Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Repeat Tweets: A Bake Sale for Science

Repeat tweets from July, 2012:

  • 2012 07 01 - "Bake sales can't fund the exploration of space" http://t.co/T5cFajnz
  • 2012 07 03 - My theory why Texas GOP is on record against teaching "critical thinking skills." They mistake critical for faultfinding, not analytical.
  • 2012 07 04 - Mark's Stylebook: Be careful this year sorting the photos that accompany your stories. Don't confuse Higgs boson tracks with fireworks pics.
  • 2012 07 05 - Organizers of petition drive to force referendum on direct election of Richardson's mayor claim to have the signatures needed. Submit today.
  • 2012 07 06 - Texas. Dead last in adults with HS diploma. Now, dead last in health care. You get what you pay for. http://t.co/SfvhoZj7
  • 2012 07 06 - Richardson Public Library's new long-range plan includes the goal "Continue to dream and plan for the future." Dreaming is good.
  • 2012 07 06 - Kudos to David Morgan, new City of Richardson Deputy City Manager and winner of the Eddie Munster lookalike contest. http://t.co/J9Lt4zh3

After the jump, more repeat tweets.


  • 2012 07 06 - New York, I Love You (2008): Short stories about love in NY. Like speed dating directors. Promising characters but too many weak stories. B-
  • 2012 07 07 - Melancholia (2011): Ambitious look at mental illness. Then the world ends. Not as depressing as it sounds; more cold and unmoving. B-
  • 2012 07 08 - Certified Copy (2010): Are they married or not? At end, who cares? Inventive premise but bogs down in long dialogs that lead nowhere. C-
  • 2012 07 09 - Headline: "NOAA: Warmest 12 Months on Record for U.S." Don't be alarmed. It's only scientists talking. Not Exxon. http://t.co/1TT9KZLB
  • 2012 07 10 - I can't stand it when my DVR records a few seconds of Tosh.0 before The Daily Show. Imagine being subjected to this: http://t.co/0swEY8KP
  • 2012 07 11 - Some spam email can be entertaining. Like this: "You pig! You should be stoping ignoring me or i will send this photos to your spouse!!!"
  • 2012 07 11 - George Clayton plans write-in campaign for SBOE. Yawn. Spurlock knows more about computers than Gates or Jobs. Yikes. http://t.co/dUI07eNH
  • 2012 07 12 - If your co-worker has Direct TV at home, steer clear of him for awhile. He's lost access to The Daily Show. http://t.co/xip5JTTQ
  • 2012 07 12 - @farfuture, oh no!!! Does this mean the Twitter account was sold? Say it ain't so, Kevin.
  • 2012 07 12 - Religulous (2008): Bill Maher highlights the absurdity of religion. Smug, sometimes cruel, provocative but ultimately fruitless. C-
  • 2012 07 13 - "Mitt Romney sucks up to his next audience by triangulating against his last one." So much for his claimed consistency. http://t.co/2liKSRAx
  • 2012 07 13 - In 2008, Romney ran for President on 3 legs: Romneycare, Bain, and the Salt Lake City Olympics. In 2012, dancing horses is all he has left.
  • 2012 07 13 - Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009): No nukes, civil rights, anti-war, and always, that voice. Watch & remember when hope was young. A-
  • 2012 07 14 - Is Anybody There? (2008): Misfit boy befriends aging magician (Michael Caine). Coaxes him to do one more show. Oops. Sweet. Nothing more. C+
  • 2012 07 16 - Headline: "Romney rejects calls to release more tax returns." Oh, Mitt. You know you have to eventually. Quit dragging out the pain.
  • 2012 07 16 - Jim Schutze says, "Predicting What the News Will Say about the Trinity Doesn't Require a Crystal Ball." I knew he'd say that.
  • 2012 07 16 - Paterno family says, "Our interest has been and remains the uncovering of the truth." ... and compassion for Sandusky's victims, I'm sure.
  • 2012 07 17 - MT @ezraklein: "Zuckerberg was so annoyed he moved his mortgage to a rival bank." I was so annoyed at Zuckerberg I moved too, to Google+.
  • 2012 07 18 - Headline: "Syrian defense minister killed in suicide blast." When you read that, did you condemn terrorist suicide bombings? If not, why?
  • 2012 07 18 - Wow, wingnut Bill Ames finds a right-wing candidate, Gail Spurlock, nuttier than even he can stand. http://t.co/6pVPaKck
  • 2012 07 18 - Headline: "Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy slams gay marriage." Cathy? Bullied much as a kid, you think? Could he be over-compensating? IJS.
  • 2012 07 18 - Newt Gingrich was on Jay Leno: one is a big comic and the other is a host of a late night talk show. #seewhatIdidthere @pourmecoffee
  • 2012 07 19 - "Dessert review: Tiff's Treats." Two thumbs-up in this review from the borg-swallowed PegasusNews http://t.co/wntXCAkG
  • 2012 07 19 - @AngieChenButton, I'm disappointed in your distortion. Show me exactly where President Obama said, "Hard work doesn't matter." He didn't.
  • 2012 07 19 - Syrian President Bassar Ashad attends swearing in of new defense minister, Dave something-or-other, & wishes him luck. http://t.co/IWqTTisp
  • 2012 07 19 - Hotel replaces Gideon Bible with "50 Shades of Grey," says both are full of sex & violence but "50" is easier to read. http://t.co/8I7W9zdP
  • 2012 07 20 - Headline: "Whooping cough outbreak could be worst in half century." It doesn't have to be that way. Folks, there's a vaccine (DPT) for that.
  • 2012 07 20 - MT @rjrusak: "Breaking news: 'W' will not attend GOP convention." It's news that it's official, but who ever thought he was ever going to?
  • 2012 07 22 - .@clcutrone, here's support for your position, I think, that what happened in Syria was assassination, not terrorism. http://t.co/rRsFF66T
  • 2012 07 22 - Paterno family: "Tearing down the statue of Joe Paterno does not serve the victims of Jerry Sandusky." They still don't get it.
  • 2012 07 23 - Jim Schutze: "The people who run the NRA are closer to James Holmes in the way they think than to anybody else." Wow. http://t.co/3mLRo00T
  • 2012 07 23 - Headline: "For big-budget Penn St, fine not as big as seems." Maybe this'll make people realize how much money there is in college football.
  • 2012 07 25 - "Six facts about guns, violence, and gun control." Some surprises here, and some confirmations of conventional wisdom. http://t.co/jfQqHkoK
  • 2012 07 25 - @AngieChenButton, that was great news about TX labor force. Now, how about telling us how kids are doing in Texas? http://t.co/PfBi8jy4
  • 2012 07 26 - .@stefani_carter, it's all well and good that you are proud of Mitt Romney. How about telling us how you're fixing Texas school finance?
  • 2012 07 27 - The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion: Widow deals with grief. Disjoint, like grief. More log of daily surviving than insight. B-
  • 2012 07 27 - 538 headline: "Ohio Polls Show Trouble for Romney." Ohio is huge. Expect Rob Portman to be picked as VP in attempt to win Ohio.
  • 2012 07 27 - I was afraid the opening ceremonies were going to go on forever when Paul McCartney said, "Now, just the Zambians. ... now just the Uzbeks."
  • 2012 07 31 - It's election day. Be sure to vote ... if they'll let you.
  • 2012 07 31 - Innocents Abroad: Finds Olympics disconcerting. Praises Israel's socialized medicine. Tells Palestinians God prefers Jews. "Kiss my *ss."

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