Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2012-09-02

Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012

• What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
• #sundayread Once bound for the NBA, Jonathan Hargett ended up in prison for dealing cocaine: http://t.co/JAIeHp0g #
• The Bham Blogging Academy e-newsletter. Usually Mondays, sometimes Tue/Wed. Always weekly. http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx #
• #sundayread At Rural Newspapers, Some Still Resist Moving Online, by @bshors: http://t.co/OtxwtK6y (RT @JimMacMillan) #
• #sundayread Feedback from a friend goes beyond the numbers: http://t.co/5fww9DS0 #
• #sundayread Are Your Friends Making You Fat? By Clive Thompson @pomeranian99: http://t.co/pK0Lrnf2 #
• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: Think speedy and simple. Faster load time means more traffic, better ranking. #
• #sundayread Why passwords have never been weaker, crackers never been stronger, by @DanGoodin001: http://t.co/2zeQeNI3 #
• #sundayread Reddit grills “Community” creator Dan Harmon: http://t.co/NH4U4Pqs #
• #sundayread Elementary Wisdom as It Relates to Investment Management, Business, by Charles Munger: http://t.co/ZreHZB9y #
• #sundayread Scrubbing the most horrific images off the Web, by Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants: http://t.co/3Z5A30DT #
• #sundayread Why Can’t You Remember Being a Baby? By Julia Davis: http://t.co/w99ffLCb (RT @robwatkins101) #
• #sundayread Japan’s last ninja, by Miwa Suzuki: http://t.co/tTkHqZWA #
• #sundayread Six years ago, MTV’s “Two-A-Days” debuted, featuring my hometown Hoover Bucs: http://t.co/Doaw1J5X #
• #sundayread Upon reflection: @KjerstinGruys gave up mirrors for a year. http://t.co/EvZs6k0Y (h/t @JesseNewhart) #
• #sundayread 10 Things You Didn’t Know About “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”: http://t.co/vEvw1JDB (RT @JesseNewhart) #
• #sundayread Stray Books, by Grant Snider @GrantDraws: http://t.co/w0kE2dHv #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: Use keywords for URLs, not numbers and coding, for strong SEO out of the gate. #
• Warning: If spotted in Alabama, do not try to apprehend these superheroes, or give them a ride: http://t.co/pqlTW9KT #
• JOURNALISM: Poll participants say most trustworthy source of news is … local TV: http://t.co/HM88jP8Q #
• SECURITY: Best password practices? Long character strings, one for each site. http://t.co/esYEdGrt #
• FOOD: Make your own Dippin’ Dots with this homemade recipe. All you need is liquid nitrogen … http://t.co/FlbA067D #
• College football infects everything. Including my latest how-to post on blogging. http://t.co/FsrfpthX #blogging #
• 6 years ago Sun., Patricia Todd became (again) 1st openly gay rep in Legislature. http://t.co/WyomFFho #bham #alpolitics #
• BLOGGING: Create a Helpful WordPress 404 Page, by @paulund_: http://t.co/QyAj4N7w (RT @ShellyKramer) #
• Vote 2012: 46 towns in Jefferson, Shelby Counties to hold municipal elections Tuesday: http://t.co/yksgqVv6 #bham #
• I’m picky about my Facebook friends, but apparently I need to be even pickier … http://t.co/zkHTlS1q #
• My weekly Bham Blogging Academy newsletter. Learn for free from me: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx #
• REVIEW: “Mindy Project” ★★☆☆ Laughs are few in this mess that wishes it were smarter, better looking. http://t.co/hquksC1q #
• Polls open in 46 cities in Bham metro area. Alabama municipal elections today: http://t.co/664cezJy #bham #alpolitics #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: Have someone else proofread your copy, down to the smallest item. #
• VIDEO: Jack Bauer in 100-second ad > 12 hours of “Touch”: http://t.co/4WpkfC6v #
• WordPress Birmingham @wpbham free meet and greet, 7:15p 9/10 at @PaleEddies: http://t.co/ogOR0iZN #WPYall #bham #
• REVIEW: “Ben and Kate” ★★½☆ Sitcom family configuration No. 243: Siblings raise kid. Cute, promising. http://t.co/D1bC4OCP #
• ADVANCE CRISIS: Harrisburg, Pa., Syracuse daily newspapers going to 3x/week publication in 2013: http://t.co/L2ymXhZB #
• ENTREPRENEURISM: Samford’s @BrockBusiness to launch student business incubator in the fall: http://t.co/HLi8SZja #bham #
• 6 hours left to vote in Alabama municipal elections … http://t.co/664cezJy #bham #alpolitics #
• GREEN: Skip eBay and Craigslist … 7 ways to trade used electronics for cash: http://t.co/xB6eEnN4 #
• My alma mater made the Onion in one of my favorite features … http://t.co/HEsK854z #
• Jefferson Co. Commission closes inpatient care at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital: http://t.co/3tntOHlp #bham #alpolitics #
• Polls close in 1 hour! Alabama municipal elections include 46 cities in Bham area: http://t.co/664cezJy #bham #alpolitics #
• FOOD: @Freshfully to start Crestwood weekly farmers market 9/6. @ABC3340 video: http://t.co/3zGNYk1G #bham #
• The news and events of Birmingham, all on Facebook: http://t.co/2hDn79q0 #bham #
• Vote 2012: Municipal election results for Jefferson, Shelby Counties: http://t.co/h3pGndYL #bham #alpolitics #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: What’s better than a site map? A site tour page that introduces features, policies. #
• to a crisp: Wrinkled leaves await / their chance to set sail from branch / for a winter’s nap. #haikuhumpday #
• SOCIAL MEDIA: Open Status Search, great tool to spy on Facebook updates. Ex.: Hurricane Isaac: http://t.co/Qtb5o3A7 #
• VOTE 2012: Results from Tuesday for 33 mayors’ races in Birmingham metro area: http://t.co/Y9lGBCF5 #alpolitics #bham #
• ADVANCE CRISIS: Clear to me now that all Newhouse daily newspapers will go to reduced printing schedule by end of 2013. #
• BLOGGING: How to win at blogging, when you don’t care about winning: http://t.co/WbXLdJu4 #blogging #
• Birmingham school board will self-destruct in 5… 4… 3… http://t.co/dwnajbuo / http://t.co/BzwaeAsB #bham #
• Bham school board in face-off with @AdvancEDorg and CEO @MarkElgart. AJC 2011 special report: http://t.co/WEHXKa4C #bham #
• TV: Jay Leno was funny, a long time ago. This impressed me: He offered to work for free; NBC said no. http://t.co/HDivY8va #
• MOVIES: Documentary @EatingAlabama to air Sept. 23, 24, 27 on @APTV: http://t.co/HhB1a8cJ #
• My tweets, now in convenient Facebook form. Subscribe here: http://t.co/0IDcuzJb #
• Wow: Hurricane Isaac forces “deliberate breach” of Plaquemines Parish levee 67 mi. SE of New Orleans: http://t.co/Yis0xuUf #
• FedEx hates hurricanes. And Republicans. And Democrats. http://t.co/puq2hESe #
• Sign of the times: @BarackObama answers questions on Reddit: http://t.co/sGCoK6GL #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: If you don’t know how to do something, ask ask ask. Questions make you smarter. #
• One of Alabama’s brightest, Mobile native Edward O. Wilson, to speak at 9/10 luncheon in Bham: http://t.co/fkYHmyKC #bham #
• POP CULTURE: Nerd alert: TV’s Greatest High School Nerd Transformations: http://t.co/pQV3VG3F #
• ADVANCE CRISIS: The Ghost of Birmingham News Future … How Ann Arbor is failing its community: http://t.co/LyLspVuq #
• MUPPETS: The shocking truth about the Swedish Chef revealed! He sounds Norwegian. http://t.co/ERspACUC #
• VOTE 2012: Google Makes Voter Registration Easy With TurboVote: http://t.co/RELOKlzV #
• FONTS: The inspiration for Comic Sans — the artist for “Watchmen” — speaks out: http://t.co/r7FrfEiX (via @largeheartedboy) #
• The Bham Blogging Academy e-newsletter. The one your mother warned you about. Sign up: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx #
• Today’s Times-Picayune printed in Mobile; Hurricane Isaac knocked power out at New Orleans’ press: http://t.co/b7ysENRC #
• Birmingham’s @TaylorHicks has a special gig in Tampa tonight … at Republican National Convention: http://t.co/8DTwRuES #
• BLOGGING: WordPress·com has 200 themes, new theme browser, all free: http://t.co/2sl33ij8 (via @iammattthomas) #blogging #
• EWTN host and priest blames child sex abuse … on the *victims*. http://t.co/dcfGlKym #bham Holy. Hell. #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: Perfection is your enemy. The more you tinker, the more you delay. Get blogging. #
• SPORTS: ESPN scores highest college football ratings for last 11 of 12 years in … Birmingham. http://t.co/awVkgbOy #bham #
• Nick Saban has the Process™ for winning football titles. I have a process for great blogging: http://t.co/WbXLdJu4 #
• Birmingham-based @IronTribe set to expand to NY, FL, CA, NC, CO, Atlanta, Huntsville: http://t.co/2ttfwAB1 #bham #
• BLOGGING: A 5-Step Plan to Improve Every Blog Post You Write http://t.co/idsdipd3 (RT @StephanieWinans) #blogging #
• My Pinterest pledge: no wedding dresses, end tables, motivational posters or kittens. http://t.co/Axgqqy1o #
• REVIEW: “The New Normal” ★★☆☆ Long on setup, short on laughs, even from the Sue Sylvester clone. http://t.co/Grpt51lf #
• Have a great Labor Day weekend, y’all! #

• #DailyBlogTip Blogging for fun? Do it. A great hobby, a great way to connect to others. Plus, no monetary pressure. #
• ♫ “Say do you remember dancing in September? Never was a cloudy day … ♫ http://t.co/0zMHLc9a Happy September! #
• Characters I type with keyboard shortcuts: ¶ • · º é ü ñ è © ® ™ ¢ … Characters I always have to copy/paste: ♫ … ★ ☆ #
• ADVANCE CRISIS: Baton Rouge’s Advocate to print Sat. New Orleans edition in lieu of Times-Picayune: http://t.co/g8vojqaV #
• MUSIC: ♫ Stream @CatPower‘s new album, “Sun”: http://t.co/MQzXgPBC #
• MOVIES: My pal @SevanteMetcalf worked on doc “The Contradictions of Fair Hope,” 9/13, UAB: http://t.co/uPkNmarr #bham #
• The free weekly Bham Blogging Academy newsletter – I sometimes even change the subject line! http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx #
• 1st touchdown of the season! No. 2 Alabama 7, No. 8 Michigan 0. 6:56 in 1st quarter. #rolltide #
• 2nd TD! Alabama 14, Michigan 0. On a Rollllllll … #rolltide #
• Still 1st quarter and now Bama up 21-zip over Wolverines. #rolltide #
• Now 24-0, Tide over Big Blue in 2nd quarter. #rolltide #
• 4:31 to go in 1st half, Alabama turns interception into 4th TD. 31-0. #rolltide #
• Late in 1st half, Michigan leaps onto the scoreboard, 31-7. #rolltide #
• Late 3rd quarter FG is only action so far. Alabama 34, Michigan 7. #rolltide #
• RT @UA_Athletics: Attendance tonight is 90,413, setting the Cowboys Stadium record for a college football game. #rolltide #
• Michigan TD makes it 34-14 with just a few seconds left in 3rd quarter. #rolltide #
• Call it. Rush TD makes it 41-14. Alabama rolling to victory with 5 minutes left. #rolltide #
• No. 2 Alabama wins Cowboy Classic season opener 41-14 over No. 8 Michigan. Western Kentucky next. #rolltide #

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