Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-25

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Scott

It's a smaller world than you thought — Disney says Muslim woman can't work among public while wearing a headscarf, LAT reports #
Same here! RT @Lefsetz: Michael Been of the Call died?? I loved that song: "The Walls Came Down"… #
Always loved this video of Walls Came Down, too. It played too rarely on MTV http://ow.ly/2sczM #
Santa Claus has 2 more chances to bring me a Nespresso coffee machine. Or, in 2012, I''ll go buy a generic http://ow.ly/2sGNp #
#Wyclef Jean rejected as candidate for #Haiti presidential election, reports Reuters #
Forecast for final summer vacation: clouds/rain. Time for family to discover our inner Seattleite & have fun regardless. #
Heavy weather forecast kept crowds away Sun from @funatdw, but only 2 lil cloudbursts. Yay, positive thinking! #finalvacation #
Just did tour at Julius Sturgis, America's oldest pretzel factory, and set up my latest #journalismplanb Pretzel twister. #finalvacation #
One more pretzel note: Tour included bag of Tom Sturgis "Little Ones." Not avail in DC, they're saltier than Snyder's; would b great w/ beer #
So Stephen Hunter will be making a guest appearance? RT @geneweingarten: Don't miss The Greatest Copy Editing Challenge Ever #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-18

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Scott

I give myself an F test every day. Usually ends in an F RT @MeeshDragon: T-tests, F-tests and correlation attributes! ACK!! #usabilitystudy #
Good read! RT @PubliusTX: Did 'Star Wars' become a toy story? Producer Gary Kurtz looks back with LAT http://bit.ly/90kGjV #
Yay! RT @NatsTownNews: Nationals agree to terms on a major league contract with OF Bryce Harper #

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Scott

TBD's game plan for DC: cluelessness abt the Post? RT @jeffsonderman: I love that WaPo insists on putting @TBD stories in "Style" section #
Ah, I see now that Wemple is already on the case re. Sonderman-Farhi. Hackles standing down. #
Congrats, Doris!! RT @DorisTruong: Thank you, #AAJA I look forward to serving as your president and following @sharonpianchan … #
Powerful read, with this great line: A state that once wanted him dead and now just wanted him gone http://ow.ly/2nSC0 #
With 2 stories & graphic, Ted Stevens' death dominates WaPo's front page Wed. NYT handles the story with a photo key. #

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Scott

I'm really giving @instapaper a workout this afternoon. So many stories online that I want to read; so little time. #
Squeezing in a round of golf before work was a great idea. Deciding to walk 18 holes, rather than drive, was not so smart. #soretootsies #
When your team becomes a group of strangers you've never personally cheered for, is it still really *your team*? #berkman #
Muzak made interesting: Mall I'm at is playing Pat Metheny as the ambient music. #
Met new relation (by marriage) today. 1st question to me: So is the newspaper industry really doing as bad as they say? #mediumisthemessage #
The topic is a downer; so is the length. But this is the most important story you'll click this yr http://bit.ly/dbdwbn #