Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2010-02-14

Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010

What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
#sundayread Bham schools in path of worst pollutants: http://bit.ly/a2ZYH3. Report: http://bit.ly/RBdiV #
#sundayread Vestavia Hills’ proftitable Milestone Books shutting down: http://bit.ly/bx5FdY #
#sundayread Saints, Colts Hoping To Resolve Super Bowl Through Diplomacy: http://short.to/16a6i #
#sundayread Short and sweet: My fave tweets from my 1st year on Twitter. http://bit.ly/my-twitter-video #
#sundayread “We won’t see all the women who chose life and found death. We’ll just see the Tebows.” http://bit.ly/ax22Aq #
#sundayread “I heard this big pow, like a balloon popping.” Teen dies in Madison, AL, school shooting: http://bit.ly/9A6ODQ #
#sundayread New job may not heal old wounds of lengthy unemployment: http://nyti.ms/9AgSDo #
#sundayread The next hot sport in Alabama? Archery! http://bit.ly/9nD5M9 #
#sundayread When the Super Bowl meant something: http://nyti.ms/9UAC1x #
#sundayread For global disasters like Haiti, Southern Baptists spring into action: http://bit.ly/aFbWXl #
#sundayread What are the 3 best virtues? http://bit.ly/93NUEV #
#sundayread Perils of growth: “live music capital” Austin closing iconic clubs. http://nyti.ms/9VPIxw #
#sundayread Empty buildings mark the legacy of Beijing, post-2008 Olympics: http://nyti.ms/cOJFpe #
#sundayread Why teens aren’t blogging: more choices in social media. http://bit.ly/aGLwY6 #

Monday, Feb. 8

Reviewing the @myfoxal iPhone app, by Bham app developers @briancauble and @joshgrenon: http://bit.ly/fox-6 #
Guest lecturing in 2 classes in 2 states in 2 time zones today, through the magic of Internet (and some driving). #
BRING ME THIN MINTS NOW! Bham Girl Scout Cookie sales start Fri: http://bit.ly/bTSiT4 (via @hilarywperry @GirlScoutsNCA) #
What kind of Girl Scout Cookies are you buying this year? Vote in the poll: http://twtpoll.com/hw7ht6 #
Content before monetization: Evernote CEO Shares Numbers that Makes Freemium Work: http://bit.ly/aVLjQF (via @JesseNewhart) #
My thanks to Sheree Martin @ree_tweets & Adriana Ahner @adrianaahner for letting me guest-teach today. Always fun! #
“Even the best fall down sometimes. Even the wrong words seem to rhyme.” Howie Day ♫ http://twt.fm/373664 #musicmonday #

Tuesday, Feb. 9

I have few regrets in life. Here’s one: Car vs. fence post yesterday. Fence post won. Bumper broken through carelessness. #
Bessemer’s Bright Star restaurant receives prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards honor: http://bit.ly/d5ZYtt #
Bonnaroo lineup via MySpace: Jay-Z, Punch Bros, OK Go, Norah Jones, Steve Martin, Ingrid Michaelson. http://bit.ly/aiJNH3 #
How much are you spending on staying connected, entertained? http://nyti.ms/bGwWxt (via @NYTimes @Cwood3) #
Man, this Jay Leno Show finale is as funny as the premiere. As funny. #

Wednesday, Feb. 10

Heading to @okafes for cookies and coffee with @DOGingham (but not @tiltuned — celebrities only). #
Thanks to @DOGingham for my Thin Mints, a yummy breakfast (and if I’m not careful, lunch and dinner!), plus great ideas. #
Blog showcase: The Heaviest Corner, the future of Birmingham through a historic lens. http://heaviestcorner.org #
Blog showcase: Magic City Manifesto, Bham via newcomer @MagicCity_Mama. http://magiccitymanifesto.com [bonus: http://bit.ly/b7pZs3 #
Blog showcase: a daily Birmingham photo journal by Virigina Jones. http://birminghamalabamadailyphoto.blogspot.com #
Jack Frost no longer / nipping at my nose; switched to / amputating toes. #haikuhumpday #

Thursday, Feb. 11

LAST CHANCE: Media of Bham panel Tue on how outlets should connect online. RSVP by 5 today: http://bit.ly/mob-feb10 #
Time for a boycott! Jamaican Bobsled Team Fails to Qualify for Winter Olympics. http://bit.ly/aXYsAi #
SAVE THIS CORPORATE RADIO FORMAT ... before it switches to another corproate radio format!!! (And another one.) #
Blogger meetup, @AlabamaBloggers: 11:30a 2/19 Panera, Patton Creek, Hoover. RSVP: http://bit.ly/cqPucj #AlaBlogMeet #
J.T., rancher from Mobile, Ala., returns to Survivor tonight for 2nd shot at $1mil: http://bit.ly/jt-survivor #survivor #
DAMN YOU, SNOW!!!!! http://bit.ly/5ynLR1 (Same stupid snow panic deserves same stupid RT.) #
Two Vancouvers: a striking juxtaposition of Downtown Eastside with the Winter Olympics Games home: http://nyti.ms/9Kf4lU #
Happy (early) Valentine's Day from Ron F'n Swanson: http://bit.ly/dsnIrr #
Many of you will not need to read this ... How to Suck at Facebook: http://bit.ly/cqMlqA #
Gov. Riley and the anti-Snow task force are positioned outside of the clouds ready to seize all snow. #alwx #alSnOMG (RT @jsandford) #
10 heroes, 10 villains. Which side is J.T. on? Tonight’s #Survivor recap. Episode grade: B. http://bit.ly/jt-survivor1 #

Friday, Feb. 12

Well played, snow. Well played. [slow clap] #
Snowing in Crestwood. Barely. #bham #alwx #
RT From last night, J.T. on #Survivor recap, now with pics and new videos. Episode grade: B. http://bit.ly/jt-survivor1 #
February winter wonderland: http://twitpic.com/12u3tq #alwx #alsnOMG #
Honest confession time, folks: I love the Olympics, summer and winter. Watching the opening ceremonies and more. #
3 UAH faculty members shot, killed on campus; another faculty member & husband detained, not charged: http://bit.ly/9RHUiV #
Pooches in powder: snow dogs in Alabama today, posted by @DOGingham: http://bit.ly/cahPUA #ALsnOMG #
Great list of tweeting athletes at Winter #Olympics @worldsportcnn/winterolympians (RT @katjaib @debdobson @MarthaAYoung) #
Alabama has closed ALL state highways due to ice. #alwx (RT @bhamterminal @spann @ChiefBPartridge) #

Saturday, Feb. 13

“I’m only trying to get inside your brain to see if you can work me the way you say.” Nelly Furtado ♫ http://twt.fm/375576 #
Are Olympic athletes allowed to blog? to tweet? Guidelines are murky at best: http://bit.ly/ct5Lay #
Shout out Saturday: Shout out to Bham’s music fans. Even if a station is lost, their beat goes on. #shoutoutsat #

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