Twitter Tracks: LeBron, World Cup, Richardson Symphony

Twitter tracks from July, 2010:

• 2010 07 08 - I can't be the only one who watched more of the LeBron James special than watched of any NBA regular season game this season.
• 2010 07 09 - When you woke up this morning, did the world seem completely different? Yes? That's how important yesterday's LeBron James announcement was.
• 2010 07 09 - Crazy Heart: washed-up country singer whose career is on the skids, then things go downhill. I'd buy that album. The Wrestler with guitars.
• 2010 07 11 - When Ellen walked in late and asked what she missed, I said, "nothing." The World Cup announcer was more blunt - it was a "pig of a game."
• 2010 07 11 - The Richardson Symphony Orchestra is "in a toxic mess." You can't support music without supporting the musicians. http://goo.gl/JcCf
• 2010 07 11 - What's the difference between an RSO musician and a pizza? A pizza can feed a family of four (H/T to Wanderer) http://goo.gl/JcCf
• 2010 07 12 - Run, Newt, Run! Seeing Newt and Sarah on stage during a GOP primary debate would make for great political theater. I'm popping corn already.
• 2010 07 12 - Richardson only the 30th best suburb in Dallas?!? Hey, there's always Garland (45th). http://goo.gl/rArX
• 2010 07 13 - Selling Bonds Without Voter Approval: When state law trumps city charter. http://goo.gl/qlrM
• 2010 07 14 - Patrick "Car-Free" Kennedy Talks to Texas Observer About His Idealized Dallas (http://goo.gl/9Idr) - Spoiler alert: it's car-free.

After the jump, more Twitter tracks.

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• 2010 07 15 - Headline: "China economy cools in second quarter." (http://goo.gl/cA9j) Watch this story closely. If China sneezes, the world catches cold.
• 2010 07 15 - Headline: "All-Star Game earns lowest-ever television rating." http://goo.gl/6IBC Those retired, juiced-up sluggers sure did pull in viewers
• 2010 07 15 - D-Magazine rates the Dallas suburbs. I know what you're thinking. What does D Magazine know about Dallas suburbs?
• 2010 07 15 - The spewing of toxic waste has finally been brought under control. Hooray! I am, of course, talking about derivative trading on Wall Street.
• 2010 07 16 - Headline: "Kids sell lemonade to back Cavs owner after fine (http://goo.gl/QRkE). The behavior in Cleveland is turning me into a Miami fan.
• 2010 07 16 - Headline: "Consumer prices dip for third straight month" (http://goo.gl/se9E) Good news? Not so fast. Better brush up on deflation.
• 2010 07 16 - Headline: "World simmers in hottest year so far." Don't worry, it's scientists saying it.
• 2010 07 16 - Worst PR job: No, ordination of women isn't as bad a sin as pedophilia. The latter just makes us think of the former. That's all. God bless.
• 2010 07 16 - TI buying fabs. Knock me over with a feather. TI expanding analog production in Richardson. $2B revenue per year. Woot! http://goo.gl/JTB4
• 2010 07 16 - It's Complicated: it's long. Slow to get going, but when Streep/Baldwin/Martin poke smot, things get going. Life really can be complicated.
• 2010 07 17 - Snap election in Australia. The challenger thinks climate change is "absolute crap" and vows to "stop the boat [people]". Sound familiar?
• 2010 07 17 - And the Australian PM is a woman and a confessed atheist. God, I love Australia.
• 2010 07 18 - Despicable Me: amusing, heartwarming story, borrows from many sources, looks assembled by committee, lacks its own original concept, but OK.
• 2010 07 18 - Tom Pauken takes pot shots at Pete Sessions. And, in a new book, at George Bush and Karl Rove. Bitter, bitter, bitter. http://goo.gl/SJXj
• 2010 07 18 - William Murchison defends Ku Klux Klan. It "was struggling against Northern occupation" [and blacks, Catholics, etc.]. http://goo.gl/F4SV
• 2010 07 18 - $25 million to revitalize Spring Valley Road. Let's see if the price tag causes anyone to blink. http://goo.gl/driB
• 2010 07 18 - 99 degrees today. Now that the sun is setting it's a great night for a Richardson Community Band concert on the Fountain Plaza.
• 2010 07 18 - Michael Jackson's This Is It: 25 years past his prime, MJ still went out on top. More energy and sizzle in rehearsals than in most concerts.
• 2010 07 19 - Tom Pauken says Pete Sessions should be replaced "after the mid-terms." Why wait? Replace him with Grier Raggio on Election Day.
• 2010 07 20 - Headline: "Pete Sessions joins Tea Party caucus." Demonstrates GOP attempt to co-opt Tea Party despite Tea Party's anti-incumbent attitude.
• 2010 07 20 - Headline: "Lesbian gets $35K settlement over canceled prom" School district learns expensive lesson, refuses to admit it. http://goo.gl/XBAD
• 2010 07 20 - Be careful of confessing to past sins. Your enemies will take your words out of context. Your friends will abandon you. http://goo.gl/T34f
• 2010 07 20 - Capitalism: A Love Story: heavy-handed, over-the-top propaganda, but a must-see. Alternately maddening and hilarious, always entertaining.
• 2010 07 21 - Headline: "Richardson city website will be down on Saturday." Something about increasing capability. I wish. I think they meant capacity.
• 2010 07 21 - Headline: "Lindsey Graham stands apart." Principle above politics. He'll be skewered for his decision. http://goo.gl/h065
• 2010 07 22 - Festival of Drums ? Bugles at Lake Highlands HS tonight and Friday. Top corps from the nation. Support the kids. http://www.dallasdci.com/
• 2010 07 23 - Time Warner Cable Internet service is out in my neighborhood. Cable TV is working. How primitive.
• 2010 07 23 - Kodachrome. Give us those nice bright colors. Give us the greens of summers. Mama don't take my Kodachrome away. Too late http://goo.gl/rdlr
• 2010 07 23 - Pandora's Seed, by Spencer Wells: Consequences to our bodies, society & planet from humanity's decisions 10,000 years ago. Do-over, anyone?
• 2010 07 23 - Headline: "Democrats face unsavory choices in Rangel case." What's so hard? Do the right thing. It's also good politics. http://goo.gl/wfDO
• 2010 07 23 - Mark's Stylebook: When reporting corporate earnings, be careful not to say "beat-up" earnings when you really mean "up-beat" earnings.
• 2010 07 23 - Help the Berkner Ramblers country/western dance team get to New York City. http://goo.gl/Lz55
• 2010 07 23 - Daniel Schorr & Andrew Breitbart were in the news this week. Journalism is the poorer for the loss of Schorr and for inclusion of Breitbart.
• 2010 07 25 - Texas State Honor Band competition results were announced. In Division 5A, Berkner Symphonic I Band took second in the state. Great job!
• 2010 07 26 - Nine: Burned out movie director suffers personal and professional breakdown. Visually sumptuous, musically fine. No need to make 9½ or 10.
• 2010 07 27 - Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
• 2010 07 27 - Headline: "Canadian priest sorry for giving dog Holy Communion." Maybe she was dyslexic. (H/T to @Jeffreyweissdmn)
• 2010 07 27 - My Winnipeg: Haunting reverie of the history of filmmaker's hometown. Cross between Grey Gardens, Of Time and the City, and Roger & Me.
• 2010 07 28 - "Bush squandered the political capital that Reagan conservatives built up over three decades." -- Tom Pauken, still bitter, bitter, bitter.
• 2010 07 28 - "If you live in Texas, please help get some sane voices on that Board of Education." -- karoli. http://goo.gl/zxAL
• 2010 07 28 - "Be careful about it, because I'm afraid that we have a dangerous, progressive, political-type nominee." -- Sen. Jeff Sessions. Shiver.
• 2010 07 29 - Indictments for organized criminal activity in the Collin County District Clerk's office. Need to get away? http://goo.gl/Uw0A
• 2010 07 30 - Time Warner Cable upgrades Comedy Central to HD. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert in their full glory! Woot!
• 2010 07 30 - Dez Bryant's 'no' helps anti-hazing cause? Probably not. HS players will be inspired to emulate the hazing, not the 'no'. http://goo.gl/kBaC
• 2010 07 30 - President Obama decides not to address Boy Scout Jamboree. So, besides being a Kenyan Muslim Socialist, maybe he's gay, too?!?
• 2010 07 30 - RT @ESPN_BigTen, " #Purdue AD Morgan Burke would use 50 years of W-L FB records to divide the Big Ten." How about 5 & update it every year?
• 2010 07 30 - RT @Richardson_news: "Richardson work session to include government openness discussion." As goes Abernathy, so goes Richardson.
• 2010 07 30 - Headline: "July could be hottest month on record." Don't fret. The so-called measurements were made by scientists. http://goo.gl/ViXD
• 2010 07 30 - Headline: "Al Gore Sexual Harassment Charges Dropped." WOW!!! Expect this to be BIG news. http://goo.gl/8vrM
• 2010 07 30 - @imccanntx, Snooki was arrested? Who knew? I only know who Snooki was because President Obama admitted he didn't.
• 2010 07 30 - Eisemann Center’s season includes Oak Ridge Boys, Paul Taylor Dance Company, A Tuna Christmas and ABBA MANIA. Sigh. Except for dance, maybe.
• 2010 07 31 - Hot Tub Time Machine: Fantastic title. Crude movie. So-so knock-off of Back to the Future (1985). The '80s were funnier the first time.