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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-31

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Happy Anniversary @valerieathome & @willathome !! in reply to valerieathome #
iPhone Drama. Samantha’s got wet & works no longer. She’s upset dad can’t “fix it”. Two cans & twine should resolve this entitlements issue. #
I’m back. Taught a Corporate Indoctrination Class all day yesterday, Day One: Making Connections.I am a corporate cheerleader. PomPoms! #
Vendor call … this isn’t going well … they referred to me as Boo-ba. Who the heck can’t pronounce Bubba properly!? #
I’m thinking sugar rush this morning. For those who do not know how to interpret that, think Krispy Kreme! #
Breakfast with the boys this morning. http://tinyurl.com/mjvnsp #
My pepper pickers! http://tinyurl.com/mtfhyw #
Speaking of humidity. I stepped outside and North Carolina gave me a huge, warm, wet hug! I love living here. #
Back from the lake with Tommy and the boys. Boat running well so we will be fishing soon! #
Home Made Fig Jam on Toast for the WIN! All the windows open, breeze flooding the house with outdoor smells. Coffee hot and savory. Love It! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-24

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Wow – the Good Lord blessed me this morning! I live in N.C. and it is good, very good! #
Smoking a Villa Dominica this morning. Flavor is fine, but the this is the third one and the construction seems sort of hit and miss. #
The day is weighing heavy on me … I need more sleep and less work. #
Light travels faster than sound. That’s why people seem bright until they speak. #
Working hard! Hard I tell you, hard! #
I thought, “It is a beautiful day. It could not possible get any better!” Then Tracey brought me breakfast. I love living her! #
I was sitting here. Enjoying the tea left in my glass from last night. It is so good. Then I realized, it has a little captain in it. #
Working with the shared database environment is like shopping at Walmart. #
They have a version of everything you could want … it is just the lowest acceptable quality version. #
I think they both hire from the same temp agency as well. #
Working on the book review. I’m really digging these authors. #
By having a single person or organization responsible, you are abiding by the “one back to pat and one throat to choke” rule. #
A gentler way of saying this is that distributed ownership is ownership by no one. #
Engineering managers take offense at being called support personnel. It is what they are, they support the team in accomplishing projects. #
I particularly love a challenge, even very tough ones that will take days just to understand the nature of the problem. #
“Mission First – Me Always” leaders climb a ladder with rungs made of their employees, stepping on them as they climb to the top. #
“Mission First – People Always” leaders build ladders upon which all of the stellar performers can climb. #
There is no way you can align lying, cheating or stealing with the creation of shareholder wealth. #
Leaders “pull” their teams, Managers “push” their teams. Great is the one who simultaneously do these. #
It is possible to have high standards and be a participative, supporting and helpful leader. #
That the business has not bothered to learn our native tongue, that of technology, doesn’t mean that we should not speak in theirs. slowly. #
That YouTube clip from Chicago Tea Party coverage that CNN got taken down in a DMCA action: it’s back up http://tr.im/mcpa #
Gorgeous Morning. THink I’ll do nothing but enjoy it. Where’s that fresh ground coffee? In my cup! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-17

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Big, Juicy Nightcrawlers! This cold is aggravating me and won’t go away. I woke up with green nightcrawlers in my nose! #
I’m tired, is it bedtime yet? #
Ever so nice today. I ran up to the gas station to get breakfast. I almost didn’t come back. Supreme self control won out. Strawberries! #
Heading over to @jinksto for dinner … shhhhh he don’t know it yet. #
Beautiful day. Coffee. Cigar. I’m thinking, breakfast out. Maybe that refurbished train station restaurant in Stanley. Not Kim’s, what is? #
Breakfast at the Wafflehouse. Coffee from the WiredCoffeeEspress.com. Strawberries from under the tree in the front yard. Already a Good Day #
Taco night at Casa De Hines! Next, Pingpong in da garage! http://tinyurl.com/pkqr68 #
Assembling the ping pong table! http://tinyurl.com/p3vzdm #
Let the games begin! I think she needs to work on returns. http://tinyurl.com/oehrux #
Don’t forget the kids! http://tinyurl.com/qub5zm #
Graduating to team play! http://tinyurl.com/o38g8l #
Bubble fun! http://tinyurl.com/ofu3fp #
He said, “We put the more in immoral!” #
Can’t seem to see out of my right eye this morning. Wierd … in a spooky, freaky wierd sot of way. #
Crew loaded up and headed to @jinksto. #
Breakfast accomplished. It is raining. Time to get to it. #
Had a “near emergency room experience” with Ethan last night. He slipped in the shower and cut under his chin badly. Ouch! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

I think I’ll go outside and enjoy the morning. #
Enjoying the first fruit of my newly planted strawberry patch after a brisk walk through the neighborhood this morning. #
Bubba OPSRule: Smile no matter how bad it is. Be polite; throws them off and we might get it fixed before they realize how bad it really is. #
If genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration, then *I* am 100% genius! #
Dance Card updated, I have way to many sticks in the fire! #
Fighting with Confluence and WebDAV. #
Gonna write up some reports with BIRT on Eclipse. #
Good Morning World, and the Carolinas in particular! Awesome stuff on the list of things to do today! #
Looking for the Dayquil! #
Can’t find Dayquil … more coffee it is then! #
Russell D. Moore on his book, Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches (Crossway) http://twurl.nl/rhdw6z #
My Tempest is bigger than your battle-axe: http://www.eveonline.com #
He said, “We are all professionals here, right?” I responded, “I’m not. Lets get on with this.” #
Great team meeting this morning! We should start the day like that more often, breaking bread together! #
A XOR B = (A OR B) AND NOT(A AND B) #
Sitting in the backyard. http://tinyurl.com/d6dota #
Under reasons to love working from home: Freshly baked, home made brownies, still warm from the oven. #
$13.51 BAC People complain the market is slow and economy bad. But I’m thinking I made a handy profit on all those $2 BAC shares I bought. #
Stress Test: Bank of America Would Need $33.9 Billion More in Tier 1 Common — but what does that mean? http://twurl.nl/vb7m8e #
Every needs to send Dave well wishes on his new home via @willathome! #
Stop running from me, you will only die tired. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-03

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

I got bored. Heading over to Tommy’s house to watch The Tree Movie! #
Just helped Samantha complete her school Project for tomorrow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSS7r5LpeA #
Good Morning Good Morning Good Morning! I would mourn the fantastic weekend; however, the new day appears to raise the stakes! #
GM to cut 23,000 jobs by 2011: http://twurl.nl/p4f61i #
‘mater samich FTW!!!! #
Need to update my RSS Reader with quality stuff! Tweet me your favorite Techy RSS Feeds so I can subscribe to them too! #
News item: A man who shook Barack Obama’s hand in Mexico died the next day from symptoms similar to those of swine flu. #
The White House insisted the Presidents health was not in any danger but he was said to be taking the threat of an epidemic ‘very seriously’ #
No mention of verifying if he is a carrier or not #
Bought the cigars from a guy @ the gas station. Great! Is it relevant that he was at the pump & doesn’t actually work at the station? #
Went fishing with @jinksto this evening, it was a blast. We took Beth along and she had fun too! #
Good Moanin’! I got cheese grits on the plate and the swine is fryin’. #
Hold on tight, this is gonna be wilder than any 8-second ride! #
Just saw Tommy off for his camping trip. Sorta wish I was going, but wouldn’t want to be away from the family that long. #
MS Update Day! Office 2007 Service Pack + Internet Explorer 8 – this shall be fun! #
Everything should taste like bacon, and now it can! http://www.baconsalt.com #
No one contracted swine flu in the making of this tweet. #
I want a steak #
Good Mroning! #
I got Krispy Kreme! #
http://twurl.nl/15xkmy – Suddenly, $100M doesn’t seem like much at all. #
Good Morning. 1/2 day of work, and then off to Foster Parent Seminars for the weekend … whoot! #
Follow Me! Oh, if you are reading this I suppose you most likely already are. #
Decode This: http://twurl.nl/vm3evb #
Keep Credit Cards Under 25 Percent of Their Limits (http://twurl.nl/e3aht7) Fair? You probably don’t think so. Reality? Oh, you betcha. #
I know known as the Nerdist, Rob “Bubba” Hines. #
The most certain way to obtain responses on social networks? Make speeling or gramtic errors. Folks love talking about that! #
Sometimes I poop just to know I’m alive: http://twurl.nl/ewuetk #
Bristol Stool Scale – for those that just have to know: http://twurl.nl/6ieiob this chart helps to scientifically classify. #
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. – Abba Eban #
Getting started with ‘Adoption Forms & Legal Aspects of Adoption for Foster Parents’ http://tinyurl.com/cvnjyh #
I dislike class – so ever loving slow, and people ask what I see as obvious questions. I was making up pzzles, boring too, know the answer. #
Tracey says it is a Tobbacco Free facility. So I can’t have a chaw while sitting here bored out of my skull. I’m about to begin heckling. #
In reference to foster parenting, folks constantly tell me how selfless I am. Before this training, I disagreed with them. #
If the government can’t afford to pay/train the staff required to support the law; does the law get cut with the budget? #
You need some context, let me help you out. The trainer just asked the class what ‘order’ means. 2/26 knew the answer. That would be T_ & I! #
Going to ask forgiveness instead of permission. Only signs I saw said No Smoking. I just snuck a chaw. Don’t tell Tracey. #
Must get some sleep in preparation of more training tomorrow #
Opening session this morning is good. Keynote Speaker – Jeanne Ronertson. Wow, she is hillarious. Miss N.C. In 1963 I believe. #
If I drink enough coffee I will rule the world. Someone bring me a cup. #
Jeanne Robertson – is awesome! I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time. http://tinyurl.com/c2368o #
Keynote done. Todays first session “The Infant Brain: How Early Childhood Experiences Shape Who We Are”. This likely won’t be as humorous. #
Hah! At least there is a nerd aspect, I like images. Brain cells! http://tinyurl.com/dgof9a #
I am surprised and impressed. This session is quite good and I find myself engaged and interested. #
I am quite impressed with the training today. Hopefully the newly raised bar will be indicative of the rest of the weekend. This is great. #
Tracey wants this book – ‘When a Stranger Calls You Mom’. Written by the current speaker. #
Heh – Favorite Quote, “Permissive Indulgence Parenting allways fails, the more discipline (non-punative) the better.” #
Third Session starting up. Adventures in Shared Parenting -this should be an experiment. #
Frustrating that all of these presenters treat husbands as if they are (at best) passively opposed to fostering. As if I do this for Tracey. #
Agreed to be a Technical Editor for http://www.Pearson.com – first book up is tentatively named “The Art of Scalability. They use basecoamphq.com! #

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