NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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! #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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! #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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%. #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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. #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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. #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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? #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • “@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 #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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 #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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 #

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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. #

NewMexiKen Tweets

NewMexiKen Tweets

  • 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. #