Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2009-12-13

Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009

What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
#sundayread Tuesday, Birmingham picks a new mayor. Your complete guide to all 13 candidates. http://bit.ly/vote-2009 #
#sundayread Part 1 of 2 on problems at BlogWorld 2009. A first-time speaker’s perspective: http://bit.ly/bwe09-problems #
Meet UAB student T.C. Cannon in Part 11, Bham mayoral candidate videos: http://bit.ly/tc-cannon #alpolitics #
#sundayread The 10 Best Books of 2009, by the @NYTimes: http://bit.ly/4zPsjD #
#sundayread Wade’s 101: the haiku edition. The latest batch of poetry from the last 3 months: http://bit.ly/4P2xLZ #
#sundayread Is this any way to fund a startup? Bham company sells books to raise capital: http://bit.ly/8Dcp1V #
#sundayread Bham’s political woes remind me of New Orleans’ troubled leadership: http://bit.ly/6qZT2k (from 2006) #
William Bell, Jefferson Co. commissioner, in Part 12 of Bham mayoral candidates: http://bit.ly/william-bell #alpolitics #
#sundayread “Amazing Race” finale tonight. 3 years ago, a Birmingham team competed in final 3: http://bit.ly/5rtXLk #
#sundayread Part 2 of 2 on problems at BlogWorld 2009. What’s hurting the attendee experience? http://bit.ly/bwe09-problems2 #
#sundayread The 10 Best Books of the Decade, from Entertainment Weekly @EW: http://bit.ly/5sIWBW #
#sundayread What would a better marriage look like? Married (Happily) With Issues: http://bit.ly/8HndFE #
#sundayread Lessons from NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), by Richard Kirby @arkirby66: http://bit.ly/4YkEe5 #
#sundayread Do Bham’s mayoral candidates have any clue about the city’s looming financial crisis? http://bit.ly/80KYaP #
#sundayread The 7 Harsh Realities of Starting a Business: http://bit.ly/6iC0Ul #
#sundayread The death of the boring blog post? Design and content at the next next level: http://bit.ly/RZJki #
Alabama “Christmas in Dixie” ♫ http://twt.fm/344918 #xmasmusic #

Monday, Dec. 7

Last of our 13-part Bham mayoral candidate videos. Meet attorney Emory Anthony: http://bit.ly/emory-anthony #alpolitics #
Last-minute analysis of Bham’s crazy mayoral election: A complete guide for voters. http://bit.ly/mayor-2009 #alpolitics #
POLL: Who is your choice for mayor of Birmingham? Vote now: http://twtpoll.com/q4indk #alpolitics #
RT @hulu: Love “Glee”? A dozen tracks from this season: http://bit.ly/5mwdWf #musicmonday #
Great weekend for football teams across Alabama, w/ championships and bowl invites: http://bit.ly/6hRNqi #
We need you to volunteer w/ Media of Bham for 90 min. Let’s help Salvation Army Angel Tree program! http://bit.ly/57ynBr #
FREE: 2 chances to learn about fast-growing world of Web & mobiles from @ipsaonline & @iPhoneCampBham: http://bit.ly/7Fe8LH #
The Year Without a Santa Claus “Snow Miser” / “Heat Miser” ♫ http://twt.fm/344919 #xmasmusic #musicmonday #
Adult Swim toons full of win: Metalocalypse http://bit.ly/4GQUgG / Venture Bros http://bit.ly/5beubH / Robot Chicken http://bit.ly/53eJl3. #
Christmas before meant “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” but in 08 / 09, it’s Pandora Jazz Holidays: http://bit.ly/8EFpgk #musicmonday #xmasmusic #
The hits of #xmasmusic, candidates for mayor & legends of football. The @WadeOnTweets weekly Twitter log: http://bit.ly/84vK9W #

Tuesday, Dec. 8

Wootoff!!!!!one!!!! #
Polls are open till 7 p.m. for Bham’s special election for mayor. 13 candidates, 1 winner? http://bit.ly/5inFr5 #alpolitics #
Reward for good consumers? Citibank says go to hell, cancels my credit card after 19 yrs. http://bit.ly/citibank-sucks #
EXCLUSIVE: Birmingham News offers third round of buyouts in 16 months. Media of Bham report: http://bit.ly/7lzofV #
LAST CHANCE: Bham has 1 hour to pick a mayor. See who won our online poll … http://twtpoll.com/r/q4indk #alpolitics #
Tonight’s game plan: Wait on election results, watch the fab “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and cry over one or the other. #
Bham mayor: 17% boxes counted: Cooper 39%, Bell 28%, Smitherman 17%: http://twitpic.com/sqo6v #alpolitics #
Projection: 32K to 33K votes in Bham mayoral election, 27-28% turnout. Down from 45% in ’07 mayoral election. #alpolitics #
With 51% of boxes counted in Bham mayoral election, Cooper 44%, Bell 24%. http://twitpic.com/sqsqe #alpolitics #
More than 75% of boxes counted in Bham mayoral race: Cooper 40%, Bell 25%. Jan. 19 runoff almost certain. #alpolitics #
BREAKING: Patrick Cooper, William Bell headed to Jan. 19 runoff for Birmingham mayor: http://bit.ly/8IZEFd #alpolitics #
Vince Guaraldi Trio “Christmas Is Coming” ♫ http://bit.ly/7i50ec #xmasmusic #
Just lost power in Crestwood #bham. Called @alabamapower, but automated line was sloooow. #

Wednesday, Dec. 9

Bham mayoral race, 1st interviews. William Bell: http://bit.ly/4ZNGOg. Patrick Cooper: http://bit.ly/7j689k. #alpolitics #
New rule: Any candidate without at least 100 votes is hereby FOREVER BANNED from running for Bham mayor again. #
Heading to @BHMBizAlliance media focus group. I’m prepared to be mildly entertained or fairly aloof. No runoff needed. #
If your business plans include blogging in 2010, we’ll get you started quickly, easily. Class 1/14: http://bit.ly/bba-biz #
Trying to get through / the rest of today with brain / intact. Mush forming. #haikuhumpday #
Elvis Presley “Blue Christmas” ♫ http://twt.fm/344922 #xmasmusic #
The 00′s – When TV Became Art: http://bit.ly/7UPvMt #

Thursday, Dec. 10

Bright House to drop public access channel: What it means for viewers. Media of Bham exclusive: http://bit.ly/5uwnA7 #
A cautionary tale for Facebook? The rise and fall of MySpace: http://bit.ly/6HcwKp (via @FinancialTImes @courtenaybird) #
Cheers! How your restaurant can get beers right, from @BhamWeekly: http://bit.ly/8b5Iv8 #
Looking for a good meal? New menus? Specials? An easy way to keep with Bham restaurants: http://bit.ly/bham-dining #
Nat King Cole “The Christmas Song” ♫ http://twt.fm/344924 #xmasmusic #
One of my holiday faves: David Sedaris reads “The Santaland Diaries”: http://bit.ly/62fwrK #

Friday, Dec. 11

HAPPY HANUKKAH! From me and Neil Diamond … http://bit.ly/6A4AJq #
Bham native Emmylou Harris touring with Lilith Fair (again) in 2010. 40 other acts announced: http://bit.ly/5eUHUJ #
Online options when your journalism (or other) career stalls, an interview w/ @ozarksunbound: http://bit.ly/8Yxc4q #
FIGHT! FIGHT! Bham mayoral hopefuls William Bell, Patrick Cooper to debate 4 times: http://bit.ly/5ZNX6f #alpolitics #
Just submitted my proposal to @wordcampatl. It’s either super awesome or super lame. #wcatl #
Steve Vai “Christmas Time Is Here” ♫ http://bit.ly/5cnWGN #xmasmusic #
Heading to a Christmas party to hang with the @vulcansmuse. You know, deck them halls and all that stuff? #

Saturday, Dec. 12

Coming to a mall near you! http://sketchysantas.com #
Jewel “Hands (live Christmas version)” ♫ http://twt.fm/344931 #xmasmusic #
Shout out Saturday: Shout out to @dennispillion, new prez of SPJ Ala. @SPJ_AlabamaPro, & outgoing prez Jenn Rowell @Jenn822. #shoutoutsat #
A Cappella Group does “Poker Face”: http://post.ly/EiZ9 (RT @bmbufalo) #
RT @vulcansmuse: OMG!!! Mark Ingram won the #Heisman!!!!! (First Heisman winner ever at Alabama.) #
Congratulations to Alabama’s Mark Ingram on winning the Heisman. Here’s his speech: http://bit.ly/ingram-heisman #rolltide #