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Bought $0.99 latex gloves & Target gave me a gift receipt. Thinking of pretending they were a crappy gift & returning them. October 31, 2009 - 29 words,
Now I get to clean a gallon of stage blood off the driveway. Or maybe I'll just leave it there to scare off solicitors. October 31, 2009 - 31 words,
Apparently Rite Aid is the only place on Earth that doesn't have their Halloween candy on sale. October 31, 2009 - 24 words,
Out of candy. Emergency run to Rite Aid is in order. October 31, 2009 - 18 words,
Also creepy as a Halloween decoration: full trash bags dripping with blood. October 31, 2009 - 19 words,
Some pics of my house. http://yfrog.com/75l9njj http://yfrog.com/77kz2dj October 31, 2009 - 14 words,
In every neighborhood there's one house that goes overboard for Halloween. I am that house. October 31, 2009 - 22 words,
You know what's a really creepy halloween prop? Power tools with fake blood spattered on them. October 31, 2009 - 23 words,
Family's away for the weekend. Anyone up for dinner tonight? October 30, 2009 - 17 words,
I was thinking of creating an xmpp list, then I see that @bear already has one: @bear/xmpp October 30, 2009 - 24 words,
Asked my wife what she wanted from the coffee place. "Surprise me." After 15 years, you'd think she'd know better. October 30, 2009 - 27 words,
Unfortunately, my wife nixed my plans for a Jack o Lantern with three foot flames shooting from its head. October 29, 2009 - 26 words,
Any twitter clients with a filter? I'd like to define stopwords that keep a tweet from appearing. "Foursquare", for instance. October 29, 2009 - 27 words,
Was there any doubt that Victorino is evil? http://yfrog.com/j3pvvj October 28, 2009 - 16 words,
RT @sacstarts Sacramento's Startup Meetup, Sunday night at Jack's Urban Eats in Gold River. http://ow.ly/xcWw October 28, 2009 - 22 words,
For halloween I'm going to stay home with a pizza and some beer and scare small kids. You know, like I do every Saturday night. October 28, 2009 - 32 words,
Twice in 12 hours, the power co has knocked on the door to tell me my backyard tree is causing power outages. I have no backyard trees. October 28, 2009 - 34 words,
In a rare display of planning ahead, I've scheduled next month's SacStarts dinner before this month's has even happened. http://tr.im/DhGk October 27, 2009 - 27 words,
Power's been out at home for nearly 4 hours. Power company estimates another 4 hours to fix. October 27, 2009 - 24 words,
RT @voxeo Emerging Tech Talk #38 – Ted Gilchrist about location-based mashups using Tropo, IMified and Brightkite http://bit.ly/pWDMZ October 27, 2009 - 25 words,
De-skunking a dog October 27, 2009 - 232 words, 2 comments
Almost at Tupelo and realize I forgot my wallet. Be there in 30 minutes. October 27, 2009 - 21 words,
I'll be at Open Coffee around 9:30 instead of the usual 8am. October 27, 2009 - 19 words,
Was up for a couple of hours at 2am cleaning up my skunked dog. So that was fun. October 27, 2009 - 25 words,
You'd think that being sprayed by a skunk a few weeks ago would keep my dog from chasing them again. October 27, 2009 - 27 words,
Daily Reading from October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 - 22 words,
Halloween's just around the corner. I have a big list of Jack-O-Lantern designs and resources at http://tr.im/DaWe October 26, 2009 - 24 words,
Nice looking task management app built on AIR. http://doit.im/ Windows users with Things ( http://ow.ly/wIam) envy should have a look. October 26, 2009 - 27 words,
Casual co-working at Tupelo Coffee tomorrow. Grab your laptop and some coffee and work with like-minded locals. http://ow.ly/wGmI October 26, 2009 - 25 words,
RT @sacstarts Sacramento entrepreneurs and startups, meet up for dinner Sunday night. Details at http://tr.im/D8r0 October 26, 2009 - 22 words,
Daily Reading from October 26, 2009 October 26, 2009 - 72 words,
A priest, an astronaut and a rabbit walk into a bar. The bartender asks them, "is this some kind of joke?" October 23, 2009 - 28 words,
At Marie Calendars for dinner with Zack. We might be the only two people here under the age of 75. October 23, 2009 - 27 words, 1 comment
People say to live each day as if it's your last. That's a horrible idea. Who wants to spend every day waiting for death? October 23, 2009 - 31 words,
The used mobile phone my son bought on eBay came preloaded with nude photos of the previous owner. October 22, 2009 - 25 words,
I'll be there until noon. (RT @chaupt Coffee Republic #coworking day in Folsom. I hope to be down there between 10-2. ) October 22, 2009 - 29 words,
The Phillies are the only team in the playoffs that I don't want to not win. Does rooting for a negative mean I'm rooting for them? October 21, 2009 - 33 words,
McClelland is a great umpire, but he completely blew that call. Both runners were clearly out. October 20, 2009 - 23 words,
If the Nook can sync books with an iphone app, I'm in: http://tr.im/CsoE http://tr.im/CsoK October 20, 2009 - 21 words,
BevMo on Douglas has some @sacbrew left. A couple of 22oz Red Horse and SacSquatch and some IPA six packs. October 20, 2009 - 27 words,
Outsourced hosting? Update your contact info so critical service notes don't go unseen. Not that I'd know anything about that. October 20, 2009 - 27 words,
Technology entrepreneur in Sacramento? You should be here at coffee with us. http://sacstarts.com/click/57525/2 We're here until noon. October 20, 2009 - 24 words,
Meet other startup minded folks for coffee. We're here until noon. Details at http://sacstarts.com/click/57525/1 October 20, 2009 - 21 words,
Who is John Galt? October 19, 2009 - 11 words,
Go phillies! October 19, 2009 - 9 words,
Any local sightings of @SacBrew beer in stores? I'd love to buy some, one last time. Bel Air at Madison/Hazel was out. October 19, 2009 - 29 words,
Fixing MacFusion on Snow Leopard. http://tr.im/ClZ3 October 19, 2009 - 13 words,
Awful news. I'll have to see if my local stores have any SBC left. RT @pacificbrewnews: Sacramento Brewing closes. http://tr.im/ClW7 October 19, 2009 - 27 words,
Join other entrepreneurs for some casual coworking at Tupelo coffee tomorrow morning. Details: http://sacstarts.com/click/57525/0 October 19, 2009 - 21 words,
How many animal rights activists does it take to change a lightbulb? Don't be silly, activists don't change anything. October 19, 2009 - 26 words,
Daily Reading from October 19, 2009 October 19, 2009 - 37 words,
Turned off the game in the 8th with the Phils up 8-0. Then find out they won 11-0. Did the Dodgers contract with Satan expire? October 18, 2009 - 32 words,
Missing both BADCamp and freelance camp today. Going wine tasting with my wife instead. I think that's a good trade. October 17, 2009 - 27 words,
Daily Reading from October 17, 2009 October 17, 2009 - 15 words,
Pressure sales via Twitter October 16, 2009 - 107 words,
Do you send auto DMs with an ad when I follow you? Then you suck. http://bit.ly/14JyPh October 16, 2009 - 23 words,
Dear Halloween stores, a midriff-baring sexy schoolgirl costume on an 8 year old isn't kind of creepy you should be aiming for. October 16, 2009 - 29 words,
Slutty Halloween costumes are all the rage for women, but that doesn't explain why the store had them in children's sizes. October 16, 2009 - 28 words,
"Business in the front, party in the back. Oh, and total jackass all over the face." http://tr.im/C1R3 October 16, 2009 - 24 words,
An interactive game made from clickable areas on Youtube videos. http://tr.im/C110 October 16, 2009 - 18 words,
Daily Reading from October 16, 2009 October 16, 2009 - 161 words,
Slimy SEO: "Pay to be cited in news. Be the expert giving the journalist quotations" Real journalists don't pay sources. http://tr.im/BXK4 October 15, 2009 - 28 words,
The lengths slimy SEO people go to in order to buy links. http://tr.im/BXIM - How about creating content people WANT to link to? October 15, 2009 - 30 words,
Who wants to meet with other entrepreneurs for coffee? We do it every Tuesday morning at Tupelo. http://sacstarts.com/click/57525/3 October 15, 2009 - 25 words,
Is there anything less productive than browsing the Productivity tag on Delicious? October 15, 2009 - 19 words,
Don't ask the stranger that sits down next to you at the coffee place, "How are you?" unless you're ready for the answer. October 15, 2009 - 30 words,
Bullying bosses are incompetent. http://tr.im/BUR0 October 15, 2009 - 12 words,
Easiest online shopping return EVER. 2 minute phone call, replacement & return shipping label on the way. Thanks Honig's. October 15, 2009 - 26 words,
My new Google voice number gets 4 telemarketing robo calls a day. Someone wardialing Google Voice? October 14, 2009 - 23 words,
My personal historian (aka my mother) informs me that I have, indeed been in an earthquake. I was two years old at the time. October 14, 2009 - 31 words,
20th anniversary of Loma Prieta quake is Saturday. http://tr.im/BNfa 30+ years in California and I've never felt an earthquake. October 14, 2009 - 26 words,
Video of the flooding outside my house: http://tr.im/BN3f and http://tr.im/BN3p October 14, 2009 - 17 words,
This rain is nuts. I just rescued my still-full 60 gallon trash can from floating down the street. October 14, 2009 - 25 words,
Loma Prieta, 20 years later October 13, 2009 - 263 words,
Red light cameras don't work October 13, 2009 - 240 words, 3 comments
Hooray for power outages while I'm trying to get things done. October 13, 2009 - 18 words,
Every time I fear the populace may be getting too smart, I go read the comments at Mashable. October 13, 2009 - 25 words,
"Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the postmen from their appointed rounds." Columbus Day, on the other hand... October 13, 2009 - 29 words,
A prime example of how the "SEO industry" isn't contributing to the internet: http://tr.im/BGma October 13, 2009 - 21 words,
Like jack-o-lanterns? My annual list of pumpkin carving resources is up. http://tr.im/BFtd/ October 13, 2009 - 19 words,
My anti-seo blog post is getting retweeted by bots that auto-retweet any tweet containing "SEO". Oh the irony. October 13, 2009 - 25 words,
Jack-o-lantern pumpkin carving patterns October 12, 2009 - 437 words,
SEO realities October 12, 2009 - 278 words,
nope, that fix didn't work. I drop offline exactly every 20 minutes. October 12, 2009 - 19 words,
My laptop randomly shuts off the wifi every 20 minutes for a moment. Hoping this fix works: http://tr.im/BBbF/ October 12, 2009 - 25 words,
What's this? Two new blog posts in one day? October 12, 2009 - 16 words,
Out for dinner with my wife. The view from our table: http://twitpic.com/l73vg October 11, 2009 - 19 words,
"Girls hang out, apply make-up, & have long talks in the bathroom. Men do not" & other bar rules. http://tr.im/Bi6w via @pacificbrewnews October 9, 2009 - 29 words,
Browsing home listings, I see someone selling a "specious" home. Truth in advertising, I suppose. October 9, 2009 - 22 words,
I've perfected my carnitas recipe. Cubed pork shoulder, can OJ concentrate, jar medium salsa. Cover with water & simmer 4 hrs. October 9, 2009 - 28 words,
Listening to a ukulele version of Bela Lugosi's Dead. It's better than you'd think, but thankfully very short. October 9, 2009 - 25 words,
At Barnes and Noble, where What Would Google Do? is next to God is My CEO. http://twitpic.com/kshem October 8, 2009 - 24 words,
I wonder if anyone is at Coffee Republic today? October 8, 2009 - 16 words,
With twitter down this morning, how were people supposed to complain if there'd been a gmail outage? October 8, 2009 - 24 words,
RT @joshdmorg News from formerly Sacramento company RT @gigaom: EngineYard Raises $19 Million in New Funds http://bit.ly/1d4T6M October 8, 2009 - 24 words,
Go Cardinals. October 7, 2009 - 9 words,
Stopped by @theurbanhive for the first time since their expansion. Space looks great. October 7, 2009 - 20 words,
I'm at Tupelo for some casual co-working. Come join us: http://sacstarts.com/click/57523/0 October 6, 2009 - 18 words,
Article about Voxeo's recent investment from the State of Florida and our purchase of Motorola's VXML tech: http://bit.ly/4vOd4H October 6, 2009 - 25 words,
Wow, get a story on Techcrunch and your name shows up in hundreds of spam tweets. http://tr.im/APbJ October 5, 2009 - 24 words,
The guy who just walked into Peets either thinks he's Jesus or Joaquin Phoenix. October 5, 2009 - 21 words,
Daily Reading from October 05, 2009 October 5, 2009 - 58 words,
I saw a faded sign at the side of the road advertising http://bit.ly/1BgaVu October 4, 2009 - 20 words,
I think my dog might be cold. http://twitpic.com/k9h70 October 4, 2009 - 15 words,
At the health club, the spa is only 3 1/2 feet deep, and doing headstands is prohibited. http://twitpic.com/k71xg October 3, 2009 - 25 words,
Each time I see the Dean with the megaphone on Community I think of @AaronKlein October 3, 2009 - 22 words,
Still looking for a way to sync free/busy data from Google calendar into another. Not just see it there, but actually insert it. October 2, 2009 - 30 words,
I was going to try @whenbusy, but their terms of service are in Latin. http://screencast.com/t/cfGfxQ4WL October 2, 2009 - 22 words,
How'd pencils become popular? Only 1 feature!? I one tool on my desk, not lots. Add measuring, fastening, etc. Then I'll buy one. October 2, 2009 - 30 words,
Congrats to @okwichu on his new position at an unnamed giant online retailer and technology provider in the Seattle area. October 1, 2009 - 27 words,
I have two Google calendars. I want to sync free-busy data from one to the primary calendar on the other. Any ideas? October 1, 2009 - 29 words,
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