Category: Blogs & Blogging

Happy International Women’s Day http://t.co/yRHkUhSa

“11 of his 20 baby teeth had cavities.” Rise in Preschool Cavities Prompts Anesthesia Use http://t.co/i4dAc7tf

“Dogging Mitt Romney” http://t.co/TpFRVb7s Gail Collins writes about Seamus’s trip to Canada on top of the Romney station wagon.

John McPhee is 81 today. He rarely writes more than 500 words a day. It adds up. He’s published more than 25 books.

The February Revolution began in Russia 95 years ago today. They were still using the Julian Calendar; Mar 8 elsewhere was Feb 23 in Russia.

• Photo of the day, no longer a Colt. http://t.co/363ZsyL3 #
• “@apod: Conjunction Over Reunion Island : http://t.co/7H6A80di”
  Pretty one from Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). #
• Posnanski always gets me to think something in a new way — baseball, the DH, sports and Dennis Kucinich. http://t.co/IEGpGZAE #
• Three of the Virginia Sweeties played basketball this winter. And 3 of the 3 made their league all-star team. It's in their DNA. Ha! #
• Franco Harris is 62 and Lynn Swann 60. It ought to be a holiday in Pittsburgh. #
• "the self-righteous parade out the door by Limbaugh’s advertisers is hard to stomach. Had they never listened…before…?" http://t.co/rl9CI2b6 #
• Southwest Passenger: I Was Detained For 10 Hours Over Nail Polish Squabble http://j.mp/ynl1Li IMHO they should have throw her out the door. #
• "Your Favorite Team Doesn't Give a Damn About You" http://j.mp/ynrBrm A tacky story, but funny and true all the same. From Sh*t My Dad Says. #
• Southwest Passenger: I Was Detained For 10 Hours Over Nail Polish Squabble http://t.co/wchyoYLS They should have thrown her out the door. #
• "I figure that Rush’s average listener is so dumb that it takes them 2 hours to watch 60 minutes…" Juanita http://t.co/p0p9Qwsi #
• Least we forget the decades of enablers. “It’s an honor to be here, Rush. Thank you very much.” Tim Russert (2004) http://t.co/P16xXBPE #
• Did my U.S. Senator just tweet "Me and Jeff"? Uh, shouldn't that be Jeff and I, Senator? But good for calling for U.S. troops out of Afghan. #
• It's 62° right now. The forecast is for an inch of snow in the morning. March! #

• Sometimes when I’m looking for something to do, I sit in the car and adjust the reclining power seats and play visit to the dentist. #
• Remember the Alamo? It fell to Mexican forces 176 years ago today. #
• It ought to be a national holiday – Bob Wills was born on March 6th in 1905. Wills is in both the Country and Rock & Roll halls of fame. #
• But when you cross that ole Red River, hoss, that just don’t mean a thing,
  ‘Cause once you’re down in Texas,
  Bob Wills is still the King. #
• It's the birthday of Rob Reiner; "Meathead" is 65. And Shaq is really getting up there; Shaquille O'Neal is 40. #
• Best Romney photo-op ever. http://t.co/0tqQmDdB #
• "Next to Tribe With Alcohol Ban, a Hub of Beer" http://t.co/Yav8qNrs 45,000 residents, 20,000 alcohol-related arrests last year. #
• Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story http://t.co/WtRA5R0V A 19-minute TED from the Pixar guy. Great stuff, but beware opening joke. #
• Wolves usually walk in single file. When courting the couple walk side-by-side. http://t.co/wtYiBXrj #
• Shakes Beer #englishmajordrinks #
• Dec. 17, 1970: “Roundup time on a ranch in New Mexico." http://t.co/okqeZvmJ Nice b&w photo from NY Times Lively Morgue. #
• Krugman likes Tinker, Tailor and The Civil Wars. Download their first live album free. Good interview, too. http://t.co/0o4Jg15N #
• "Why It Took So Long to Invent the Wheel" http://t.co/1OSDKfWF The wheel was easy. It's that axle thingy that was hard. #
• Sunset this evening. http://t.co/thRWvcDy #
• “@dangerousmeta: Bah. I was hoping for more. Still, not terrible: http://t.co/47tTYU0v” Still, deserving of a click. Nice! #

• This high school basketball announcer is so excited he breaks the sound barrier http://t.co/2t59e2yL Excitement at 1:27–so advance video. #
• "He might as well have suggested sending in the Luftwaffe to solve the eurozone crisis." Wolfgang Munchau via Krugman http://t.co/5K5tvGUS #
• "If the Titanic Didn't Sink, This Female Pilot Would Be a Lot More Famous" http://t.co/uzm5n83x” Ever heard of Harriet Quimby? #
• Newspapers studied are losing 7 dollars in print advertising for every dollar they gain in digital revenue. Pew http://t.co/MbVghYyn #
• Patsy Cline died in a plane crash March 5, 1963. She was 30. John Belushi was found dead from a drug overdose March 5, 1982. He was 33. #
• British regulars opened fire on a Boston crowd on March 5, 1770, killing five. It's called the Boston Massacre. http://t.co/90s7RSQh #
• Love this week's New Yorker cover. http://t.co/Kxc1EqZ0 #
• A tournament to determine The Wire's greatest character. http://t.co/MDhPwuye #
• Bounty Hunters http://t.co/ssrxNreZ Joe Posnanski with some provocative thoughts. And when do we cross the line from sport to gladiatorism? #
• Zombie Woman Climbs from Casket Six Days after She Died http://t.co/k0Y54fDD She's 95, so the clock is ticking anyway. #
• How To Wash Pants? Give Them To Your Woman, It's Her Job http://t.co/aFQV8AUG http://t.co/XvfJrTct #
• So many iPad 3s being shipped from China, air freight rates are up 20%. #

• NFL "like a racketeering conspiracy to commit felony assault and battery…to advance a shared business interest" http://t.co/ov5rkHRk #
• "We want life to look like our photo albums — a bunch of happy faces, editing out all the bad times." David Brooks http://t.co/6XBaxT8T #
• A fun look at presidential election in a conversation between David Brooks and Gail Collins. Some LOL moments. http://t.co/6XBaxT8T #
• Brilliant sun, cool breeze. March in ABQ. Good day to watch Lobos play Utes softball. 1-0 'Bos in 3rd. #

• Limbaugh calls young woman slut & prostitute. Prez calls to support her. Romney says "not language I'd have used." All you need to know. #
• In Positive Economic Sign, Republicans Starting to Say Obama Wasn’t Born in US Again http://t.co/lzkTbKxb #

• Home-Court Edge Begins With Ball http://t.co/4dMdtChL #
• The radio broadcast of Wilt Chamberlain's 100th point: http://t.co/VeaHjYat #
• Bill Simmons: Best Wire character of all time?
  Pres. Obama: It's got to be Omar, right?
  http://t.co/O7rnjOyN #
• Ta-Nehisi Coates does the Breitbart obituary right. http://t.co/MlKCkxAL #
• I wore shorts yesterday. I was cold all day, but I wore shorts. Today, flannel shirt and warm socks. Spring. Gotta love it. #
• "Limbaugh has spent the last two days engaging in the kind of misogyny that ought to make decent people spit on him" http://t.co/ORWJuDy9 #
• For Biographers, Leaving Subjects Behind Is Hard http://t.co/X9YrUTrW Robert K. Massie on biographers and their best friend. Recommended. #
• RT @BorowitzReport: Other countries care for their mentally ill. We're not doing them any favors by giving them radio shows. #

• Senator Olympia Snowe is 65. At the end of her term she will have had the same job for 18 years. What's the big deal about her not running? #
• Risks: Diet Soft Drinks Linked to Heart Disease [& diabetes & hypertension & abdominal obesity] http://t.co/8FN66vMB #
• Diet Soda, the Silent Killer? http://t.co/W1P8Bld9 #
• Dull and boring states admitted to Union. Ohio became the 17th state on this date in 1803; Nebraska the 37th state on this date in 1867. #
• Anatomy of a Tear-Jerker http://t.co/5fWHtLZf Does Adele's "Someone Like You" move you to tears? There's a reason. #
• You realize don't you Maricopa County that your sheriff is insane? #

• “@geneweingarten: Today is Rossini's 220th birthday! Me and him and James Madison wrote this song together. http://t.co/jKk06Usu” Great! #
• The news stories about Tiger Woods joining the Navy Seals make it sound as if it was a country club. 70-80% of applicants fail the training. #
• Fun Google Doodle for Leap Day. http://t.co/kdCNXscq #
• How many February 29ths have there been during your life including today? Make a guess. Then do the math and see if you got it. #
• Leap of Faith http://t.co/7OUijhyH A little quick background on Leap Day. #
• SmugMug – Camera Awesome – http://t.co/yGC6z1fS This iOS photography app is getting praise. It's free, though with $ add-ons. #
• A sure sign of Spring: http://t.co/4Ec4Eq0x At Bat 2012 – http://t.co/KuFElOCl Hurrah, one app for all iOS devices. Free (with $ add-ons). #
• How to make Sudafed (hard to get) from meth (easily available). 🙂 http://t.co/Ec6xLP0P #
• Why Does the Sound of Running Water Make You Have to Pee? http://t.co/lrA3U9de #

• Earlier tweet re: Banker Leaves 1% Tip – it's bogus. #
• The Lively Morgue http://t.co/Czh1y7LE A collection of New York Times vintage photos. #
• 151 yrs ago today Congress created Territory of Colorado & stole the Rio Grande headwaters, San Luis Valley, 9 14ers & more from New Mexico. #
• In the House version of the Colorado Territory bill, the new territory was called Idaho. The Senate changed it to Colorado. #
• New Mexico lost much to Colorado in 1861. Then two years later New Mexico lost all of Arizona.
  So, bad news, good news. #
• On Feb 28, 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became first U.S. railway chartered for commercial transportation of freight and passengers. #
• “The sentence for attempted murder should be the same as for successful murder. Otherwise we’re just rewarding incompetence.” Scott Adams #
• Why is it that for more than 2,000 years February has had fewer days than the other 11 months? #
• Dean Smith & Gavin MacLeod are 81 today. Mario Andretti in left lane with his blinker on at 72. Bernadette Peters is 64. John Turturro 55. #
• Best line of the day: “Is painfully stupid just an expression, or do you actually feel some discomfort?” http://t.co/ShR63A2J #
• "This [bill] does everything except require that women seeking abortions arrive at the clinic in a tumbrel." http://t.co/fkY2Eiy5 #
• Planets, Brightest Stars Team Up for Sky Show This Week http://t.co/PVfun0ku #

• In Memoriam the best production of the show. #
• Mister Rogers passed away on this date in 2003. Here are 15 reasons he was the best neighbor ever http://t.co/X4dScHga” Read it. Seriously. #
• "Once again at this year’s Oscars, JLo was the best supported actress." Newsdroppings http://t.co/4Z7HOKmh #
• Amazing Buzzer Beater, Double Overtime, at Cal Poly Pomona!! – YouTube http://t.co/EwaUtCN5 #
• The Oscars In Memorian left out Harry Morgan. #
• Do you follow NASCAR Mr. Romney: "Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans. But I have some great friends who are NASCAR team owners." #
• If I ran the Oscar broadcast, Sandra Bullock would be the host next year. #
• "A Better Life is so good that I started crying … just from the clip they showed of the actor when they announced his nomination." Jill #
• Howard Zinn – A People's History of the United States – http://t.co/iUdFmfI6 iBook version of this classic, important book, just $2.99. #
• Banker Leaves 1% Tip, Suggests Server Should "Get A Real Job" http://t.co/2Mndjmei #
• Worst [Movie] Sequels (In Numerical Order) by Joe Posnanski http://t.co/bLgNIEJi #

• Why do people on Southwest get aisle seats first and then look pissed when you want the window? Tweeted from plane. #
• Dog Not Thrilled to be at the Vet http://t.co/R16e4MAi #

• "[T]eaching takes skill and education and dedication. Home schooling…is on a par with home dentistry." Dick Cavett http://t.co/uiuKScUu #
• Best line of the day: " The [GOP] clown car, alas, has become a motorcade." Charles Pierce http://t.co/zzCT6XnP #

• BBC News – The myth of the eight-hour sleep http://t.co/WVfAtEfs #

• Chili's comped part of our dinner tonight (5 Sweeties, their moms & I) because our waitress quit.
  We don't think it was because of us. #
• "Conservative Chickens Come Home to Roost" http://t.co/6q1Vh33B Matt Taibbi with a provocative look at the history. #
• Sea of Troubles http://t.co/cGCWBbK6 "[R]eally a lot of work to maintain the hoax, in my opinion." #
• 'Me-Me-Me': The Tale of Romney in Massachusetts http://t.co/n5Bec4YE Willard, a politician, only worse. #

• Saw "A Separation" yesterday and "A Better Life" today. Two best films I've seen this year—by far. See them. Thank me later. Take tissues. #
• "Governor Loses Hair Stylist Over Gay Marriage" http://t.co/ulSZX2Pc Well, alright, Antonio. #

• Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist” and the Lost Art of Silent Films : The New Yorker http://t.co/yS4lH35L #
• Roger Ebert's Guide to Watching the Oscar Films http://t.co/LXnZqiWe #
• It's NOT President's Day. http://t.co/aLdk51IA #
• Understand when to wash your hands, how to properly use hand sanitizer and how to get your children into the habit. http://t.co/w59RqE9D #
• "Warmer Planet Could Be Dominated by Mosquitoes, Tics, Rodents and Jellyfish" http://t.co/f77GfA69 A definite improvement over politicians. #

• Twitter Reveals People Are Happiest in the Morning http://t.co/E0yywEBS #
• It's not Presidents Day. It is Washington's Birthday. http://t.co/TpFB1EK9 #

• The Kid http://t.co/u2T88p5A A nice tribute to Gary Carter from Joe Posnanski. #
• Billions of Stars on View in the Lone Star State http://t.co/nUHv2xWs #
• 9-yr-old granddaughter took rock to forehead. During stitching doc called her princess. To herself she thought she'd rather be a Ninja. #
• "Billionaire Romney donor uses threats to silence critics" http://t.co/T24sG67T Every blogger should read this. Every voter, too. #
• Virginia’s Proposed Ultrasound Law Is an Abomination http://t.co/RGhoPJT2 #
• "I guess they were all out of scarlet letters in Richmond." http://t.co/RGhoPJT2 #
• Poachers Kill 200 Elephants During Six-Week Spree in Cameroon http://t.co/nwzzQ7f8 So sad. #
• Reading a collection of Gene Weingarten's stories, The Fiddler in the Subway. Get it. Read it. Thank me later. #

• 54 Artists That Somehow Never Won a Grammy… http://t.co/BOxBxC0M #
• Arrived to visit The Sweeties (grandchildren). School 5 of them attend had bomb threat w/police, fire, ambulances and dogs sniffing. All OK. #
• Shit Burqueños (New Mexicans) Say http://t.co/GX5Jvxaf #
• Shit Burqueños (New Mexicans) Say, Part 2 http://t.co/rFZbVCl6 #
• For sale: house in Los Angeles: $125 million http://t.co/Hk8rKDYv #

• Saw The Artist. Oscar for Uggie, please. (He's the dog.) #
• “What’s wrong with the rhythm method anyway? That’s how I got here.” Maureen Dowd http://t.co/Mnw1uqoj #
• Why can't anybody in this airport waiting area use their inside voice? #