Saturday, March 3, 2012

Repeat Tweets: Musicals, Basketball and Elections

Repeat tweets from February, 2012:

  • 2012 02 01 - NCAA put Nebraska on probation for distributing textbooks to athletes. That's right. Textbooks to athletes is a no-no. https://t.co/A0rHY0Gz
  • 2012 02 01 - Metroplex. Metroplex. There. Not a fan of the word, but I’m less a fan of prigs who tell me what words I shouldn’t use. https://t.co/8Aj4rRgG
  • 2012 02 02 - Realignment of District 9-5A: Jesuit, Skyline, Sunset, WT White, Berkner, Richardson, Lake Highlands, Pearce. https://t.co/0iLvhVWz
  • 2012 02 02 - Headline: "LH’s Adam Meierhofer to run for RISD school board." Is it too early for me to endorse? https://t.co/g7HxabcQ
  • 2012 02 03 - Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco: Spider web of 19th century European conspiracies. Relentlessly depressing novel. C+ http://t.co/2ef40ADj
  • 2012 02 03 - Headline: "BIG upside surprise: Economy added 243,000 jobs in January. Unemployment down to 8.3 percent." GOP blames Obama.
  • 2012 02 03 - Headline: "Trump backs Romney but do endorsements even matter?" Romney better hope the answer is no.
  • 2012 02 04 - Headline: "Indiana election chief guilty of voter fraud." Why voter fraud is issue for GOP. From personal experience. http://t.co/jOGGzPXM
  • 2012 02 04 - Guys and Dolls at BHS: Celebration of 1940s sexism. Great singing, live orchestra, shoutout to choreography. See it. http://t.co/NUMQVE1k

After the jump, more repeat tweets.


  • 2012 02 06 - Headline: "Overnight rating for Super Bowl just shy of mark." The NY market just can't match the Green Bay market. https://t.co/8naVPH2z
  • 2012 02 07 - Huge news for Richardson. Headline: "Richardson City Manager Bill Keffler to retire." http://t.co/fBwthHvv
  • 2012 02 07 - DART spokesman Mark Ball: "I don’t really know what can be done, you have a right to carry in the state of Texas."
  • 2012 02 08 - Lake Highlands http://t.co/t8FrrSzl: "Meet the RISD school board candidate: Adam Meierhofer" http://t.co/FtdMavcg
  • 2012 02 08 - Slowly but surely, I'm getting there. I'm now officially a member of the Two Percent. http://t.co/85lokH5U
  • 2012 02 11 - Went to the Richardson Public Library today. Great place. It's kind of like a pre-Kindle museum.
  • 2012 02 11 - Went to the RPL to check out the winning entries in the city's photography contest. Don't miss it. Also, student art work on 2nd floor.
  • 2012 02 11 - Moneyball (2011): Sabermetrics reinvents baseball. Best scenes are in GM's office, not on the diamond. B+ https://t.co/PauCnLKX
  • 2012 02 13 - Uncle Boonmee (2010): Dying Thai farmer. Monkey ghosts. Talking catfish. "Heaven is overrated." Quirky as hell. C+ https://t.co/N025RT4w
  • 2012 02 14 - Mark's Stylebook: Cordate: heart-shaped. Cordite: an explosive. On small details do relationships thrive or die. Pay attention to details.
  • 2012 02 16 - Last year, 15% of marriages were between different races, an all-time hi. 99.99% of marriages were between different sexes, an all-time low.
  • 2012 02 16 - Jeffrey Weiss gives the anti-birth control faction a history lesson. http://t.co/CVx4DFMf
  • 2012 02 16 - First they came for the women's pink pills and I did nothing ... because I understood Godwin's Law. https://t.co/BL7IeXcM
  • 2012 02 16 - Colbert Report temporarily suspends production. Drats. Now I have only Fox News for my daily dose of comedy.
  • 2012 02 17 - City of Richardson has some hugely consequential items on its agenda for Monday -- CAFR, and redevelopments at Arapaho/Collins, Main/US75.
  • 2012 02 17 - NJ Gov. Chris Christie vetoes gay marriage bill late Fri. Timing suggests he wasn't proud of his discriminatory action. http://t.co/wwHFpRDu
  • 2012 02 18 - Headline: "Obama is looking for a campaign slogan." I dunno... "bin Laden's Dead and GM's Alive" works for me. http://t.co/oqbQ67a6
  • 2012 02 20 - Politico screws up. "Say it loud and say it proud! Join as a charter member of 'Wisconsin Local 1848' " http://t.co/zkuZ4aUV
  • 2012 02 21 - High school men's basketball playoffs: Berkner 76, Garland 59. It's a great time to be a Ram.
  • 2012 02 22 - LHHS Band Director Jeff Bradford inducted into international bandmasters' honorary fraternity. Kudos. http://t.co/9217zLBd
  • 2012 02 24 - Jim Schutze says, "If you're in South Dallas, and you want a job, you need to move to Richardson or Plano." https://t.co/190AVAjf
  • 2012 02 24 - High school men's basketball playoffs: Berkner 70, Mesquite Horn 61. It's a great time to be a Ram.
  • 2012 02 25 - Phantom of the Opera, at Pearce: Great voices. Lavish production. Romantic way to celebrate 28th wedding anniversary http://t.co/QxgtxdqX
  • 2012 02 26 - The Artist cleaned up at the Oscars. Can't say I agree. I didn't see it. I'll let you know if I change my mind when Netflix gets it. #oscars
  • 2012 02 26 - It was nice how Oscar producers honored classic movies by having the Best Picture Oscar picked up by Peter Lorre. #oscars
  • 2012 02 27 - 13 Assassins (2010): Like Seven Samurai times two. Brutality. Ritual. Honor. 13 against 200. A fair fight. B- https://t.co/KuE3ZMER
  • 2012 02 27 - "Netherworld" of the money industry, like payday lenders, benefited most from financial crisis. Pete Sessions' folk. https://t.co/vW7bQjgy
  • 2012 02 28 - High school men's basketball playoffs: Desoto 64, Berkner 55. Thanks for the great season, Rams!
  • 2012 02 29 - New In-N-Out Burger under construction in Plano at 75 and Parker. Hooray! ... What? Too 2010?

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