting trees, even in a drought. http://t.co/2qV4ttH2
  • 2011 12 14 - Now taking bets on how long Todd Graham lasts at ASU, and whether he'll be fired or jumps ship. http://t.co/nbSBOLsM
  • 2011 12 17 - Irony: the store display case for the Swiffer duster is specially designed to keep dust off the product. https://t.co/k7zQDaqL
  • 2011 12 17 - Hairspray, at RCT: Fighting racism in '62 Baltimore through inter-racial dancing. Rollickin' good fun. A- https://t.co/vJI1YZa6
  • 2011 12 20 - The lie of the year is Politifact's own "Lie of the Year" https://t.co/tZW6JW8Q
  • 2011 12 20 - Bill Cunningham New York (2010): Upbeat fashion photographer, on the runway, on the street. Wish I were him. B+ https://t.co/vCveNDJq
  • 2011 12 22 - Economists offer their favorite graphs of 2011. That is, the one chart that did the most to influence their thinking. https://t.co/tgf8xGOG
  • 2011 12 27 - Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen's homage to Paris in the '20s. Nostalgic. Sumptuous. Romantic. A- https://t.co/JhhjTg3C
  • 2011 12 27 - Wisconsin welcomes Nebraska to Big Ten basketball, 64-40. A closer game than the Huskers' football welcome, 48-17. https://t.co/vQlLl8DN

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