Twitter Tracks: Tomato The Town, Census, Oil Leak

Twitter tracks from April, 2010:

• 2010 04 01 - The next big thing for @amiromar: Tomato the Town (http://bit.ly/blGFpX)
• 2010 04 01 - Claire: "How could anybody reasonably be expected to distinguish an April Fool's joke from their [D Magazine's] normal content even on 4/1?"
• 2010 04 01 - Don't forget, today is Census Day. Fill it out. Thanks, great-great-great-grandpa for returning yours in your day: http://bit.ly/cAtd7f
• 2010 04 01 - Robin Williams calls Australians "English rednecks." Australian PM takes offense. You see, Aussies really hate being called English.
• 2010 04 01 - The Church's response to revelations of sexual abuse? Stonewall. Issue non-denial denials. Attack the messenger. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
• 2010 04 01 - Sarah Palin joins Sierra Club in criticizing Obama's drilling plan. Both are being consistent. SC champions environment. SP opposes Obama.
• 2010 04 01 - Daily Show on the census: If the gov't doesn't know you exist, how will the black helicopters come to tax your guns to pay for death panels?

After the jump, more Twitter tracks.

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• 2010 04 02 - Mark's Stylebook: If there is a chance of rain, TV should go into 24/7 mode, warning of severe t'storms with damaging wind and larger hail.
• 2010 04 05 - A Tale Of Two Cities: different views of the same community meeting regarding redevelopment of southwest Richardson. http://bit.ly/aUkq7U
• 2010 04 05 - Amir Omar is the sole champion of including renters in planning future of Richardson. Everyone else in worksession downplays their interest.
• 2010 04 05 - City staffer organizing community meetings admits renters are tolerated but not welcome because they might want things property owners don't
• 2010 04 05 - Mayor Slagel says don't plan for what's there but what we want there. So why limit invitations to current property owners? Open up meetings.
• 2010 04 06 - Richardson redevelopment? RT @WalkableDFW "the suburbs can't support themselves without density unless the entire demographic is wealthy."
• 2010 04 07 - Virginia Gov says slavery not significant part of Civil War history. This is GOP's guy for response to President Obama's State of the Union.
• 2010 04 07 - White House: "It's not either Iran or the Middle East peace process. You have to do both." Smart. Like key to health care - comprehensive.
• 2010 04 07 - Refreshing honesty from CNN anchor Campbell Brown when interviewing mining executive: "You're gonna have to forgive my ignorance."
• 2010 04 07 - Noteworthy understatement from Troy Patterson: "Television is somewhat allergic to reasonable opinions."
• 2010 04 07 - "Two more glaciers gone from Glacier National Park" says Dan Fagre, ecologist with US Geological Survey. Don't worry. He's only a scientist.
• 2010 04 07 - Virginia Gov apologizes: "WHEREAS, it is important for all Virginians to understand that the institution of slavery led to this war ..."
• 2010 04 08 - Headline: "Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to cut nuclear arms." Hooray! That Nobel Peace Prize pays dividends.
• 2010 04 08 - Now that Virginia Gov caught heck for his "Confederate History Month," he's having second thoughts about plans for a "Jim Crow Festival."
• 2010 04 08 - Two weeks after health care reform became law, polls indicate that overwhelming number of grandmas are still alive.
• 2010 04 08 - Mark's Stylebook: When reporting on the Tea Party, call it a "federation" not a political party, else they get mad. We don't want that.
• 2010 04 09 - It'll be the University of Wisconsin vs Boston College in the Frozen Four championship game of college hockey Saturday night. Go Badgers!
• 2010 04 09 - Glaring urban failure. Or so says Rodger Jones, because Richardson makes him walk through the woods. http://bit.ly/d2x5PP
• 2010 04 09 - Mayor Slagel spells out for Chamber of Commerce all the good things going on in Richardson - http://bit.ly/9NFPSR
• 2010 04 09 - Berkner Rams 6, Molina 0. High school baseball is in full swing. Weather is perfect. Go out, have fun, and support your neighborhood kids.
• 2010 04 09 - Double standard at work? Pete Sessions' Strippergate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDEJ20xtuYs NSFW
• 2010 04 11 - Texas Stadium implosion: the hype was so much bigger than the event, which lasted, what, 30 seconds? Kentucky Derby is like that, too. Sex?
• 2010 04 12 - SNL w/ Tina Fey & Justin Bieber: I watched more of the 90 minutes than I've watched of SNL in decades. Her Palin Network satire is must see.
• 2010 04 12 - Headline: "Dow's 11,000 close marks first time since 2008" Woohoo! It's like George W is back in office!
• 2010 04 12 - Headline: "DE-NUKED: UKRAINE TO GIVE UP ALL WEAPONS-GRADE URANIUM." More dividends from that Nobel Peace Prize!
• 2010 04 12 - If Max Weinberg doesn't want to come back as Conan's bandleader, I know a big name that just became available.
• 2010 04 13 - Primary runoff to watch: Jackson vs Taylor for House Dist. 66. Jackson is endorsed by Parent PAC. "Moving Van" Taylor says that's bad.
• 2010 04 13 - Primary runoff to watch: Green vs Lehrman for Supreme Court. Green was on "Ten Worst Legislators" list for 2005. Lehrman is a 22-year judge.
• 2010 04 13 - Primary runoff to watch: Russell vs Farney for SBOE. Russell thinks public education is child abuse. Farney sent her kids to public school.
• 2010 04 13 - Early SBOE results according to Paul Burka: "Farney 63%, Russell 37%. It appears that the far-right’s stranglehold on the SBOE is history."
• 2010 04 13 - Looks like it's Lehrman, Farney and Taylor. All in all, GOP voters getting two out of three right isn't bad.
• 2010 04 13 - In the Loop: biting comedy/satire about dysfunctional US and UK foreign service staffers trying to stop run-up to Iraq War. Scary funny.
• 2010 04 13 - You know what else is scary? Tweet "Iraq War" and get yourself retweeted by @iraqigovernment.
• 2010 04 13 - You know what's sad, even pathetic? None of the DMN blogs are active on election night. Get your news somewhere else. Doomed.
• 2010 04 14 - My apologies. It's spelled Lehrmann, Lehrmann, Lehrmann. (Hat tip to @budkennedy)
• 2010 04 14 - Wick Allison, on news that Marsha Farney defeated Brian Russell for the GOP nomination for SBOE: "The circus may be over."
• 2010 04 15 - Tax Day: "The Other 95%" says, "Thanks, President Obama, for the tax cut."
• 2010 04 15 - Tax Day: James Tracy says, When I pay my taxes, I feel just like I do when I'm leaving Wal-Mart after finding a good bargain.
• 2010 04 15 - Tax Day: Richard Benjamin says, I'm proud to pay my taxes. With two wars and a sour recession, Uncle Sam needs us to step up to the plate.
• 2010 04 15 - Headline: "Judge Rules Nat'l Day Of Prayer Unconstitutional." Sigh. Technically, she's right. But only Libertarians are so doctrinaire.
• 2010 04 15 - Rubin Navarrette, Jr: "Both parties gutless on illegal immigration." Probably true, but just how many issues can be tackled all at once?
• 2010 04 15 - First time in Berkner High School's already illustrious history, EVERY band was awarded sweepstakes at UIL competition.
• 2010 04 15 - Headline: "Pope breaks silence on abuse, urges repentance." From whom? Everyone? Last I checked, mea culpa starts with oneself.
• 2010 04 15 - On to Mars: Obama declares, 'I expect to see it.' OK, on this one, I'm with the critics who claim Obama's hubris knows no bounds.
• 2010 04 16 - Yikes! RISD school board member won't dismiss Creationism as a fit subject for science class in Richardson schools. http://bit.ly/cpqGdm
• 2010 04 16 - Nightline's story on JJ Pearce High School's theater director, Lynn Shaw. "No kidding: Grab a hankie and watch." http://bit.ly/drRWUF
• 2010 04 16 - High school baseball: Berkner 12, Lake Highlands 2. Only a few games left. Go out, support the kids and enjoy the beautiful spring weather.
• 2010 04 16 - Is your Saturday evening social calendar still open? Like music and dance? Then, take in the Berkner Bandoleras drill team Spring Show.
• 2010 04 18 - Unintended irony (I think): "I don't care what religion the Supreme Court Justices are, as long as they aren't atheist."
• 2010 04 18 - The Bicycle Thief: Classic 1949 Italian film of a father (and son) dealing with postwar economic depression. See it again in 2010 America.
• 2010 04 19 - Sorry for the recent high ratio of retweets. It's just that the people I follow are very insightful people with messages worth repeating.
• 2010 04 19 - Of Time and the City: Nostalgic look at Liverpool through archive footage, music and poetry. You don't have to be from there to appreciate.
• 2010 04 19 - What's a "complete street?" Dallas wants you to think it's "Pedestrian/Bicycle, Car,Car,Car,Car,Car,Car,Car,Car, Bicycle/Pedestrian" -- BFOC
• 2010 04 20 - "We have to deal with the conservation of trees more than the preservation of trees." --Dallas arborist. Can someone explain the difference?
• 2010 04 20 - Mark's Stylebook: Sack: (verb) 1. to pillage or loot after capture; plunder. Example: Goldman Sachs
• 2010 04 20 - RT Bill: Sick of Texans being portrayed as Cowboy-hat-wearing, pistol-shooting-yahoos in the national media? Then stop voting for the yahoos
• 2010 04 20 - Maybe, @Lady__Madonna. The Dallas arborist said it in explaining why a bunch of mature elm trees downtown were being cut down.
• 2010 04 20 - RumorCheck.org declares this rumor false: "The Amount of Debt per Richardson Resident is $11,368.10, Nearly 3 Times The State-wide Average."
• 2010 04 20 - Uh oh. Local cricket assoc. wants land devoted to cricket pitches. Richardson councilman Omar is busy planting trees. I see a sticky wicket.
• 2010 04 21 - Check out those stakes in the ground in the median of Campbell Rd east of Central. Imagine they are all tiny trees. Then, watch them grow.
• 2010 04 21 - Irony: The statute of limitations, which allows victims to be publicly taunted years later by uncaught sex offenders, is abbreviated S.O.L.
• 2010 04 21 - Mark's Stylebook: When discussing responsibility for Cowboys Stadium not being built in Dallas, talk of "blame" even if "credit" fits better
• 2010 04 21 - The Plan to Map Every Tree in San Francisco: Hey, Richardson T3 program, join this effort, now. Create an app for that. http://bit.ly/9Jfb3c
• 2010 04 21 - Mark's Stylebook: Do not write headlines like, "Boneheaded idea: Giving Fido a bone." The GOP hates it when you refer to them that way.
• 2010 04 22 - Short story in a Google search: "my doctor said don't worry about the colon polyp"
• 2010 04 22 - Headline: "Senators close to a deal on financial regulation bill." Why does this make me think of Charlie Brown and Lucy and football?
• 2010 04 22 - From Eternity to Here: Latest theories about entropy, the arrow of time, the beginning & end of the universe. A look at scientists at work.
• 2010 04 22 - RT @imccann_dmn: "Ongoing zoning cases can be found here: http://bit.ly/bMSks8" Thanks for the tip.
• 2010 04 23 - Running for the school board on an anti-PTA platform doesn't sound like the strategy of a talented & gifted candidate. http://bit.ly/a8PR3E
• 2010 04 23 - Early voting begins for RISD board of trustees election. Here's another glimpse of the candidates: http://bit.ly/95LCdo
• 2010 04 23 - District 9-5A matchups: Richardson, Berkner, Lake Highlands' baseball teams face crucial contests Friday night. http://bit.ly/apBy1U
• 2010 04 23 - Misguided political correctness: "Evolution's New Foe: Timid School Administrators" http://bit.ly/cas6Qf
• 2010 04 24 - "Fair and ... Carbon Neutral? Fox News’ parent co. may soon be one of the greener multinational corporations around." http://bit.ly/cCt2lk
• 2010 04 24 - Who or what is "Neighborhoods for Richardson" at 502 Hyde Park, Richardson, TX, 75080 and how did they get my email address?
• 2010 04 24 - Precious: A very hard movie to watch about a very foreign life. My enormous respect to those who devote themselves to breaking the cycle.
• 2010 04 25 - The bare grass on the Campbell Rd medians east of Central is now full of young trees. Is there anything more optimistic than planting trees?
• 2010 04 26 - Headline: "Top Richardson staffers paid more than $500,000 for unused time off." Must be the first day of early voting. http://goo.gl/a8Yd
• 2010 04 26 - First ALDI's, now this: "In-N-Out update: Six Dallas-area sites said to be under contract." Cultist heaven. http://goo.gl/nVm2
• 2010 04 26 - "Why Interstate 30 Should be Torn Down." -- D Magazine. Yowzah! @WalkableDFW has an ally, an ally with a bigger audience. http://goo.gl/IgtE
• 2010 04 26 - Headline: "GOP Blocks Action On Financial Overhaul Bill." The Party of No sides with Wall Street. http://goo.gl/EWBZ
• 2010 04 26 - 8 1/2: I watched Fellini's classic in preparation for Nine, which critics say is inferior. That bodes ill. Still, there's Penélope Cruz.
• 2010 04 26 - Headline: "SEC studying expansion in case change needed." The dominoes are lining up. Texas had better have a Big 12 exit strategy ready.
• 2010 04 27 - "If all four bond propositions pass, Richardson's tax rate will rise to be 19th out of 31(!)" in Dallas County. -Bill http://goo.gl/YStk
• 2010 04 27 - Headline: "Texas Instruments expanding its Richardson factory." Finally, some payback for those tax breaks. http://goo.gl/y29o
• 2010 04 28 - Headline: "Texas poised to become nation’s leading trade partner with Cuba." Texas in bed with Socialists. Ironic. http://goo.gl/zk6f
• 2010 04 28 - Dems threaten to keep Senate in session overnight, GOP caves on its filibuster, Wall Street left at the hands of Dems. Poor Wall Street.
• 2010 04 28 - Stuck with reruns of @CraigyFerg this week? No problem. World War I pigeon jokes are just as fresh today as they were last month.
• 2010 04 29 - I want my burger Animal® Style, please. What?!? Too soon?
• 2010 04 29 - George W Bush's memoirs are due out in November. Early word is that the book will be as good as his Presidency was.
• 2010 04 29 - Overheard at outdoor table at Jersey Mike's in Richardson, near the DART overpass at Campbell Rd: "It's almost like living in a real city."
• 2010 04 29 - Headline: "Charlie Crist declares 'system broken,' announces independent run." Initial reaction by GOP and Dems pretty much proves him right
• 2010 04 29 - "We'll take help from anyone," BP COO says. Funny, last year when there was talk of tighter safety regulations, BP said, in effect, butt out
• 2010 04 29 - Richard Clarke says we're unprepared to fight a cyberwar. Wait 'til it happens, then listen to everyone say no one could have seen it coming
• 2010 04 29 - No wonder there's so much whacked out jabbering going on. I thought it was due to the upcoming election. It turns out there's a full moon.
• 2010 04 29 - I feel sorry for Dirk. Mark Cuban? Not so much. It's hard to feel sorry for rich owners. It'd be like feeling sorry for Richie Rich.
• 2010 04 29 - Headline: "Hawaii lawmakers OK civil unions, send bill to gov." Is there a betting pool for last state to follow suit? I'll pick Bamassippi.
• 2010 04 30 - Technology companies spend 5-15% of revenue on R&D. Energy companies spend only 0.25%. Could that be why we're stuck on oil?
• 2010 04 30 - Pop quiz: When BP CEO said, "What the hell did we do to deserve this?" was he referring to A) the oil spill, or B) his $5 million salary?
• 2010 04 30 - "As soon as [coyotes] see me, they run away. I don't tend to be afraid of coyotes." -- Bill White http://goo.gl/BwmK
• 2010 04 30 - Understatement of the day: "Gulf Incident Setback for Offshore Drilling"
• 2010 04 30 - No, maybe this is the understatement of the day: "GOP worries Arizona law could hurt party"