Twitter Tracks: Hoops, NFL, Bush Station Real Estate and More

Twitter tracks from January, 2011:

• 2011 01 02 - Between the Folds (2008): Documentary of origami. Raises questions about what is art and shows surprising applications in science. See it.
• 2011 01 02 - In basketball news, Rice 71, TCU 60. Rose Bowl glory doesn't transfer to other sports. Good luck to Horned Frogs in the Big East. Go Owls!
• 2011 01 04 - The Grand Design, by Hawking and Mlodinow: M-Theory explains how universes spontaneously arise. Edges God farther out of the picture. B-
• 2011 01 04 - Bill McCalpin explains Form Based Code and its implications regarding Bush Station development plans (and mentions me!) http://goo.gl/gEt8F
• 2011 01 04 - DART Man finally gets his paved walk to Bush Station. But he still doesn't sound happy. Some people like to find fault. http://goo.gl/2IrQt
• 2011 01 05 - Goodbye Ian McCann and Jeffrey Weiss. You'll be missed. Headline: "The Dallas Morning News to Erect Paywall"
• 2011 01 05 - He knows demographics of his customers. Jim Moroney: "We're down to a core group that says 'You'll pry the paper from my cold, dead hands.'"
• 2011 01 05 - The miraculous Texas immunity to the recession is apparently mythical. http://goo.gl/fgUAl
• 2011 01 05 - Thanks for his service. Will others follow? "Longtime Richardson council member John Murphy won't seek re-election." http://goo.gl/0bMij

After the jump, more Twitter tracks.

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• 2011 01 06 - Headline: "Dick Cheney: Too Old for a New Heart?" Who knew we've had "death panels" all along? I mean other than just about everyone?
• 2011 01 06 - Joke in Henry Wade's DA office: "Anybody can convict a guilty person. Convicting the innocent is the trick." http://goo.gl/rdbM5
• 2011 01 06 - Maybe they'll learn something. Headline: "On Day 2, House Republicans read the Constitution"
• 2011 01 06 - City of Richardson mails residents info on Bush Station development proposal. Good for city in keeping *all* informed. http://goo.gl/2Cwuw
• 2011 01 06 - Good news. Headline: "Farmers Branch Mayor Tim O’Hare Won’t Run Again" http://goo.gl/3GXbP
• 2011 01 06 - That's our Congressman. We keep voting for him. Headline: "Rep. Pete Sessions' Goof Throws New Congress Into Confusion" http://goo.gl/5sO7A
• 2011 01 07 - HS Boys Basketball: Battle of unbeatens in District 9-5A play. Berkner Rams 82, Lake Highlands Wildcats 77. It's a great time to be a Ram!
• 2011 01 07 - Headline: "Press corps members get CHL permits for express access to Texas Capitol" You mean like this guy? http://goo.gl/Pejv0 (h/t Tomaso)
• 2011 01 08 - You'd think WikiLeaks would think releasing info would be a good thing. Headline: "WikiLeaks: US demanding our Twitter account info"
• 2011 01 08 - Richardson's Bush Station in a few years??? RT @WalkableDFW: "Legacy town center is parked to absolute capacity. People want to be here"
• 2011 01 08 - Remember talk a year or two ago about more Tier One research universities in Texas? With budget cuts, hope to hang on to the ones we have.
• 2011 01 08 - Inception (2010): Is it real or is it Memorex? I never really cared. Absurdly complex for such a simple premise. More Édith Piaf, please. C+
• 2011 01 08 - Former Whataburger or dentist's office? Sorry, I have to side with the dentist. The city got there too late. http://eepurl.com/cbUJf
• 2011 01 09 - Idea for a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio in which he dreams of sleeping with Julia Roberts in Bali. Call it "Eat Pray Conception."
• 2011 01 09 - No tax hikes, either. Having their cake & eat it, too. Headline: "Despite budget deficit, Texans oppose education cuts." http://goo.gl/no21y
• 2011 01 09 - Headline: "Facebook Rumor Gains Traction." Gee, you think the press coverage of this silly rumor might be behind the "traction?"
• 2011 01 09 - Peyton Manning and Drew Brees out of NFL playoffs. So much for the theory that premier quarterbacks make the difference.
• 2011 01 09 - Always troubled, Sudan could be the next flash point in world crises. Headline: "Southern Sudan, in song, dance, begins independence vote."
• 2011 01 10 - Quiz: Who at DMN wrote this? "Armed citizens -- not assault weapons ban -- could have stopped Arizona carnage." Hashimoto? No, Rodger Jones.
• 2011 01 10 - They failed to mention it during the telecast. When is the Auburn - TCU game to determine the national championship?
• 2011 01 11 - What parts of the *arboretum* will be bulldozed to create this amusement park? http://goo.gl/dQ96H
• 2011 01 11 - Restrepo (2010): documentary of everyday lives of soldiers in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. No politics, no preaching, no sugar-coating. B-
• 2011 01 12 - Not to worry. It's snowing in Atlanta today. Headline: "NOAA: 2010 tied for Earth's warmest year on record" http://goo.gl/LSRjY
• 2011 01 12 - "All of us - we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations." -- President Barack Obama
• 2011 01 12 - TV: Onion Sportsdome: Jokes about head injuries, child molesters, mass murder of athletes, maimed soldier-athletes. Unfunny. Nontopical. F-
• 2011 01 13 - I was surprised when I learned that "tolerance" was not universally considered a virtue. Lately, I'm learning that neither is "civility."
• 2011 01 13 - RT @WalkableDFW: "Closing a column is always the hardest part." I think he's saying he doesn't know how to quit talking. ;-)
• 2011 01 13 - Jim Schutze: "LOOK OVER THERE! IT'S TWO MEXICANS, VOTING AND KISSING! IF WE DON'T STOP THEM, THEY'LL GET AN ABORTION!" http://goo.gl/IuFiy
• 2011 01 13 - If I'm reading this right, according to the new Zodiac tables, I'm a Virgin again. That's going to come as a surprise to my wife and kids.
• 2011 01 13 - The Ask, by Sam Lipsyte: Main character is bitter, self-pitying, going nowhere. Then it gets worse. Yet somehow suited for our times. B-
• 2011 01 14 - RISD is well run and high achieving. Headline: "Quirk and Ellis announce plans to run again for RISD school board." http://goo.gl/FSs1T
• 2011 01 15 - "The Packers have won a record 12 NFL titles." http://goo.gl/kLFUv. It's rare to read a sports writer remember and acknowledge this fact.
• 2011 01 15 - The King's Speech (2010): Royalty. Costumes. Accents. Oscar bait. A simple story told well. Colin Firth is excellent. Geoffrey Rush, too. A-
• 2011 01 16 - Packers vs Bears for NFC championship. 90 year rivalry. 181 games. Now, one game for the Halas Trophy. Winner plays for the Lombardi Trophy.
• 2011 01 17 - Just in case you think the city of Richardson is rushing Bush Station redevelopment or keeping plans for it secret... http://goo.gl/auLpB
• 2011 01 19 - Search, Track Texas Legislation in 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature | The Texas Tribune http://goo.gl/GBx69
• 2011 01 20 - In the comments, an attendee's account of the Big Public Hearing on Richardson's Bush Station development. http://goo.gl/CknL9
• 2011 01 20 - NCAA Men's Basketball: Wisconsin 69, Indiana 60. OK, no one else in Texas is paying any attention, but in my book, this is big news.
• 2011 01 21 - Bashing suburbia may be cathartic, but turning urban against suburban will only harm efforts to find solutions. We're all interconnected.
• 2011 01 21 - State Rep. Stefani Carter loses support of Tea Party due to "lack of honesty and forthrightness." Now they're surprised? http://goo.gl/IApbo
• 2011 01 21 - "Jay Cutler Proves Naysayers Wrong By Defeating Shittiest Team Ever To Make Playoffs" -- The Onion Sports Network http://goo.gl/17B0o
• 2011 01 22 - Destiny has a new (virtual) home: "What does it take to become a Mother of the Year?" « Mothers of the Year http://goo.gl/8c0Wl
• 2011 01 22 - The Music Man at LHHS: Large cast brings show to life. Singing, dancing, orchestra, chorus all great. Props to Marion, Winthrop and Eulalie.
• 2011 01 23 - Michael Wilbon: "Only a Bears quarterback could stink out the joint and then get worse while sitting on the sideline." http://goo.gl/ZHGzP
• 2011 01 23 - Flow chart fun: "Na->na->na->na->na->na->na->na->..." http://xkcd.com/851/
• 2011 01 24 - Factory floor dilemma. Steelers' "Terrible Towels" are made by Wisconsin towel maker. Company president, like all in Wis, is a Packer fan.
• 2011 01 24 - Mark Bittman ends NYT ‘Minimalist’ column after 13 years. Any non-cooks other than me depressed? Is there a recipe book? http://goo.gl/sIS69
• 2011 01 25 - Obama gives a shout-out to Caltech for research into solar energy. Take that, MIT. ;-) #SOTU
• 2011 01 25 - Obama disses the Packers. "It's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair."
• 2011 01 25 - The mood in Preston Hollow can't be good. Obama: "Race to the Top is the most meaningful reform of our public schools in a generation."
• 2011 01 25 - Rep. Michele Bachmann speech reportedly accuses Obama of smoking salmon. #SOTU
• 2011 01 25 - Only veto threat in speech. A read-my-lips moment? Obama: "If a bill comes to my desk with earmarks inside, I will veto it." #SOTU
• 2011 01 25 - Enough with the #SOTU tweets. I'm going back to tweeting about what I ate for dinner. ... Smoked salmon, by the way.
• 2011 01 26 - I hope Spring Valley, Brick Row and Bush Station are in it. RT @imccanntx: "I'm doing ... a project ... on future of burb development."
• 2011 01 26 - I just got charged sales tax by Amazon.com for first time. Texas is demanding $269m. So much for GOP no tax hike pledge. http://goo.gl/qptkx
• 2011 01 27 - Uh oh. Richardson is at 3,500. RT @WalkableDFW: "4,000 residents/mi.sq. necessary threshold for viable activity center"
• 2011 01 27 - Wouldn't ejection be more effective deterrent? Headline: "Julius Peppers fined 10 grand for hit on Aaron Rodgers" http://goo.gl/ixkp4
• 2011 01 27 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot: Smart blend of science, social history, character study and story-telling. A-
• 2011 01 27 - Texas Tribune explains how Stefani Carter lost the Tea Party's seal of approval (or at least one Tea Party's seal). http://goo.gl/Ngteg
• 2011 01 28 - Dividends from that Nobel Peace Prize. Headline: "Medvedev signs ratification of nuke pact with US" http://goo.gl/xPJTw
• 2011 01 28 - The Mubarak regime in Egypt may fall. But what will replace it? Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei or the Muslim Brotherhood?
• 2011 01 28 - Egypt is big. Richardson zoning, not so much. Voter ID, not at all. The spectrum from real news to manufactured news. http://goo.gl/ZbClb
• 2011 01 28 - Final. Overtime. Dallas Jesuit 58, Richardson Berkner 60. It's a great time to be a Ram! #txhshoops
• 2011 01 30 - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at Theatre 3: Musical comedy in a small venue. Non-stop fun by a great cast. Perennial favorite. B-
• 2011 01 30 - Priorities. Recent headlines: "Texas May Eliminate HS Steroid Testing to Save $6m" and "Allen to Open a $60m Palace for HS Football"