- David Mamet tells you how to write drama. Unsurprisingly, it's a great read http://ow.ly/1qwBv (via @gruber) #
- If you haven't been to Longwood Gardens, you're cheating yourself. Here's a good reason to go now http://ow.ly/1r15Q #
- Holy cow, that Xavier player is firing them in from the parking lot! #
- Totally didn't see the Benedict proto-scandal making Sinead a celebrity again. First NYT, now WaPo http://bit.ly/9PXuf #
- More of the story on Sinead RT @lheron: Sinead O'Connor personally called the foreign desk, to c if we wanted to intvu her. #Vatican #
- I'd rather have a movie critic tell me WHO to watch than WHAT to watch, and @ebertchicago and @aoscottnyt are agreed: Watch Greta Gerwig. #
- Now that Bob Marlin is off the table, I'm not excited about any of the prospects for UH bkb coach. A bunch of usual suspects with baggage. #
- Hope this ends soon. Eucalyptus is a cool Gutenberg interface. RT @eucalyptusapp: Apple has halted Eucalyptus sales. Shld be resolved soon. #
- Hmm, wonder if @eucalyptusapp outage is related to this http://ow.ly/1rrOO #
- For #ff the entirety of my Verified Account follows: @ebertchicago, @shockozulu (John Cusack), @joseiswriting — nice company, Jose! #
- TSA nominee who pulled out Fri nite won $100M contracting deal after claiming military disability, for sleep apnea http://ow.ly/1rFrw #
- In withdrawal anncment, TSA nominee had cited "distractions" caused by questions into his contracting business. Obama nom'd him 3 wks ago. #
- Surprise! RT @PressSec The President just landed in Afghanistan to see out troops and meet with President Karzai and his Cabinet #
- Unsurprising but *sigh* RT @richardjustice SI's Andy Katz reports UH close to hiring Billy Gillispie. #
- I'd like Mack Rhoades to explain how UH's desire to build a program fits w/ Gillispie, who has never shown any interest or aptitude at that. #
- Kudos to Clark Kellogg, who nailed the turning pt of Duke-Baylor in real time. Those 2 2nd-chance 3-pters made the diff in the game. #
- Oo, a better one fm @meredithshiner: I'd say the turning pt was the o-foul that should've been Zou's 5th and could've put Baylor up 5 #
- Tweets by @marcambinder on #wm26 point up my fave thg abt Twitter: learning personality within the journo. (Too few are willing to reveal.) #
- Missing the obvious (and best): Beatles' "Rain" // RT @TheFix Is there a better "rain" song than "South Central Rain"? "Purple Rain" prhps? #
- A good analysis by @campbellcoogs on state of UH coaching search, including top assts who might be in the mix http://tinyurl.com/ykbxkx7 #
- Provocative take from @bthevenot: Texas's outsize influence on school textbooks is an outdated cliche http://ow.ly/1soZf #
- All right, let's cut to the bottom line on Postal Svc cutbacks RT @edatpost: Will Saturday mail cuts impact Netflix? http://bit.ly/9WBQ2g #
- Jaime Escalante, an education icon whom you might know from the movie "Stand and Deliver," died today in Reno http://ow.ly/1sTwf #
- Taking me back to hard-fought arguments over WALL•E // RT @jfdulac: Every copy editor's nightmare: "Ke$ha Featuring 3OH!3" #
- Edited my first obit in ages (Escalante) — and ended up with a great one by Jay Mathews, who knew the man back when http://ow.ly/1sTwf #
Scott Butterworth
