Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2010-06-06

Sunday, May 30, 2010

• What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
• #sundayread “Americans can pledge to make Memorial Day the day of remembrance, not mattress sales.” http://bit.ly/911Y02 #
• #sundayread Recent Bham activism reflects “preoccupation with symptoms rather than diseases.” http://bit.ly/ds6Mdf #
• #sundayread Authors can sell books directly in Apple’s iBookstore: http://bit.ly/9rvTI2 #
• #sundayread Top 10 unhealthy foods lurking in your refrigerator or freezer, from @WebMD. http://bit.ly/cSojGx #
• #sundayread Sample ballots, voter guide for Tuesday’s Ala. primaries: http://itswa.de/2010-ballots #alpolitics #
• #sundayread Can the @ALSymphony be a “cultural ambassador” for Birmingham and Alabama? http://bit.ly/a39btd #
• #sundayread All service members salute Medal of Honor recipients. Yet only 5 awarded since 9/11. http://nyti.ms/bKCm5K #
• This is the essence of #sundayread In Defense of Books, by @MichaelHyatt. http://bit.ly/cTuUhc (via @amykiane) #
• #sundayread Pale Eddie’s Pour House coming to downtown Bham this summer: http://bit.ly/b9evnL #
• #sundayread What Writers Can Learn From “Glee”: http://is.gd/crTZV (via @romenesko) #
• #sundayread Who’s broke? Detroit. Harrisburg, Pa. And … Jefferson County, Ala. http://bit.ly/ahr2FS #
• #sundayread Over 75% think Greta Van Susteren is dumb: http://bit.ly/aAJmPF. Who asked? Greta! http://yhoo.it/9iIBLS #
• #sundayread A dozen lessons from the best of this past TV season: http://bit.ly/baYHXX #
• #sundayread How I spent my May (and how I’ll spend my June): http://itswa.de/may-days2 #

Monday, May 31

• Wade on Birmingham » Happy Memorial Day: One way to honor the soldiers … http://itswa.de/cHZ516 #memorialday #
• Remembering the 644 men of Liscome Bay, by @mightyby: http://bit.ly/dfCD0k #memorialday #
• 10 Things to Remember About Memorial Day, from @mental_floss: http://bit.ly/d4LLLI (via @TWAY_Kris) #memorialday #
• Make up your mind: Our guide to Tuesday’s Ala. primary elections. http://itswa.de/primary-guide #alpolitics #
• Exactly 10 years ago, “Survivor” premiered. A look at that very first episode: http://bit.ly/aFQXRg [I’ve recapped 5 seasons.] #
• “Shine the light. Need you close enough to guide me.” -Take 6 ♫ http://twt.fm/427453 #musicmonday #

Tuesday, June 2

• Polls are open in Alabama! Your primary election questions answered before you go: http://itswa.de/9Lxj6D #alpolitics #
• The future is not now. Blueprint Birmingham from @BHMBizAlliance, due in May, delayed till Sept. http://bit.ly/aGkLuk #
• Recommend you follow Kris @TWAY_Kris for Alabama news, politics and more. #
• The 40-year itch: Al and Tipper Gore separating. http://bit.ly/aKcOBe #
• Our guide to today’s Alabama primary elections. http://itswa.de/primary-guide #alpolitics #
• Some businesspeople want to run government like a business. Frankly, I’d like to see more businesses run like a business. #
• You’ve got tweets, part 1. http://itswa.de/dx1zNK #
• How Bham’s Intermark Group landed Krispy Kreme’s interactive marketing account: http://bit.ly/arZcoj #
• Alabama: You have less than 3 hours left to vote. Make it count: http://itswa.de/9Lxj6D #alpolitics #
• THANKS, BP! Red-brown oil washes ashore at Alabama’s Dauphin Island: http://bit.ly/93oSKH #oilspill #
• Hey, WTF? My ballot’s in Spanish!!!! (Then @timjames2010 awakens screaming from his nightmare.) #alpolitics #
• Check back often for Alabama primary election results from Wade on Birmingham: http://itswa.de/primary-total #alpolitics #
• Still too early to call races. Dem Gov race: Davis trailing badly to Sparks: http://itswa.de/primary-total #alpolitics #
• Tight 3-way race w/ Byrne, James and Bentley(!) for GOP Gov. #alpolitics #
• Calling it for incumbent Richard Shelby for GOP U.S. Senate. (Could’ve called this race yesterday.) #alpolitics #
• Mike Hale wins GOP Jefferson County Sheriff’s race. #alpolitics #bham #
• RT @TWAY_Kris: RT @AlexSchriver: AP Declares Ron Sparks as the Democratic Nominee for Governor #alpolitics #
• We’ve called a few races w/ winners or runoffs in the Ala. primaries. http://itswa.de/primary-total #alpolitics #
• AP declares two GOP winners: Strange as Atty Gen, Ivey for Lt. Gov. #alpolitics #
• Only Jefferson County commissioner to win a seat tonight, GOP dist 5 David Carrington. #alpolitics #bham #
• RT @politicalparlor: Treasurer’s race called on both sides. Young Boozer v. Charley Grimsley in November. #alpolitics #
• Most races called … except Cong Dist 7, Dem AG, oh and GOP hopefuls for gov. http://itswa.de/primary-total #alpolitics #
• It’s Sewell vs. Smoot for the Dem runoff for U.S. House Dist. 7. #alpolitics #
• 4% of precincts to go, and Bentley leads James by 140 votes to make runoff against Byrne for GOP Gov. #alpolitics #

Wednesday, June 2

• For losers, the fight / is over. Groggily we / await final counts. #haikuhumpday #
• ★ VOTE 2010 ★ Winners, runoffs and voter turnout from Tuesday’s Ala. primaries: http://itswa.de/ala-primary #alpolitics #
• My thanks to everyone who followed along, retweeted and conversed during last night’s election coverage. You make this too fun. #
• 2 biggest blogging mistakes from @JohnChow: no mailing list, no commercial name. http://bit.ly/djAVJ2 #
• Will doing everything your wife wants make you the perfect husband? http://ping.fm/5q14e (via @davidtolsma @tferriss) #
• Fight a company via social media & it might respond. With lawsuits. http://nyti.ms/bXSRYG (via @THErealDVORAK @kwsanders) #
• Who’s going to the Preserve Jazz Festival in Hoover on Sunday? Lineup: http://itswa.de/preserve-jazz #
• Fewer national acts, 2-weekend schedule and rain. How did Montgomery’s Jubilee CityFest do? http://bit.ly/aDWDRm #
• Has voter turnout in Jefferson County ever been this low for a primary? http://itswa.de/ala-primary #alpolitics #
• “What you’ve got they can’t deny it, can’t sell it, or buy it.” -U2 ♫ http://twt.fm/428413 #

Thursday, June 3

• How a tropical storm created an enormous sinkhole in Guatemala: http://bit.ly/bXvqkT #
• Rue McClanahan has died at 76. How very sad. Betty White is the last of the Golden Girls. (RT @sepinwall @gmmrtv) #
• Why Artur Davis lost. Dem challenger in Ala. governor’s race feels “the love.” http://itswa.de/artur-davis #alpolitics #
• Breaking: Joran Van Der Sloot arrested in Chile (CNN/Interpol). Former suspect in Natalee Holloway case. (via @atompkins) #
• Helping Bham students learn to love writing. @discobirmingham story: http://bit.ly/dgeNi5. Video: http://bit.ly/9GCNoS #
• Next AT&T data plan: $30 a month for unlimited punches to your groin. #
• Media of Birmingham: free June networking mixer at Michael’s, Homewood, 6/15, 5:30p. RSVP: http://itswa.de/mob-june10 #
• 1) Stuff peach w/ goat cheese; 2) Wrap in bacon; 3) Roast till bacon is cooked; 4) Put on pile of greens. (RT @Mary_Rarick @mightytoycannon) #
• Y’all left Facebook, right? We all quit Monday as planned. Wait, you mean— I’m the only one to cancel— GUYS! NOT COOL!!! #
• Someone should make a movie where something unusual appears & scientists want to study it & military wants to shoot it. (RT @luckyshirt) #
• No invitation need: Google Wave now open to everyone. http://google.com/wave. [Find me at wadekwon(AT)googlewave.com.] #
• Glee’s “other Asian” speaks! http://bit.ly/cEizaA #
• Celebrities always die in groups of a hundred, if you wait long enough. (RT @lonelysandwich) #
• “Is this a lasting treasure or just a moment’s pleasure?” -Carole King ♫ http://twt.fm/428816 #

Friday, June 4

• Looking forward to teaching Corporate Blog Training with @infomediadotcom soon: http://bit.ly/a5jU9T #
• Social media for social justice: Leroy Stick, man behind @BPGlobalPR: http://bit.ly/dvRuSx (via @chrisheuer @davideckoff) #
• How I’m using @LinkedIn for deliberate, personal, biz-related, serious, hands-on networking: http://itswa.de/LI-network #
• At Walmart, I wonder what horrible choices in life brought people there. Then, I wonder for myself. #
• We’re gonna need an IMAX-sized boat. “Jaws,” improved for 2010: http://bit.ly/dqm0VB (via @crewless @devincf) #
• Recommend you follow @thepioneerwoman: blogger, wifre, mother, sister, daughter, author, freak. Ex.: http://bit.ly/btzjzK #
• All 120 Idol contestants ranked. Bham: 12. Ruben, 17. Bo Bice, 21. @TaylorRHicks, 24. Diana DeGarmo: http://bit.ly/9wBAm6 #
• How to set up Google Alerts for your brand in 5 minutes, from @MackCollier: http://bit.ly/azDYc4 #
• A great (and well-attended) Bham Lunch Bunch today at Cantina. Join the Facebook group: http://bit.ly/dBhPa8 #bhamlb #
• The @AlabamaBloggers Best Post of the Week 1-year anniversary! Share, click, enjoy: http://bit.ly/aTONrE #
• Photo essay: A rough week for Guatemala. http://bit.ly/cwRjDb #
• A preview of what Alabama’s beaches will look like in a few weeks: http://bit.ly/c7zDXz #oilspill #
• Comedian Aziz Ansari is having the busiest week ever. http://nyti.ms/dqAPda #

Saturday, June 5

• Hilarious Amazon product review (see user-submitted pics): http://amzn.to/bPyOQk (via @WillsWords @jeremyflint @paulm) #
• A look at UAB Information Engineering & Management program, by my friend Cary, quoting @briancauble: http://bit.ly/abNEnI #
• Shout out Saturday: Shout out to @cheriefields, a talented and generous lady who makes Bham brighter. #shoutoutsat #
• The curse of the Blair Witch, still haunting Burkittsville, Md., 11 years later: http://bit.ly/bqXBQ6 #
• Recommend you follow @tferriss for glimpses into an author’s travels and adventures. #
• Southern burger (country-fried beef w/ pimiento cheese), rings at @flipbham w/ @insomniactive: http://twitpic.com/1ua9g2 #
• “A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” John Wooden’s best quotes: http://bit.ly/cau1uP #
• “You seem to fall in love and out again. Do you really ever love or just pretend?” -Gerald Albright ♫ http://twt.fm/429603 #

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