Twitter Updates for 2008-11-30

by Pete on November 30, 2008

The number of people driving around this town w/”In god we trust” license plates is truly astounding. # @ravisagar Yup, I feel your pain. in reply to ravisagar # Today’s agenda: lunch w/friends, random errands, maybe some poker & beer (…)

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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-28

by Pete on November 28, 2008

Headed out for a day of hiking, kayaking, and Thanksgiving picnicking. # Good time kayacking, although a bit chilly once the wind kicked up # Eek! The deep sea is a strange, strange place. http://bit.ly/mIu0 # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Twitter Updates for 2008-11-27

by Pete on November 27, 2008

@Hodgman Moscow on the Hudson? in reply to hodgman # glad someone remembered the WPA key from when I set up the router at mom’s house *Iast* Thanksgiving # @vijayv holy crap–that’s bad news. hope your friends/family are okay in (…)

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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-26

by Pete on November 26, 2008

Pretty damn excited that my KEXP t-shirt arrived in the mail today # The sort of headline I like to see: “SCO Loses Again” http://bit.ly/18i5p # Truly a sad day for the right’s “Leg Up” program… http://bit.ly/rQyY # Someone should (…)

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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-25

by Pete on November 25, 2008

tired of waking up at 4am # @CDavis In my book, that is pretty much *always* a good plan. in reply to CDavis # glad it’s almost time for vacation # Not ashamed to admit I’m listening to Tales From (…)

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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-24

by Pete on November 24, 2008

Funny seeing Ensign Ro turn up on True Blood # @PeckBobb Next you’re going to have head over to Hot Topic… in reply to PeckBobb # Amusing to read sites announcing redesigns via entries in my RSS reader. DON’T CARE. (…)

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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-23

by Pete on November 23, 2008

PBR on tap. w00t! # Considering a plan to not get much done today # Reading about NYC’s long-delayed efforts to fix the Warwarsing aquaduct. Crazy. http://bit.ly/AbWw # ARGH. Just once, I’d like WordPress svn update to work right and (…)

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Out-of-Business News

by Pete on November 22, 2008

Apparently we’re all supposed to be very upset by this news: Out of Town News, the newsstand that has offered a cornucopia of newspapers and magazines as a Harvard Square landmark for more than 50 years, could close. The owners (…)

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Moving on

by Pete on November 9, 2008

I re-watched Obama’s victory speech yesterday to confirm something that struck me watching it live on Tuesday night. He never mentioned 9/11. There’s the whole “Yes we can” litany toward the end of the speech, wherein Obama is going through (…)

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Wow.

by Pete on November 5, 2008

I’m happy, shocked, and oddly proud that after eight years, we finally seem to have done something right.   Like Obama said last night, most of the real work to be done still lies ahead, but for right now, this (…)

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