Twitter tracks from March, 2011:
- 2011 03 01 - Vote YES on the RISD bond. And here's why: Strong schools. Good education. No tax increase. http://www.voteyesrisd.org/
- 2011 03 01 - Headline: "Huckabee says President Obama's childhood in Kenya shaped his world view ." Even Mike Huckabee's an idiot. Unless he retracts.
- 2011 03 01 - GasLand (2010): Gas industry pumps toxic chemicals into groundwater all over US. Scary and depressing as hell. Drill, baby, drill. C+
- 2011 03 01 - Is there such a thing as #DontFollowTuesday? If so, I nominate @charliesheen and @GovernorPerry.
- 2011 03 02 - Headline: "Heavy Snow Linked To Climate Change." D'oh. Warm air -> More evaporation -> More precipitation overall, some locally heavy. D'oh.
- 2011 03 02 - Headline: "Pope Exonerates Jews For Jesus' Death." Shouldn't he instead be apologizing for his own sins?
- 2011 03 03 - UN agrees to have ICC investigate war crimes by Gaddafi. US supports move, with exception that no Americans can ever be investigated by ICC.
- 2011 03 03 - Newt Gingrich announces plan to explore possibility of creating exploratory committee to explore whether or not to run for President in 2012
- 2011 03 03 - The Thin Blue Line (1988): Long overdue viewing of this shocking story of how Dallas DA office railroaded an innocent man to death row. B+
- 2011 03 03 - I'm with Schutze. Liberals have nothing on conservatives when it comes to imposing nanny state laws. http://bit.ly/fnBpmq
- 2011 03 03 - Leppert is running a statewide campaign??? Maybe he shouldn't brag about stealing business from San Antonio for Dallas. http://goo.gl/srSAp
After the jump, more Twitter tracks.
- 2011 03 04 - I'm sure there are many NFL players who will be in serious hurt without a paycheck. Which owners would be first to hurt if games are missed?
- 2011 03 04 - Headline: "Unemployment dips to 8.9%" GOP better hurry & finish crushing the unions before they don't have unemployment as excuse to do so.
- 2011 03 05 - Get Low (2009): Old hermit with a story to tell and what a story. Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray. What more needs to be said? A-
- 2011 03 06 - The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee: History of cancer research. Reads like scientific detective story that isn't over. B-
- 2011 03 07 - Mark's Stylebook: Is the possessive The Dallas Morning News' or News's? Don't worry. After the pay wall goes up Tuesday, no one will notice.
- 2011 03 08 - "I have learned a painful lesson. Most people and most industries don't really care about the planet." -- Boyd Cohen
- 2011 03 08 - China's 12th 5-Year Plan will give it world's highest capacity of nuclear power. USA, living in the 20th century, says Drill, Baby, Drill.
- 2011 03 08 - China's 12th 5-Year Plan includes 21,500 new miles of high speed rail. USA, in love with tax cuts, is left standing at the station.
- 2011 03 08 - Dennis Stewart will not challenge Amir Omar (who defeated him in 2009) and instead run for Place 5 against Kendal Hartley. (H/T David C.)
- 2011 03 08 - If Dennis Stewart is, in fact, running, someone needs to tell him his website still says, "UNDER CONSTRUCTION !!" Not cool.
- 2011 03 09 - Tom Leppert exits Dallas City Council to run for US Senate. To repurpose an old joke, his move simultaneously diminishes both bodies.
- 2011 03 09 - Is @amiromar responsible for naming the event "WildRide! WildRun! Against Cancer"? I'll give you two guesses why I think he could be!!
- 2011 03 09 - NCAA Basketball: C-USA tourney in El Paso: Rice 58 - SMU 57. Go Owls!
- 2011 03 10 - Trite *and* profound: "Driving drunk is far more deadly than taking the bus while intoxicated." -- Edward Glaeser
- 2011 03 10 - A lesson never learned: "The traffic problem reflects the impossibility of sating the demand for anything that’s free. -- Edward Glaeser
- 2011 03 10 - Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) in Congressional hearing asks GOP if they plan to repeal the laws of Gravity and Relativity. http://goo.gl/xFkJ7
- 2011 03 23 - The RFFA endorsements for Richardson City Council are surprising in that they will probably align pretty much with Richardson Coalition's.
- 2011 03 23 - Takeaway from Richardson City Council candidate forum: campaign may be less contentious than 2009 but resulting council less harmonious.
- 2011 03 25 - Richardson council reviews plans for online pet registration. Instead, tell staff to put all registrations for everything online by default.
- 2011 03 26 - Waiting for Superman (2010): Simplistic indictment of public schools -> failed cities are due to bad teachers who are led by evil unions. C-
- 2011 03 26 - !!! Latest tweet from @amiromar praises the great deal he just got from a Richardson used car salesman. He's just mocking us now.
- 2011 03 27 - A great Final Four ... except for Kentucky. Or more precisely, except for Kentucky's coach John Calipari. http://www.slate.com/id/2248019/
- 2011 03 27 - Inside Job (2010): How Wall St execs caused global recession, made billions and ended up more powerful than ever. That's not capitalism. B-
- 2011 03 29 - Is the Richardson Citizens Alliance scrubbing its dirty history to avoid harming its candidates for city council? http://goo.gl/Wvziq
- 2011 03 29 - The Richardson Coalition sent out an email appeal for money. I guess it's time to put that "Real Heroes" mailing list to work!
- 2011 03 29 - Headline: "Plano ISD initiates hundreds of teacher layoffs." http://goo.gl/IF1Hp Elsewhere, Richardson ISD hopes to avoid cutting teachers.
- 2011 03 30 - Least surprising headline of the month: "Report: Four former Auburn players got cash" http://goo.gl/L38XL
- 2011 03 30 - Second least surprising headline of the month: "Crippled Phones Reveal AT&T Isn’t Ready for 4G" http://goo.gl/JZx1e
- 2011 03 30 - Oops. Maybe Richardson ought to quit bragging about their KPMG audit. Headline: "KPMG Sued For Giving 'Clean Audit' " http://goo.gl/dE3VF
- 2011 03 30 - Headline: "Post-scandal Fiesta Bowl must justify place in BCS." You mean more payouts? Wasn't that what caused trouble in the first place?
- 2011 03 31 - I can understand why some people might think public service just isn't worth it. Texas's open meetings law needs rework. http://goo.gl/MefDP
- 2011 03 31 - Our shameful history: "Only by shining a light on previous injustices can we learn from them and move forward." http://goo.gl/tYWwM
- 2011 03 31 - It turns out Gulf Stream doesn't heat Europe. It cools N. America. Warmer Gulf Stream will mean colder Boston winters. http://goo.gl/pykRX
- 2011 03 31 - Counterintuitive fact: Core inflation, which excludes oil and food, is a better predictor of future inflation than inflation itself is.
- 2011 03 31 - The Triumph of the City, by Edward Glaeser: Lots of facts & simple thesis: cities are good for economy & environment. Build up, not out. C+
- 2011 03 31 - Is Alan North Richardson Idol's own Casey Abrams? No promises, but it is just possible. Tune in next week to see. http://goo.gl/DVRxW
- 2011 03 31 - @amiromar, Cottonwood Heights HOA "candidate Q&A"?? Are all candidates there? Is this a candidate forum that's not listed on city's website?
- 2011 03 31 - Yet another thing wrong with baseball... Headline: "A-Rod ($32m) nearly out-earns entire KC Royals roster ($36.1m)" http://goo.gl/gUyfR
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