Thursday, June 11, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:39 Wishing my parents a happy 42nd anniversary. Still going strong!
  • 08:52 thinking of traveling the world? WSJ.com has a nice recap of the health risks you might encounter (get your shots!) ginx.com/-w8vao
  • 08:56 Got my signed copy of "Ignore Everybody & 39 Other Keys to Creativity." Thanks @gapingvoid (great book) ginx.com/-IwRqf
  • 09:09 Awesome @penelopetrunk post today. "Stop talking about information overload. That term is for weaklings." (amen!) ginx.com/-nUlt7
  • 20:16 RT @waltmossberg My take on the Kindle DX: not so great unless text books take off on it ginx.com/-dtoyk [glad I didn't wait for it]
  • 20:59 final Muddy Buddy San Jose results posted. We came in 114th of 978 overall and 14 of 48 in our age group. not too shabby
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:08 waiting for the fridge repairman to show up to install the new ice maker. looking forward to icy rum & cokes tonight!
  • 11:34 have to buy a non-mac laptop in order to run special PC-only software in the field (no, won't work via Parallels/BootCamp). too many choices
  • 13:13 Fridge repair guy didn't show up (shocked? not). called dispatch and they "just don't know why. Try again tomorrow morning?" uh, sure?
  • 13:18 RT @TreeHugger Gas prices going up. Good or not? ginx.com/-H9rpb
  • 13:18 @krob from where didst thou get the divine Al Pastor tacos??
  • 15:42 Enough futzing with laptop configurations. I'm off to ride Kings Mtn Road. Love them hill workouts (ha!)
  • 18:01 made it up 2000' to the top of Kings Mtn Rd with but a single 60 sec pause. What a difference 6 months of training makes!
  • 21:18 @itchbay nice run!
  • 21:21 @itchbay was a great ride! Felt really strong all the way to the top and was grinning ear to ear at the summit. Nice to conquer the hill :)
  • 21:28 @itchbay I'll have to remember to say that next time (next week?). Next up: Escape from Alcatraz on Sunday!
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:11 RT @dcallejon: "Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames." -Rumi
  • 09:22 I <3 Mint.com just started using recently, and the email reminders/warnings are awesome.
  • 09:44 I am so very unimpressed with these !@#$% auto-expanding bing ads on NYT and WashPo. bad UX from your ad? me no visit your site.
  • 10:12 headed out to make the yard look pretty for the reporter/photog. urban chicken interview at 11 :)
  • 11:40 Urban chicken interview went well -- lots of fun. The article's due out on June 20th and I'll post the link when it's online.
  • 22:51 Listened to a panel of Ironman finishers talk about their race experiences at the SVTC mtg tonight. Lake Placid or Canada as 1st IM in 2010?
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Monday, June 08, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 05:12 Up before the sun is. Muddy Buddy or bust!
  • 10:40 Top 100 at San Jose Muddy Buddy. 14th in our age group. W00t!
  • 16:17 RT @mashable: Google vs. Bing: The Blind Taste Test - ginx.com/-TcjBs
  • 16:30 Surprised to see a mention of urbanchickens.net in the Financial Times Deutschland. If only I could read German :)
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Sunday, June 07, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 05:56 Beautiful sunrise while loading the car to head to Santa Cruz swim/bike. Tomorrow getting up even earlier to go race the Muddy Buddy.
  • 08:50 Great 1.1 mile swim around the pier. Now for our 50 mile ride up the coast
  • 11:12 Made it to the turnaround for our bike ride at mile 37. I think we are going more than 50 miles today :)
  • 14:19 75 miles in 4:20 and I can feel it
  • 17:15 Chilling with a beer and the Stanley Cup game at Mexquite in RWC. Ahhhhhhh
  • 20:34 Looking forward to sleep tonight before waking up early to run Muddy Buddy. Can someone please tell me why we need to get there at 6:30a?
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Saturday, June 06, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:37 oh, my weakness: RT @seriouseats: Happy National Doughnut Day! FREE DOUGHNUTS from Dunkin', Krispy Kreme: ginx.com/-SlvR1
  • 17:12 Great run from SF Marina Green to Bakers Beach and back. Lots of bodies tanning on the beach today.
  • 22:35 All packed and ready for tomorrow's early morning open water swim off coast of Santa Cruz and then long bike ride up the coast.
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Friday, June 05, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:34 RIP David Carradine. There's one less grasshopper in the world.
  • 07:51 I do like the ideas @penelopetrunk has for reducing the cost of healthcare. Do good or be rich: pick one ginx.com/-NtRc6
  • 13:28 swam 2300m with Masters. Enjoying a banana berry smoothie to recover. Yum
  • 15:05 RT: @GlobalGiving Help GlobalGiving win a $25k social media makeover courtesy of @communicause. Vote here: ginx.com/-mbXJv
  • 19:20 RT @cshirky Demise of Should "People's current tastes are always legitimised & there's no compulsion to go further." ginx.com/-3XRAE
  • 21:29 Broke 2 tire irons putting the knobby tires on the Mountain Bike tonight. grrr. Almost ready for Sunday's Muddy Buddy, tho. Bring it on!
  • 21:34 RT @JoinTheImpact: "Letter To A Young Activist During Troubled Times" ginx.com/-VrcKd Inspiring. Thanks to @educ8edfool for sharing.
  • 21:48 yup, still too many lawyers. Luckily, suit dismissed re: veracity of "Crunchberries" (Cap'n wins!) ginx.com/-GAkAg
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Thursday, June 04, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:44 Between the freeway and the house there are 11 traffic lights. I got stopped at 10 of 11. Gonna be one of those days, eh?
  • 10:42 busy week as an urban chicken blogger: two review copies of books and a couple press inquiries to boot. what fun
  • 11:57 RT @janchip: How the mobile phone and mBanking both undermines and strengthens the family unit. Lessons from M-PESA ginx.com/-FqoOo
  • 14:24 Hold the Date: Sports Basement (Sunnyvale) Shopping Party on 6/23 from 6-8pm. 20% off anything in the store. msg me for invite
  • 14:37 wife (aka Birthday Girl) just shared with me a piece of her Gearhart's boutique chocolate freshly FedEx'd from C'ville, VA. deeeelicious!
  • 17:56 RT @kg: The time to make up your mind about someone is never. -@benkweller
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:06 RT @hajovanbeijma: The United Nations to launch "Texting4Health" in Uganda ginx.com/-AkuIp
  • 07:49 RT @ncroal Ten Percent Nation: if u holla back 2 this tweet, ur doin it rite ginx.com/-cfstM <- 10 is the new 20
  • 07:58 Wow. Study of 100,000 Euro cell phone users finds nearly half never stray outside a 6-mile circle. ginx.com/-6hXbE
  • 08:15 Fast Cities 2009: Seattle is City of the Year ginx.com/-hkRz1 (via @valdiskrebs)
  • 08:32 swimming in the Twitterstream of #cfp09 this is what ginx.com was made for ginx.com/-pLVi
  • 10:07 Totally geeking out at this Mapumental demo. ginx.com/-XePCo Static maps are so Web 1.0
  • 11:20 RT @witnessorg: We're at $24K of our $30K goal for spring fund drive. Every $1 is tripled til Jun 8 help us make it: ginx.com/-aFpuo
  • 12:01 maytag repairman Rx: replacement ice maker to be installed next week as this one's dead (sorry, Dad). bonus: new hinges, too!
  • 21:16 What a rare treat to enjoy rain falling in Silicon Valley in June
  • 22:44 @krob cryptic indeed. get the soap out :)
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:08 wow, already starting to see traffic to the urbanchickens.net blog coming from bing. that didn't take long
  • 13:25 RT @NiemanLab 10% Twitter users account for 90% of tweets...interesting data on Twitter and gender ginx.com/-ajdqh
  • 13:55 I Bing "urban chickens" & see my eponymous 2-yr-old, 300+ post blog is #6 in results list. My conclusion: stick with friendlier Google
  • 13:56 RT @THErealDVORAK: gag going around the net.. type "allinurl" into Bing.. It kills it.
  • 15:06 @NurtureGirl All hail the happy heart
  • 16:27 On June 1 join me on #LocalDay and find your neighbors using your Postal/Zip Code - ginx.com/-7HQzA #94062
  • 16:43 more than a little bummed the Garmin Forerunner 310XT won't be released until the day AFTER my first Ironman 70.3 ginx.com/-JAnrA
  • 18:36 Took Kairos for his first ride in the BMW today (to the dog park). Doesn't smell too doggy driving to poker tonight
  • 21:56 finished just out of the money at poker. Grrr
  • 23:07 Bullsh*t Twitter-scare story on NBC11 right now. Did an "I'm on vacay" tweet lead to a robbery? I think not.
  • 23:44 RT @BreakingNews: AIR FRANCE FLIGHT 447 -- It was reported few hours ago that a TAM airliner flying from Europe saw 'orange dots'...
  • 23:50 RT @BreakingNews: AIR FRANCE FLT 447 -- French ship reached the site indicated by pilot of the TAM airliner. Found no traces of the Airbus.
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Monday, June 01, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:41 Off to volunteer on the bike course at the Silicon Valley Tri for Kids. Over 1000 kids racing this morning.
  • 13:13 Nothing's quite as inspiring as seeing the excitement on a little kid's face when they're about to complete their first triathlon. Precious
  • 13:24 @PamO solution: if frogs start out labeled 1-6 (l to r), solve by clicking frogs #'d: 3,4,5,3,2,1,4,5,6,3,2,1,5,6,1 ginx.com/-528ah
  • 20:20 Filling out duplicate copies of the visa application for Ghana.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:22 watching the Google Wave demo. I see danger in the instant-transmit function of txt msgs: no room for filtering emotion from a txt pre-send
  • 08:51 Google #Wave collaborative editing feature is going to revolutionize live-reporting at meetings/conferences/etc. I'm thrilled
  • 08:59 How will #Wave change live-reporting? Combines immediacy of live-tweeting and depth of live-blogging, c.f. old post ginx.com/-wH0o5
  • 09:06 #wave app idea: "split the check" shows how much each person owes for final group bill where tabs are paid by many (like for a vacation)
  • 10:19 taking Hannah to the matinĂ©e showing of Up. She's very excited as am I.
  • 12:52 Highly Highly recommend seeing "Up." The Pixar folks have outdone themselves, again.
  • 16:08 Back at the dog park. No he's still not a Portuguese water dog. He's a golden doodle (better than a pwd)
  • 19:43 in the lobby about to see Spamalot. Stretching my giggle muscles
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:45 got my travel med appt scheduled. these shots (hep A, yellow fever, typhoid, polio) are gonna be expensive. yikes
  • 14:47 RT @bradrourke: Pls RT: Take my nonprofit strategic planning survey! Just 24 q's. ginx.com/-mK3fp
  • 16:16 thrilled to see @hellobigfoot is now on Twitter
  • 17:41 just planted 18 herbs in our patio container garden. My hands reek of sage, basil, mint and oregano. delicious
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Friday, May 29, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 05:33 @bradrourke you are one styling dude. let me know how long it takes to get used to the shoes. I'm intrigued.
  • 06:07 RT @karaswisher: AOL Spin-Off Approved Last Night By Time Warner Board: ginx.com/-2VVCcj
  • 06:21 enjoying reading @stevecase tweets this morning re: AOL spin-off and his reflections on the 10 year merger overall
  • 10:50 Swam 2700m with the masters. Moved up a lane, too!
  • 10:51 Off to donate blood one more time before getting vaccinated for Africa trip
  • 11:50 RT: @gatesfoundation Melinda Gates on "what has been a crucial factor in reducing poverty"? ginx.com/-lyHmh
  • 11:52 "Nobody tries to break crypto anymore - they do social network analysis, find the hub, then break into your house" ginx.com/-TVW1Q
  • 15:11 despite botched needle prick, donated my last pint of blood for > 1 year. Upcoming travel to Ghana/India/?? puts me on the deferral list.
  • 15:12 taking the dog to the dog park. we both need it.
  • 17:35 great time at the Redwood Shores dog park. Kairos had fun with all his new friends and is now snoozing in the middle of the kitchen.
  • 17:36 @BenBins please say hi to Brett for me. Agreed they do GREAT work!
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:01 Got my first Google Adsense direct deposit today thanks to the urbanchickens.net blog. It feels like free money
  • 08:48 @dangillmor AT&T is the only carrier you can use to text in a vote to AI
  • 09:14 @dangillmor I'm with you on the trouble getting upset: too much room for corruption built into the AI vote system.
  • 15:28 schadenfreude? or karma? take your pick
  • 16:11 great post explaining difference between FB group and FB fan page & why you'd create one v the other ginx.com/-2euwJ
  • 19:16 starting to research for a trip to Ghana at end of June. Besides the medical shots, what's important to do/know before?
  • 21:45 @nbmacd keep up the patient work, grasshopper. you'll be sprinting off the front of the pack soon enough
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:06 stunned and disappointed at the prop 8 ruling
  • 10:21 seeing a lot of mentions of "web 3.0" while reading proposals re: developing world projects... what kind of Rip Van Winkle trick is this?
  • 11:24 replied on FB to a request for good breakfast place in SF. Enjoying emails with the other recommendations made after mine. social FTW
  • 13:16 Just finished 2400m swim with the masters program. Must eat now
  • 13:49 RT @Positive_Thinkr: "Prepare your mind to receive the best that life has to offer." ~Ernest Holmes
  • 15:56 headed off to this Distance Collaboration panel at Stanford (thanks, Media X program) ginx.com/-LY0Aj
  • 15:57 hi @pamt456, nice to meet you at Media X
  • 16:40 forever appreciating the evolution of the chart that @ross created in 206 to show power law of participation ginx.com/-3j9JD
  • 16:59 collaborative technology must be sophisticated enough so it gets out of the way of the users (so they don't hang up on the tech)
  • 17:07 at last, tweet number 4000: to be proud or be bashful of the milestone? doesn't much matter. I'll keep on keeping on.
  • 22:09 RT @sanjspatel: Could u pls vote 4 @EpicChange 2 win $10K for a tech lab in TZ? ginx.com/-IJU6P (me: I just did!)
  • 22:34 Today when someone, for some reason, decided to go nuts buying on Amazon after following one of my affiliate links. 18 books? ok!
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:25 At Sawyer Camp Trail to put in a long slow 12 mile run. Crisp and cool weather
  • 10:07 Great run this morning. Just shy of 12 miles at 9:00 pace. Wore wrong socks and got blisters on my arches. Ugh
  • 16:32 great to see the Giants win this afternoon. Beautiful day at AT&T field. Glad the fog stayed away while we were at the game.
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Monday, May 25, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:30 leaving the kids with the grandparents for a spell. we're free!
  • 11:32 RT @love2dreamfish Eradicate poverty with work. Volunteer to contribute to Dreamfish wiki on micro-entrepreneurship, social capital. send DM
  • 23:47 looking forward to tomorrow afternoon's SF Giants game with the family
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Sunday, May 24, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:30 Headed out for a 50 mile ride via Los Altos to Arastradero to Old La Honda to Skyline to Woodside to 92 and back
  • 15:55 have been cursing our "broken" ice maker for a year now. Dad arrives, sees water valve is turned off and turns it on. voila. I'm so ashamed.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:24 Parents fly in today for a visit over the weekend. Looking forward to having reinforcements to help with the girls.
  • 07:31 RT @TEDchris: Yves Behar's gorgeous electric motorcycle unveiled ginx.com/-TcaqU #TED
  • 08:09 OMG Morrissey is 50 years old today? The Smiths were the soundtrack of my formative years
  • 18:56 1800 meters in the pool complete. I'm famished
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Friday, May 22, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:16 go Levi! nice TT time.
  • 08:28 Great to catch the end of stage 12 of the Giro online this morning. Now I'm off to SF for meetings.
  • 16:39 the day's flown by. meetings 9-2, then trail run and a skype interview. Now off to swim before heading out to darts tonight. good times
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:16 Setting up a WD Passport with my Mac's Time Machine. Will breathe easier in another hour or so once everything's copied over
  • 11:02 Still waiting for initial Time Machine backup to finish. 26GB done, 54GB to go.
  • 12:03 Just 60 days until my first half Ironman Triathlon (the Vineman 70.3)... gulp
  • 15:19 RT @cdchep: 24 Facts About World Hepatitis Day - A Powerpoint compilation of all our tweets from yesterday now live: ginx.com/-PdtlO
  • 20:07 Did a quick 5K trail run on Edgewood Park's Sylvan Loop in my new Brooks Cascadias. No longer grouchy: drowning in endorphins. ahhh
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:58 Wow, what an amazing list of @Berkmancenter Fellows for 2009-2010 ginx.com/-HBJwi
  • 08:05 RT @rohitbhargava Helping the CDC get the word out about World Hepatitis Day today. Follow @cdchep for a new hepatitis fact every hour.
  • 08:27 RT @USGS_Earthquake: You can now follow @USGS_EQ_25 for only events over magnitude 2.5 [w00t!]
  • 08:45 Social Networking Fatigue: 7 Ways It Will Affect You: ginx.com/-44TTE via @vvanpetten
  • 09:00 I've got three complimentary 3-month FlyClear memberships to give away. Want one? msg me. 1st come/1st served. ginx.com/-bqtqV
  • 12:43 RT @YosemiteDNC: The Pass is Opening! NPS announces Yosemite's Tioga Road Opening - 10am Wed, May 20.
  • 15:29 Fresh set of xrays show daughter's arm healing fine. New lime green cast replaces pink one for the next two weeks
  • 19:29 designing bumper stickers. having fun!
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 02:38 sleep? wha?
  • 08:25 Content Marketing 101: Why Content and Social Media are a Powerful Match ginx.com/-jXhdr (via @copyblogger)
  • 08:44 RT @shwu open letter to @Oprah ginx.com/-xZSTJ asking her to drop support of Jenny McCarthy's anti-vaccination campaign. Pls RT!
  • 15:26 RT @mashable: Reading: "10 Ways to Keep Your Precious Followers on Twitter" (Chromatic) - ginx.com/-dhDll
  • 15:46 Dog just got his license in the mail. He's already asking for the keys
  • 17:42 Totally geeking out at the Places&Spaces mapping science opening at Stanford. Data visualizations galore with the geeks who made them
  • 18:35 just saw a demo of a great running/biking training visualizer tool for the iPhone 3G. Sign up to beta test it at runmonster.com (worth it!)
  • 18:57 I love how following @USGS_Earthquake shows every little temblor recorded. I wish there was a filter to only see tweets for magnitude >3
  • 19:04 Google even has an algorithm to determine employees' likelihood to quit. How to prove it works, tho? ginx.com/-czHIt
  • 19:06 ironic that I can't seem to load the Google quit algorithm article. makes me want to, um, quit?
  • 23:52 finally made it to the end of Survivor on the DVR. So happy to see who the winner is.
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Monday, May 18, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:01 Who's going? June 20th PrivacyCampDC 2009 - Sign up here -> ginx.com/-MjYGZ #PrivacyDC
  • 13:58 on a packed Caltrain on our way to SF for the #Giants game
  • 14:52 a lazy hot day in the Dogpatch neighborhood of SF. Even the Hell's Angels hangout is quiet.
  • 17:27 Beautiful day for a game at AT&T Park. The views of the Bay from sec 307 are amazing
  • 20:09 Great to see the #giants beat the #mets for once. On a packed caltrain home
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:20 nice walking the dog this morning all thru downtown Redwood City. Met lots of new doggy friends, and Kairos was well-behaved. good dog!
  • 12:04 packing up the family to Mai Fest at the Tyrolean Inn. Beer, oompa bands and boucy houses, oh my! And the weather's perfect, too.
  • 19:42 At the Fox Theater in Redwood City. Waiting for Christopher Titus to take the stage. Looking forward to lots of laughs
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:59 on the road to Sonoma for a 45-mile training ride through the hills and vineyards. Don't cry for me :)
  • 09:47 Beautiful day in Sonoma. Perfect weather for a ride. It's good to be alive :)
  • 13:14 I hate whoever planned Cavedale Road. Too much steep grade for far too long. Blech
  • 14:06 Ride is done. Great workout. Now for a late lunch with @Cashel
  • 18:07 I really wish KQED would quit begging for money every half hour for ten minutes straight. It's so unbecoming
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Friday, May 15, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 13:46 great mtg with Robert @changemakers to talk UX & marketing optimization this AM followed by yummy lunch with @boomer. now on to proposals
  • 15:41 Hating that Word crashed and I lost the last 20 minutes of revisions (just when I'd gotten into the flow). take two!
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:42 Found a blog using my CC'd picture with no attrib (and wrong caption). Trying to contact them to rectify. ginx.com/-pHrxz
  • 09:13 RT @scottmoore: Not sure one person should devote 24/7 hours to connecting. I have been burned by single person dependencies. #c20
  • 09:54 head is swimming in opportunities. some domestic, some overseas, some a little of both. didn't think there'd be so many choices so soon.
  • 10:17 So glad to have @sharakarasic live-tweeting the proceedings of #c20: tinyurl.com/pv4f5x humbled by her mad skillz
  • 10:19 RT: @sharakarasic: @chrisbrogan "It does not scale - everything that is lovely does not scale. It reproduces." #c20
  • 10:38 @bradrourke #c20 is the tag for the Community 2.0 conference here in SF (I'm following, not attending) ginx.com/-oSnVZ
  • 11:45 RT @EthanZ: Great oppty for community charities in US from Global Giving: ginx.com/-YGCoA chance to raise $$ for community projects
  • 14:24 RT @spikejones: Who shouldn't do social media? Companies not confident in their products/service. #womma
  • 22:10 Just bought mp3s of the 99 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music for just $7.99 at AMZN (saved $80) ginx.com/-aJpL5
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:58 Excited to bike the Cavedale loop in Sonoma County this Friday before lunch with @cashel ginx.com/-Osob7
  • 07:05 seeing all these FB posts, it's a wonder someone hasn't developed a test to answer "what kind of nonprofit would you be?"
  • 07:14 KS govt official on his vote reversal and how society's changed: "Four years ago I didn't Twitter... but I do now." ginx.com/-fmxag
  • 07:43 Just added Urbanchickens.net to Google Ad Planner Publisher Center. Took a bit longer than expected, but hope to reap the rewards
  • 08:49 at the doctor with my eldest getting her arm xrayed. Might be her first big break. Joy
  • 10:39 Teaching my eldest the fine art of patiently waiting in the doctor's reception area. Playing a game of whom will they call next?
  • 12:52 Amazing how a pink cast and a milkshake makes the tears disappear. She's thrilled to have so much pink on her arm
  • 17:17 want to know how much the earth is really shaking? follow @USGS_Earthquake
  • 17:18 RT @bradrourke: @chrisguillebeau re charities going out of biz, I have a blog post about that ginx.com/-rKpjL
  • 17:46 @roxymd are you doing vineman full or half? seems our race schedule is similar (WF, Alcatraz, Vineman 70.3 for me)
  • 18:10 Mel: she can't go to art class. She's over-tired and on pain meds. Me: that describes most good artists I know!
  • 23:01 @kimokali power to the sleestacks!
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:41 woohoo! I won a shopping party at Sports Basement in Sunnyvale (20% off anything in the store for all who come). when to schedule it?
  • 08:49 @blackbottoms twitpic.com/4t748 - here's hoping they get the whole lane they deserve
  • 10:15 fav line from Obama's speech Sat at WHCD re Rahm Emanuel's foul mouth: "he's not used to saying 'Day' after 'Mother' "
  • 13:57 RT @Boomer: "Twitter is a conversation, not an arms race" (via @fastcompany Is Guy Kawasaki wrong about Twitter? ginx.com/-HMcWP )
  • 19:04 it fills me with such glee to see the #Capitals beat the penguins at the Igloo. Go #Caps!
  • 20:07 Going to check out ginx.com/-fTZuH when I get home to check out my running pace at various inclines
  • 21:50 good to learn about fitness assessments and LT and OBLA at the #SVTC meeting tonight. spendy to get tested, though
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Monday, May 11, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 20:40 great mom's day up on top of Mt Tam. Beautiful weather and gorgeous views. The company wasn't too bad, either!
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:41 Just finished a 50 mile ride including going up Old La Honda to Skyline. Felt strong. Muy happy
  • 18:07 Kairos graduated from puppy Kindergarten today. Celebrated by taking him to outdoor dining at a restaurant. such a saint when he wants to be
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Saturday, May 09, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:56 RT @amoration: More bikes on the streets = less accidents? ginx.com/-gAWn2 #urbanbiking
  • 10:55 RT @ScottHepburn: Facebook has upgraded its metrics/analytics for anyone who manages Facebook Pages: ginx.com/-4LViW
  • 18:29 RT @chrisbrogan: Think we should do #unfollowsaturday ? You know, for robot marketers?
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Friday, May 08, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:55 RT @EllnMllr: Need sunscreen 4 lobbyists. Read about K Street's worst nightmare -Sunlight's lobbyist @sunlightonhill ginx.com/-UlA5c
  • 10:55 great pix from last weekend's #Wildflower olympic #tri. gallery does a good job of capturing the beauty of the place ginx.com/-HNehC
  • 11:16 reading an intriguing post by @eekim re: tools that elicit authentic connections ginx.com/-Yl4Ub
  • 15:19 Yippee! New compression socks. I feel like such an old man
  • 15:57 Pew Report re: Governing as social networking: 4-step cycle of comm is Attention, Acquisition, Assessment, Action ginx.com/-69QYg
  • 16:57 At Peets. A lady is interviewing for a tech job at table next to me. Is not going well for her. Trying not to cringe as she tanks.
  • 19:09 Has been a fun day of folks reconnecting with me after hearing me on Marketplace this morning re: ginx.com/-M4p2b
  • 23:52 great to get the win at darts tonight. Even if distracted a bit from the game itself.
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Thursday, May 07, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:09 This year's MIT IDEAS Competition award winners announced, from dirt batteries to braille labeling: ginx.com/-RZI2m
  • 09:06 I go swimming!
  • 15:07 RT @stereogab: In DC and a fan of transparency & #gov20? Join Sunlight at next Transparency Breakfast next Wed. RSVP ginx.com/-5ie8q
  • 15:30 great meetings/talks at Google today (again). Bumped into Uganda-based @rachelpayne in the cafe. I do so love serendipity
  • 16:24 On the way to SF to meet with GRI to talk about networks and online communities
  • 19:35 trapped on the muni watching my Caltrain pull away. So infuriating. Stuck in SF another 70 minutes
  • 22:02 @bradrourke thanks for the "useful" recommendation :)
  • 22:07 @RoadID Welcome to Twitter! Glad to have you here (am a longtime RoadID owner: red wristband is what I wear)
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:41 I think my hamstrings are finally back to normal after the weekend's race. Gonna dip into the pool for a gentle 2000 meters today.
  • 09:35 RT @marciamarcia: Create an effective online voice to strengthen your social networking. ginx.com/-XCw6j via @denthewise
  • 13:40 great coffee catch up with Linda today. Full of talk of Buddhist Economics and online communities and the intersections between.
  • 13:42 @lpetrides #wildflower was definitely a blast, and I think I'll be doing the long course next year (so I can party Saturday night!)
  • 19:40 great drink and discussion with @krob sent her off with a hi to everyone back in the home office
  • 20:04 wow, just won a $2M hand in FB poker. If only it were real money :)
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:12 Looking at the results list today, seems that Ms Parvati Shallow (Survivor chick) didn't race with me at #Wildflower as expected. pshaw
  • 10:22 Got my #Wildflower Triathlon photos up and labeled. Lots of pros on their bikes ginx.com/-xi1v2
  • 10:26 @itchbay thanks, had a great time. Long course next year :) Oh, and I saw a bald eagle Saturday, too! (is in the flickr stream)
  • 11:39 RT @eekim: Four week, intensive, online workshop on Tools for Catalyzing Collaboration: ginx.com/-oQQoP Please retweet!
  • 19:25 @nbmacd wtg! keep it pain free
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Monday, May 04, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 18:45 finally back from #wildflower. iPhone working again. Finished the olympic #tri in 3:14:30 (unofficially). beat my goal of 3:30, yay!
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Saturday, May 02, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:06 the hard part of being a dad and a triathlete is staying up all night with a sick kid before heading off to race weekend. she's better tho
  • 08:36 Elem school teachers staged a sick-out today to protest the witch hunt, er, odd micromanagement by Redwood City school board. awesome.
  • 09:28 ok, blog posts written and scheduled. time to start the packing in earnest and hope the rain stops soon.
  • 09:31 @bmonsma hey, congrats on the marathon finish. you must be so psyched!
  • 12:24 on the road to #wildflower camping and racing and hurting oh my!
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Friday, May 01, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:04 Excited to leave for Wildflower tomorrow! Today's the day for tuning/cleaning the bike and packing up the gear.
  • 14:17 My strengthsfinder top 5: Individualization Strategic Ideation Relator Connectedness. What are yours? ginx.com/-EFTAZ
  • 20:05 SCVDA dart tournament is finally underway. 30+ darters at Beefy's Cabin tonight
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Thursday, April 30, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:58 irony of ironies: all the USPS mail I don't want (catalogs, other paper spam) busted open our mailbox. Where do I send the bill?
  • 15:05 Great lunch meeting at Google then brain candy in Menlo Park. Now back to the home office
  • 16:51 Hey twitterfolks: who do you think has the best Twitter background design?
  • 00:02 great long dinner at Bar Tartine in SF with @makriese, @lindare and David. Thanks to Amy for the last-minute babysitting services.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:13 up early and headed to SF for meetings. Trying to avoid the sports headlines in hopes the #SJSharks loss was just a bad dream.
  • 15:50 Fantastic day of meetings and calls. Am reminded just how much brilliance, creativity and acumen there is in my network.
  • 16:15 wow, almost 2 years into this? I joined twitter 726 days ago - whendidyoujointwitter.com ?
  • 18:30 Hooray for the #Caps! So nice to see Ovechkin and co move on to the 2nd round.
  • 23:55 amazing how long it takes to clear out six years' worth of stuff, but very cathartic once it's done.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:45 RT @AsthmaMom Check out this article on backyard chickens ginx.com/-HrQCG Then follow @urbanchickens
  • 08:46 RT @ushahidi: On the Ushahidi blog Emergency Information Patterns and Thoughts on Swine Flu ginx.com/-cYwho
  • 09:47 In this era of free media (YouTube) why would a nonprofit would waste time going after remaindered PSA space on TV?
  • 09:48 CDC's impressive use of social media during the swineflu outbreak. ginx.com/-HWDTT via @EllnMllr
  • 11:11 although it's been cloudy this morning, the sun's going to break out later today and things will be glorious again (if a bit windy to start)
  • 14:56 Winds of change a-blowing. After 6 years at a remarkable organization, we've parted ways. Excited at the opportunities ahead -- stay tuned!
  • 18:32 hoping for two big wins tonight: me at poker and the #SJSharks in game 6!
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Monday, April 27, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:28 It felt so good to sleep in until 7am this morning. Love the weekends!
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 16:56 shopped today for a new cassette for my bike to help with climbing hills. $350?? cheapskate me says I'll just do more hill workouts instead.
  • 19:05 Oh please oh please oh please #sjsharks win tonight!
  • 20:59 C'mon #sjsharks. Let's win one more period.
  • 21:17 Can everyone at the #shark tank please move down to the ducks end of the ice so we can tilt it in the right direction? Thxbye
  • 21:58 did the #sjsharks win? you BETCHA!
  • 21:59 @malarchuck see you for game 6!
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Saturday, April 25, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:21 @stereogab I like Chole's Cafe for bfast. Blue Plate & Bar Tartine & Firefly for dinner.
  • 13:14 Interviewed for a piece to air on Marketplace re: urban chickens. I think it went well: the girls provided some ambient clucking
  • 13:26 @itchbay story will air in next two weeks or so (not today). will let you know when to listen :)
  • 14:01 RT @stevecase: Donors are reactive; philanthropists are proactive. (via @Philanthropic)
  • 14:42 It's a Radiohead -- In Rainbows kind of afternoon
  • 15:59 #MrTweet I recommend @bradrourke because he's got his finger on the pulse of issues affecting nonprofit leaders' effectiveness
  • 16:48 wondering why it seems (many) PTAs and school boards are overloaded with prudes desperately clinging to 1950s values and bigotry?
  • 17:10 Off to REI to buy replacement parts for all those pieces of the bike rack that fell off last weekend (oops)
  • 23:51 RT @pierre Effect Measure is a good place to get latest news and analysis on emerging swine flu epidemic: ginx.com/-ZhIX7
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Friday, April 24, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:31 RT @StephanieMcA Grantmakers for Effective Orgs launches new site #nonprofit #philanthropy ginx.com/-vfqfT
  • 11:04 RT @stereogab: Want to go to a great conf? Google fellowship available for Personal Democracy Forum Conference, ginx.com/-YzKGU
  • 11:17 @itchbay Will be thinking of you and your blips while climbing the hills at Wildflower next weekend. Keep the good music coming!
  • 12:16 impact of eBay on the looting of antiquities (it's not what you think it would be) ginx.com/-754pE
  • 21:03 This repair crew has lost all credibilty trying to replace the broken glass at the #sjsharks game. Come on!
  • 22:19 Are those towels the ducks fans are twirling? Would be so cool if #sjsharks fans got something like that at the #shark tank, no?
  • 22:21 Bitter at the #sjsharks loss. Heck of a hole to climb out of
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:13 wonderful to wake up and read about a #SJSharks win in the paper this morning. Looking forward to many more (15, to be exact)
  • 08:41 RT @digiphile: "To Tweet or Not to Tweet" @NYTimes: ginx.com/-Bpr1I | I don't think Maureen Dowd "gets" Twitter at all.
  • 15:57 RT @billjohnston: Reviewing research on community / sm salary we did last August - ginx.com/-BS3Dh bit.ly/4aoGB
  • 18:56 taking my daughters out to dinner for some qualtiy time. Letting the better half regain some of her sanity as well
  • 22:09 RT @mercsharks: Help us write our Game 4 headline to win a free subscription to the Merc's e-Edition. Details: ginx.com/-zbvfY
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:44 @losaltoshomes ICE Breaker was a sprint (.5mi/13mi/4mi). I'll be doing Wildflower Olympic, too. see you there?
  • 10:22 Got my link to the Wildflower #Tri Digital Athlete Guide. WTF? Horrid UX. how's about a PDF? ginx.com/-gG7bC
  • 10:43 @losaltoshomes I'm in the group ahead of you: 40-45. Unfortunately, looks like we've got a late start which means a HOT race course.
  • 11:53 OH "I'll never vote for @gavinnewsom because of his 'care not cash' program." So very binary in multiple choice world.
  • 14:18 Reading a great article by @lindare on PR and damage control in the age of Twitter. ginx.com/-xDhx2
  • 14:39 Getting nervous about this evening's #SJSharks game. So much is on the line! Let's go Sharks!
  • 14:56 RT @simplytheresa: OK - I've started to post work/Yosemite stuff on @YosemiteDNC, if you want to take a look.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:10 RT @neddotcom RT @acumenfund Resource for social entrepreneurs: 73 lectures (majority from Stanford) on #SocEnt: ginx.com/-spnv8
  • 09:29 @joanhan Glad I repeated the race & did better. Had a breakthru chasing down someone at the finish: tapped reserves I didn't know I had
  • 09:30 @Richardtreadway The series isn't over until all 4 wins are bagged. Have seen 2-0 leads disappear before. #SJSharks must win game 3, tho
  • 11:00 Opt out of the (stealth) behavioral advertising network dropping cookies on your machine: ginx.com/-pV0tz Please RT!
  • 13:56 RT @billshore: Scaling What Works: Implications for Philanthropists, Policymakers, & Nonprofit Leaders ginx.com/-fOAPh
  • 23:22 Finished yesterday's ICE Breaker #Tri in 1:43:21. That's 12:21 faster than last year. Finished 175th (of 404). Splits later this week.
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Monday, April 20, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:40 On my way to registration. Beautiful clear cool morning in Roseville
  • 07:31 Picked up my race packet and I'm number 667 (whew); one better than the beast. Tweet you after the finish
  • 11:35 Finished my tri beating the first female racer at the line. Of course she started 21 min after I did :) final time tbd
  • 15:56 @joanhan how was your race?
  • 16:25 back home from the #triathon, cleaned up and getting ready to head to HP Pavilion for tonight's #SJSharks game after the #NHLTweetup
  • 19:56 Love playoff hockey. Hate that the #SJSharks haven't showed up to score yet.
  • 22:00 I've never heard the crowd so silent walking away from a #sjsharks loss. Spooky
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:11 great to host @joanhan for coffee and croissants this morning and learn all about her biz: the USGP of Cyclocross ginx.com/-wpZhE
  • 12:39 Looking forward to tomorrow's Ice Breaker #Tri. Is the 1 yr anniversary of my first race, and an oppty to check my progress
  • 16:50 got all my #tri gear packed for the race, taking off soon for the drive to Roseville. sixteen hours until my wave starts!
  • 22:25 made it to Roseville to discover I'd forgotten to reserve a room (doh!). Easily resolved and now hitting the sack. #tri in the morning!
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:10 RT @EllnMllr: This may seem wonky...and it is...but it's really important. Update on bulk data from Congress. ginx.com/-Ngz4n
  • 17:20 Someone broke into my Friday space-time-continuum and stole a couple hours from my day. I want them back! (return them this weekend, please)
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Friday, April 17, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:22 So excited! the #Sharks start their quest for the Cup tonight
  • 10:51 RT @levjoy: Holy crap: RT @zazazarah: 1,500 Farmers in India Commit Mass Suicide: A Wake-Up Call for Humanity ginx.com/-Qp34V
  • 14:03 getting a 502 error trying to reach Gmail. Am I alone on this?
  • 14:06 RT @mercsharks: #sharks #hockey Sharks-Ducks, Day 5: Let the mind games begin as Carlyle breaks up top line in pr.. ginx.com/-2grXk
  • 18:33 one hour to game time. go #Sharks!
  • 20:18 Great to be packed in a bar with folks throwing darts, drinking beer and cheering the #Sharks on the big screen
  • 22:14 RT @mercsharks: Ducks win it 2-0. Marleau and Thornton combined for one shot. First shutout at home since last year's playoffs. #sharks
  • 23:27 hoping the #Sharks quickly forget tonight and come out fighting on Sunday night. Just 4 wins to get to round 2
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:35 RT @cshirky: Just posted something about #amazonfail: ginx.com/-kbVNh
  • 09:28 RT @digiphile (strange things afoot in Idaho!) National Weather Service photos of rare "snow rollers" in Idaho ginx.com/-8C9Z8
  • 10:20 BBC airs its first Creative Commons licensed TV show: R&D TV (via @boingboing) ginx.com/-TTf3U
  • 14:25 Great list of tips from @bradrourke on how to use email/online tools and still be nice doing so ginx.com/-dFQsl
  • 16:12 Happy the puck has dropped on the 2nd Season. Go #Sharks!
  • 16:16 Yes twtvite.com/c5e3q2 #twtvite #nhltweetup
  • 16:18 Join me at the #Sharks #NHLtweetup on 4/19 at Firehouse grill. Details at twtvite.com/c5e3q2
  • 17:31 RT @Dave_Ferguson Original name for Wikipedia: "unemployed Ph.D. Death Match"
  • 17:39 Why not sick the RIAA lawyers on the Somali pirates? sink them with subpoenas? oh so effective against the music pirates
  • 21:51 holy cow. we submitted our tax forms to CA last Friday and the refund is deposited today. sweet!
  • 23:05 RT @mercsharks: #sharks #hockey Sharks ready for playoff opener against Anaheim Ducks: There are plenty of reason.. ginx.com/-4mV4l
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:40 RT @acumenfund: Interesting TIME article on co. switching from nonprofit to for-profit to grow ginx.com/-ba6op
  • 07:43 @MercSharks happy to oblige, looking forward to retweeting your posts!
  • 08:13 RT @rohitbhargava: Dave Matthews Band (@DaveJMatthews) is offering a free download of his new single via Twitter: ginx.com/-Nz0je
  • 09:37 what else would you add to this list of Facebook Etiquette tips? Anything you'd re-phrase instead? ginx.com/-D4YZo
  • 09:46 RT @readthebill: Wow! We're almost at 7000 Read the Bill Petition sigs! Keep up the excellent work! ginx.com/-3MA8p #readthebill
  • 11:57 RT @mercsharks: Mercury News coverage of the San Jose Sharks is now on twitter. Follow us @MercSharks #SJSharks #Sharks
  • 15:04 hooray! My google #adsense account for my blog just ticked over the magic $100 payment threshold. I'll get my check next month :)
  • 16:10 RT @mercsharks: #sharks #hockey Sharks-Ducks, Day 3: A tweak here and there — or not — in the lines at practice ginx.com/-KzpL
  • 17:06 busy night ahead: track practice (hill workouts, ugh), then on to the SCVDA board meeting. good times!
  • 23:09 discovered Rancho San Antonio park tonight: a fantastic place to run! If only I'd remembered to bring my Garmin, I'd have a record of it.
  • 00:16 RT @mercsharks: #sharks #hockey Purdy: Thornton's sacrifice has helped Sharks prosper: The Sharks' best offensive.. ginx.com/-Al22G
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:37 RT @OCReport Join us for Online Communities: Surviving & Thriving in the Economic Downturn Webinar on 5/7 @11am PT: ginx.com/-NHOzR
  • 11:25 @nddulac go Sharks, indeed!
  • 13:03 Great to see @Mercsharks spin up to keep us #Sharks fans apprised of news during the playoffs
  • 13:09 RT @rohitbhargava: Funny marketing images of a real BMW versus Audi billboard advertising smackdown in Santa Monica - ow.ly/2L9n
  • 21:38 Fresh back from the monthly Silicon Valley #Tri Club meeting. With the exception of my stash, excess body fat is in short supply in the club
  • 21:54 playing fetch with the puppy. I think his persistence is going to outlast my attention.
  • 22:54 watching NBC's coverage of Clearwater IM 70.3 championships... they've recycled 30 min of background footage from last year's show. cheaters
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Saturday, April 11, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:22 RT @bradrourke: from my blog today: Nonprofit Challenges: Waste ginx.com/-BG3bC
  • 13:46 nice (and harmless) trippy visual illusion: ginx.com/-d6lNW
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Friday, April 10, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:57 please RT: ginx.com/-YK4iZ is happening - needing sponsors to take a risk, get great visibility and promote makers in Africa
  • 10:06 RT @WebWorkerDaily: Stop Procrastinating Now! ginx.com/-wqLJL
  • 14:00 Excited to ride the Vineman Ironman 70.3 bike course Saturday as recon for the race 7/19. maybe wine tasting, too? ginx.com/-8qPGP
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Thursday, April 09, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:03 @kwidrik I recommend the Sennheiser PMX70 earphones. Great sound, and they stay put when working out hard. ginx.com/-oYvNI
  • 09:47 Our neighbor, 2 doors down, had their car's window smashed last night. First time something like that's happened in our 3 years in this city
  • 13:44 NHL to hold a Tweetup on April 15 in NYC with satellite Tweetups in several other markets. I'm so there in San Jose! ginx.com/-pBlCm
  • 16:46 The typical mid-size car costs $23 per day (365 days/yr) assuming 15K miles driven per year. rethink transit? yes! ginx.com/-HtP9e
  • 17:29 Topped the 100,000 page view mark on my Urban Chickens blog. Can't believe there's so much action in this niche ginx.com/-D5MEd
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:18 congrats @soreng on the release of your book, Wisdom 2.0, today! Looking forward to curling up with it this weekend. snurl.com/ff7i4
  • 10:36 One of my Yosemite photos made it into the slideshow on the Santa Clara University home page (see: Ideal Location) ginx.com/-rsGxl
  • 10:59 wow, new UX for Gmail on the iPhone. me likey ginx.com/-UCuh2
  • 11:11 RT @mstrand: Bush paid me 25k tax incentive to buy my Toyota Sequoia in 2005, now Obama wants me to sell it for... - ginx.com/-Mlh1z
  • 11:30 I like Socialtext's collaborativeness metric (unique contributors as a % of unique visitors). Wondering what the norm/avg is for others
  • 13:33 which would you prefer? "hey, link to me and then I'll link to you" or "I linked to you, would you mind returning the favor?" yeah, me too.
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:39 nice to sleep in a warm bed after two nights in the cold in a sleeping bag. legs are still a little weary. must've been a good workout
  • 10:55 Trying to wrap my arms around Google's Moderator tool. Has anyone used it and been pleased with the results? ginx.com/-wCZUZ
  • 11:57 RT @evolvingWe The problem with good transparency is that it can't be spoonfed. It also requires good listening.
  • 16:33 RT @neddotcom: RT @greghancock Mention of NedSpace: ginx.com/-CNWh0
  • 16:35 Really not looking forward to a whole season of tweeps griping about every ball/strike/foul at the game they're watching. yawn
  • 18:25 Bummed: our Mt Whitney climbing permit was declined. No room on the mountain the days we want to go. Lottery was not kind this year
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Sunday, April 05, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:20 Brrrrr. Cold night camping. Now off to ride 50 miles
  • 12:24 First 33 miles done. This wildflower bike course has some hills :) gonna ride the 40km loop again and call it a day. Beer awaits
  • 15:19 Done riding for the day. Legs are beat. Now BBQ and beer and sleep before tomorrow's swim and run. Offline til then
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Saturday, April 04, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:48 you can tell the economy's not so good: every recycling bin on the block has been picked clean overnight of any bottles or cans
  • 09:56 Excited to head to Lake San Antonio this weekend for some practice swim/bike/runs for the Wildflower Triathlon
  • 10:12 RT @Pistachio: Twitter in the Enterprise? @socialtext launches a FREE 3-part webinar series ginx.com/-yy56b
  • 11:29 @itchbay will pass along your regards... keep those great blips coming, you've got a delightful taste in music!
  • 12:31 cool! I'm going to be racing with Parvati Shallow (of Survivor fame) at Wildflower in May. well, me and 3000 others. ginx.com/-gdhiF
  • 13:28 wow, sales of Tropicana OJ dropped 20% after (ugly) redesign of its packaging. ROI on that redesign? egg on face ginx.com/-PB2YJ
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Friday, April 03, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:13 RT @stereogab: Nice to see Subsidyscope colleagues get credit for sniffing out change in $ of bailout stocks ginx.com/-WK6Iu
  • 12:25 not comforted by this: "Don't waste your energy worrying about sharks and seals. You will be in a large group of boats and swimmers"
  • 15:05 jazzed at how folks are reacting to the salesforce implementation... we're on our way!
  • 15:58 I heart Thom Yorke a lot. And I'm not afraid to admit it. ginx.com/-ap4Fs
  • 17:03 Change.org is hiring a managing editor. Can you help find the right person? ginx.com/-Rzugs
  • 17:07 RT @bbcworld: How did Michelle Obama break palace protocol? ginx.com/-ycXE6
  • 20:31 Our captain just threw a ton80 (a very good dart throw). Nicely done @nddulac
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Thursday, April 02, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:46 Surprise! Getting my first CT scan today. Guess I'm not quite out of the woods yet. Doc playing it safe and I'm happy to comply
  • 12:11 the waiting is the hardest part
  • 13:25 aging successfully means knowing when to push thru the pain vs when to hold back. doc just gave me the ok to push thru. I'm back in the game
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:20 RT @urbanchickens: nice to see friend Sarah's flock in Brooklyn Heights Blog (yes, you can has urban chix in NY!) ginx.com/-xa92h
  • 16:28 An unplanned afternoon of EKGs, xrays, and ultrasounds is no fun. Playing it safe, but not fun or productive
  • 16:55 Got the all clear from the doc. no errant post-op clot, but supposed to take it easy for 3 days. trainingus interruptus
  • 18:16 Can't wait to see what kind of hijinx will play out in the Twitterverse tomorrow; the medium is ripe for a good one this April Fool's Day.
  • 22:08 Just finished watching the movie "Mad City Chickens" -- what a delightful film. (really!) ginx.com/-ObPfa
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:16 Not too pleased with myself for misplacing $100 in receipts from my last trip. So much for reimbursement.
  • 10:34 "Society works precisely because conversation is ephemeral... conversation is not the same thing as correspondence." ginx.com/-JnOaT
  • 10:41 earthquake in Redwood City
  • 10:42 earthquake FELT in Redwood City, looks like epicenter is in South San Jose: ginx.com/-VIy3L
  • 10:56 RT @chr1sa: tip for starting successful projects: If you can sell 1 smart person on idea enough that they'll join u, you've won. Teams rule.
  • 11:06 I love the fact that KaBOOM! is leveraging Twitter to fill up their Playspace Finder database ginx.com/-q2rQw
  • 11:07 KaBOOM! builds playgrounds. Help them create a map of 100,000 playspaces in 100 days: ginx.com/-kndZ1
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Monday, March 30, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 15:58 Took the puppy to the beach today (Bean Hollow SP). Thank goodness he was on the leash or he might have blown away in the wind.
  • 21:58 Wishing my Garmin Forerunner 305 would upload its data to #motionbased so I can analyze my rides. no luck, & MB online help is broken. fail
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:51 back from a beautiful 35 mile ride this morning. Best news: no shimmies on the 40mph downhill this time. glad I reseated the hubs (thx JH!)
  • 18:07 Score: free parking spot just two blocks from the Shark Tank = more $ for beer at the game. Go #Sharks!
  • 22:35 fun to watch the Sharks win at home tonight. Bummed that Pitt's out of the tourney (so much for my bracket)
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:06 bad allergies? nope, my youngest finally gave her cold with me, and here I thought I'd managed to dodge it. grrr
  • 15:18 Just did the Escape from Alcatraz Tri run route. The sand ladder is a pain even without the swim/bike beforehand. Training is good!
  • 17:30 Peets barrista botched my coffee order (I had to wait 3 min while they brewed a new pot), so she gave me a coupon for free drink. I < ...
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Friday, March 27, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:25 been invited to join America's Test Kitchen panels for testing grilling recipes and for low-fat recipes. Gonna have to pick one. hmmm
  • 09:46 RT @chasing: Finally posted my SXSW write-up: ginx.com/-OSDt4 [great points for panelists, see para 6]
  • 10:33 good Q by @cshirky: "The internet is the largest group of people who care about reading and writing ever assembled in history — now what?"
  • 10:38 RT @mashable Social Media for Social Causes Study: The Results ginx.com/-Pe27U (via @tweetmeme)
  • 11:01 nice Working Wikily post: Data-visualization: seeing is believing. Includes link to 5 best visualizations of 2008 ginx.com/-Hedwj
  • 11:09 @stereogab no submitting recipes to ATK, just testing ones they send out (to fine tune prior to getting published)
  • 11:10 @femmebot So wanting to go to SXSW next year. missed you and @lindare this year and last
  • 11:51 very comprehensive value network map of how news is made/distributed (via @identitywoman blog) ginx.com/-VY2uh
  • 11:52 And another value network map on the Emerging News Ecology (via @identitywoman) do you see yourself on the map? ginx.com/-VvwNW
  • 13:07 RT @digiphile: John Yemma, editor of CSM, on move to 24hr Web + weekly print #newspaper model: ginx.com/-zio80
  • 13:45 Wish I'd known of this crowdsource logo design site 3 months ago. Might use it to design an urbanchickens.net logo ginx.com/-RCWtv
  • 14:13 If you take charge of what info you'll share with the world, other people won't be able to control you w that info ginx.com/-SE80w
  • 18:22 RT @eekim: Are you a fox or a hedgehog? ginx.com/-3tIks [me: I'm a fox, per Berlin's definition]
  • 18:24 C'mon Sharks, wtf?
  • 18:46 heading out for our dart match. glad there will be hockey and NCAA on the big screens to help the time pass between games.
  • 23:44 can't believe I forgot my phone at home tonight. felt naked without it.
  • 00:07 a little more off-line work to do, then it's time for sleep.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:00 hoping the thousands of bees clustered on a tree branch in our yard don't decide to make it their permanent home
  • 10:42 RT @loic: reading "the Facebook generation"ginx.com/-6DvEx
  • 10:53 McDonald's is rated higher than In-N-Out Burger on this Best-and-Worst Restaurants list? Something's fishy... ginx.com/-QSZXb
  • 14:58 jazzed that others are seeing the same potential for Salesforce.com that I'm seeing
  • 17:04 Just watched my daughter perform in her first play. Quite the proud papa moment.
  • 19:19 Glad I got a picture of all those bees this morning. they're gone from our tree now; no sign of where they went.
  • 20:18 rt @blueoxen An ode to Wikis. ginx.com/-LpcgQ #WikiBirthday
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:04 Cool iPhone app called Locavore helps you find a nearby farmer's market and lets you know what food's in-season, too ginx.com/-M0Kct
  • 10:24 @exectweets, I nominate @lindare for #Media/Advertising and #Marketing
  • 10:56 RT @eekim: Blue Oxen survey on organizational collaborative behavior. Please fill it out and retweet! ginx.com/-jNttT
  • 11:16 "crowdsourcing" vs "wisdom of the crowds": there's a big difference between the 2; make sure you know which is which ginx.com/-GCyVv
  • 12:04 RT @stereogab Watch the video and sign the petition ginx.com/-sTHSa
  • 14:46 Amazon.com Sub-Pop MP3 sampler available for free for a limited time: ginx.com/-glVvg
  • 16:21 @TurtleGarcia check Running Planet for training for your half. Jump in at week 6 (I used theirs for my first half) ginx.com/-Hcpo3
  • 17:28 file under "shoulda seen it coming." Sen. Dorgan of ND sure did in 1999. thx @boingboing ginx.com/-W8vcM
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:57 the puppy is unusually well-behaved this morning. I wonder what he did...
  • 08:05 RT @Pistachio Salesforce/Twitter "While $20B of software is spent on call centers, customers are somewhere else," ginx.com/-iGLXx
  • 08:40 the last @boingboing blog post by guest @dangillmor has some good tunes (hope he'll come back for more posts soon) ginx.com/-EHFfU
  • 09:48 don't miss this great article by @lindare on marketing via Twitter ginx.com/-dIpAp
  • 10:01 hoping the injuries to @lancearmstrong aren't serious ginx.com/-s1GCD
  • 10:58 RT @mitchm see the video from right after Lance Armstrong's crash at Castilla y Leon: ginx.com/-JjLtf (via @johanbruyneel)
  • 11:13 Wonder why @TFFRatio requests your twitter login/pwd info... the calculation data it seeks is available without a login. just askin'
  • 11:22 yes, the world's cheapest car is coming soon, but the costs to gas and park the thing are going to skyrocket ginx.com/-xWGeF
  • 14:44 given the high-gloss production of all Salesforce.com live events, I'm shocked that their on-demand training's voice-over sucks so bad.
  • 16:56 hey! limited number of cheap tix available for 140 The Twitter Conference 2009 to be held May 26&27;in Mtn View, CA ginx.com/-5K9vn
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Monday, March 23, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:50 my latest Kiva portfolio update: my clients are repaying their loans ahead of schedule. I now have enough back to loan to someone new
  • 10:37 broke my bicycle pump and got a new Rennkompressor. omg, dreamy. highly recommended if you're shopping around. German engineering rocks
  • 20:21 Freshly home from another fun win a the Shark Tank. Sharks are back on top of the League again
  • 21:17 experienced a front-end shimmy on my bike today going downhill ~ 35mph. very unsettling. don't know what changed from last time to cause it
  • 23:15 hoping sleep comes easy tonight
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Sunday, March 22, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:13 Riding with SVTC group this morning just not in the cards: blew thru two tubes just setting up. Busted tire pump to blame. Sigh
  • 11:26 getting ready to head out to today's Sharks game (vs the Stars). Kids staying home with the babysitter means a matinee date with the wife!
  • 17:32 Great times watching a convincing Sharks win at the Shark Tank.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 00:50 came in 2nd place at the dart tourney tonight. pleased with the outcome. we lost to the better team.
  • 08:44 Spring has sprung, and the flowers are beautiful!
  • 09:41 seeing/hearing folks misuse "bottoms-up" to describe "bottom-up" behavior just makes me want to drink all the more
  • 09:45 RT @cecysnyder: Women's projects raised more than $90,000 in honor of International Women's Day! ginx.com/-sehJ9...
  • 11:10 who still thinks pop-under ads are effective? C'mon HuffPo, I mean, srsly
  • 13:31 my youngest's response to "where do you want to plant this flower?": "In a hole!" eesh, I'm in trouble.
  • 16:24 OSHA finds Exxon exposed workers to lethal hurricane hazards at refinery, fines XOM all of $5,000. That'll teach 'em ginx.com/-5zRhP
  • 16:35 Nice WSJ piece on history denied & then redelivered thanks to a lost tape found of the first NCAA women's slam dunk ginx.com/-BkzZD
  • 17:13 time to go home and get a run in before dinner. then it's back to bracketology!
  • 19:15 Enjoying the cool down from a great 4.5 mile run. Tomorrow we ride!
  • 22:29 great OT basketball games tonight. outcomes didn't help my bracket, but worth it to see the excitement
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Friday, March 20, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 12:42 The DRM chickens come home to roost: Obama's gift of DVDs to Brown can't be watched on UK players. gotcha! ginx.com/-ZM9xf
  • 16:40 w00t! got my "bluetrain" print by @gapingvoid in the mail today. It's stunning (photos don't do it justice) snurl.com/e693q
  • 16:49 RT @motherpucker New website for all the NHL tweeters to check out: www.nhlgametag.com/ #nhl #hockey
  • 23:58 In the dart finals. Just starting the game now. Late night
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:39 our friend the fireman wore his uniform/gear to school today to talk to the kids about fire safety. The teachers swooned more than the kids.
  • 09:22 DO NOT follow the rough seas link. thenation.com has %$#% spyware ad popup from hell. grrr
  • 09:40 RT @EthanZ: Congrats to Sunlight Foundation, Omidyar on major grant and partnership: ginx.com/-tB74N
  • 12:06 who do you think would do the best cover of the "copyright song"? ginx.com/-Eph4e
  • 12:12 Another awesome post by @dangillmor. I hope he removes the "guest" from his "guest-blogger" status on @BoingBoing ginx.com/-HZ8L7
  • 13:14 was just informed I'm "180 degrees out of phase with [his] availability"... evidently, I caught him in work mode.
  • 14:44 Blackbaud study shows most online donors don't return to donate again (bright side: lots of room for improvement!) ginx.com/-rjshM
  • 16:33 I get to exercise again tomorrow for first time in 2 weeks! Gotta be careful not to overdo it on the post-op leg: doing a slow 5k run.
  • 16:52 AIG asked employees who received more than $100K to "step up" and return at least half the payments. so generous! ginx.com/-t8km7
  • 19:55 Stewart Brand says "rethink green" – and preferably before things start getting weirder, faster. ginx.com/-X73so
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:32 sounds from the playground this morning: "You're not wearing green!" (pinch). repeat until adult intervenes.
  • 09:57 So proud to be an alum of the #1 surf college in America: UCSD ginx.com/-Ocwg6
  • 13:13 definition of "shamerocks": the patch of green you find yourself face-down in the morning after a St Patty's Day bender.
  • 16:58 RT: @o2sm Twitalyzer: analytics tool for anybody looking to quantify the effectiveness of their tweets tinyurl.com/c4uypk
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 15:52 hooray, my new iPod is here! it replaces the one that drowned on my 9-mile run in the rain last month.
  • 19:27 just drove ten miles on I-280 next to an Audi R8. Drool. Such a sexy car
  • 23:21 my @usatriathlon new member packet finally arrived in the mail today. I'm officially a card-carrying member :)
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Monday, March 16, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:31 @DraderCo 6 weeks is plenty of time so long as you're not wedded to doing all 1500m freestyle. you can make it fine using breast/back too
  • 08:36 a misty morning here in Redwood City. Given the weather, I don't feel so bad about not being able to work out til Thursday (four more days!)
  • 17:11 @TN_Triathlete congrats on the Tom King Half Marathon finish! glad your knee's feeling better (smart to wait 24 hrs before writing)
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:13 Any venture that depends on controlled access to content should be watching & learning from the newspaper crisis. ginx.com/-xWJ0E
  • 09:39 Think the new iPod Shuffle is all that? it has an authentication chip to make the headphones work. Bad DRM. ginx.com/-7xs7F
  • 09:56 @jbuckner congrats on finishing your first #tri! you hooked?
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Saturday, March 14, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:16 @itchbay Wildflower temp is expected to be warm again: 90s+ and dry. doing a practice weekend there Apr 4-5 with SVTC. will report out after
  • 10:16 RT @DonorsChoose: An exciting new update: you can now publish your DonorsChoose.org donation activity to Facebook!
  • 10:39 test driving HD cams: Flip has simple design and just works out of the box. Vado has too many buttons and requires a plug-in. FlipHD wins
  • 10:45 @nddulac but darts is a great excuse to drink beer and watch hockey (nice shootin' last night)
  • 14:41 Has anyone else had trouble getting their 2009 membership packet from @usatriathlon? It's almost mid-March and still waiting on my card
  • 15:33 Ah, Google Voice: the One Rule to Ring Them All! ginx.com/-NCHZh
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Friday, March 13, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:49 RT @witnessorg Dare to Question? Using video to take on UN drug policies: 11 years ago, the UN's General Assembly.. ginx.com/-Z9SyD
  • 08:49 One week since I my phlebectomy; one more week until I can start training again. I'm so stir crazy I could spit.
  • 09:41 Twitter's fine for starting conversations but less than ideal to support them ongoing. kinda like writing postcards with crayons
  • 13:10 oh joy, I've been migrated to the new FB home page design. gotta love change, no?
  • 13:27 @sarahkay need new tunes to run to? highly recommend Podrunner. DJ Steveboy does a great job with fixed tempo. free ginx.com/-g8P2O
  • 14:25 Ah, the sounds of Spring planting: "oops, I think I cut the sprinkler line"
  • 15:22 RT @SFBusinessTimes SFBT: AOL names Google exec as CEO ginx.com/-n84Ia [me: wow, Tim Armstrong to head AOL?]
  • 15:39 oooh, I like this a lot! Daily scan of front pages of 14 major dailies big enough to read online. ginx.com/-TKqQQ
  • 15:50 Heading to the Wildflower training talk at Sports Basement in Sunnyvale tonight. The #tri is just over 7 weeks away.
  • 19:03 Dry climate at Widlflower means you should be drinking 1-1.5 gal of water per day on site when not racing
  • 21:16 Refueling advice for longer course #triathlon runs shared tonight: energy drink goes in you & water goes on you. Electrolytes r your friend
  • 21:43 RT @guykawasaki: Why you should ignore your horoscope ginx.com/-kNTuO
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:59 if you're in Pacific Time zone: don't miss the moonset this morning, it's awesome
  • 09:37 wtg @berkmancenter MediaCloud! MC tracks news content comprehensively w/ free, open, and flexible research tools ginx.com/-UyfVN
  • 11:21 RT @activenetwork: How to kill your 10K PR: Focus on getting faster ginx.com/-xt2SW
  • 11:23 @sarahkay great pix, glad you got to see the moon this am, too!
  • 16:11 eyes crossing from all this spreadsheet data sorting and de-duping and prepping. the migration should go smoothly, tho
  • 17:06 RT @robhayes Portland entrepreneurs! Good folks at @neddotcom are trying to get you $250K for your company. Show up! ginx.com/-vBV4G
  • 17:18 So, what kind of blog gets greater ad clicks: one with high % new visitors or one with high % repeats? intuition: newbies. (researching)
  • 22:16 cool: you can build your own nutrition bar & slap your own name on it. get a case of 'em delivered to your door. ginx.com/-HQQM4
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:11 Puppy at the vet today. Time to take away his jewels and stop the lineage. Will try not to laugh at his cone collar when we pick him up.
  • 09:36 Although the presentation method is dreadful, there's some gems in this post: 17 Ways You Undermine Your Own Career ginx.com/-Z8zzz
  • 14:41 Thrilled to see the new Harwood Institute web site launch. Congrats to Rich, Eric and the crew! ginx.com/-BKT1D
  • 16:26 a proud papa moment: my 6-yr-old got an honorable mention for her painting at the regional art show in SoCal. (& 2 judges wanted to buy it!)
  • 22:52 the moonrise tonight was amazing. Tried to capture it coming up behind the Stanford Dish but the pix didn't come out :(
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:34 RT @cshirky @laureltouby "You're gonna miss us when we're gone!" isn't much of a business model.
  • 11:06 doc says recovery is going well, but can't start training again until 3/19. bummed
  • 14:04 RT @sarahkay: Reading about the Omidyar-Tufts microfinance fund performance. very exciting! ginx.com/-Zuvz
  • 16:22 thinking it really doesn't have to be as difficult as we're trying to make it.
  • 16:32 RT @katrinah "If u don't cause a ripple, do u exist?" Reading "6 recommendations to measure social media success" ginx.com/-fxpX
  • 18:47 At the March Silicon Valley #Triathlon Club mtg at Running Revolution in Campbell. Lots of door prizes. Hope I win
  • 20:55 won a free bike tune-up at the SVTC meeting. also talked at length with someone re: adventure racing (kayak, MTB, hill run). I'm intrigued!
  • 22:05 I love Flickr streams that show the user snow skiing one weekend and frolicking on the beach the next. what recession?
  • 22:42 @kevinrose if you're still needing it: settings>>wi-fi networks>> blue arrow of the network you want to blow away>>for ...
  • 22:45 interesting plot to tonight's episode of House: how would you handle someone who couldn't help but speak the blunt truth at all times?
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Monday, March 09, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:31 RT @konaendurance: very interested in talking with an "seo expert" who is ALSO a triathlete, cyclist or runner & competes. DM me & lets talk
  • 11:56 @gapingvoid got it!
  • 12:05 flipping through Cycle California Magazine's event calendar looking for century rides in April/May/June to help train for Vineman 70.3
  • 20:54 looking forward to getting a thumbs-up on the post-op recovery from the Dr in the morning so I can start walking around (and training again)
  • 21:20 hoping I get cleared to do this run Sunday from SF to Sausalito across Golden Gate bridge. anyone want to join me?: ginx.com/-q1YR
  • 22:04 @itchbay weather looks good for running 3/15: ginx.com/-mVW0
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Sunday, March 08, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:05 RT @Chipp: Feed this tool your Creative Commons content & it'll report how it's being used on the web. Easy & cool. ginx.com/-fRKD
  • 07:28 it's a beautiful day outside. lucky for me, it's tax prep day, too. I think I'll take my work outside and hope the wind doesn't pick up.
  • 07:32 managing a community? must read "Social Psychology 101 for Community Managers" by @scottmoore ginx.com/-WsZdb
  • 09:25 how do you increase your pain tolerance? A Fred's Eye View: tinyurl.com/bkxv7t
  • 13:48 watching Sita Sings the Blues with my daughters. what a fun film!
  • 14:58 RT @kimokali: afternoon #haiku moment: pine needle pollen sets my eyeballs on fire, the wind enjoys this
  • 16:21 RT @konaendurance: adding more triathletes, cyclists & runners to our Kona Endurance Race Teams, get FREE racewear ginx.com/-l8Ay
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Saturday, March 07, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:15 Wind energy is still good, right? Here's a thorough article on wind turbines killing birds: ginx.com/-Gbk6
  • 10:57 Really appreciate the get-well-soon flower arrangement sent from the team at the office. Feel blessed to work with such great people.
  • 12:00 great post by Bruce Schneier on perverse (security) incentives. It's all about alignment, isn't it? ginx.com/-Sc03
  • 12:18 RT @chrismessina: Right around 0:43 in this video is a vision for OpenID: ginx.com/-YKAJR (looks more like InfoCard though)
  • 15:16 RT @SVSJbizjournal: Study: HP Pavilion pumps $1.7B into San Jose ginx.com/-US0H [me: let's hear it for the Shark Tank!]
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Friday, March 06, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 05:38 why I love the Eye-Fi card: Took pix last night & it while doing so, it uploaded pix that I'd forgotten about from last week's trip to SEA
  • 06:01 Headed to the surgeon to get some quick work done on the veins in my leg. Tweet you on the other side.
  • 10:49 Surgery successful altho took longer than planned. Now to recover, keeping leg elevated for the next couple days.
  • 16:28 Looks like my anesthetist played a practical joke on me while I was under this morning: my whole left side is shaved from waist down. weird
  • 21:15 already getting stir crazy and I've got another three days of "taking it easy" ahead of me. eesh
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Thursday, March 05, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:46 Relatively painless experience dropping the car off for service this morning. Fell in love with a dark grey M3 in the showroom, tho. sigh
  • 10:06 hooray, our new site launched! my fav part is the portfolio section featuring the great work of our investees ginx.com/-89tV
  • 10:29 RT @Mlsif: I think he's right: Y Benkler on why decline of newspapers ≠ the end of democracy or tough reporting ginx.com/-82hV
  • 11:24 caveat emptor: just because your food is certified organic doesn't mean it's safe for you (yes, more peanut fallout) ginx.com/-89LX
  • 12:18 Glad to see SL cops have a lead on guy who broke in & cleaned out apt of @dzabriskie while he was racing the #ATOC ginx.com/-Up1v
  • 12:30 RT @jrushin: Politicians are so misguided... RT @thomashawk: California lawmaker targets Internet mapping sites ginx.com/-bSnL
  • 12:46 I <3 this Death Cab for Cutie song, and now the video, too: ginx.com/-AXeU
  • 13:29 RT @pierre: Omidyar Network has a new website (and logo!): ginx.com/-Xrd5
  • 14:09 @itchbay can only know where your food really comes from if you know (really know) the producer/supplier herself. Locavores are all over it
  • 17:19 happiness is a clean car
  • 17:44 Great to see the folks at The Extraordinairies find a way to capture idle time: use your cellphone to volunteer! ginx.com/-viOR
  • 21:31 @bmonsma the 1/2 went well. I did it in 2:10:16 which I'm pleased with considering the 3500' of elevation gain on the way to the turnaround!
  • 22:13 Watching the puppy pace the kitchen floor, passing gas with each lap. Hope he doesn't need to poop. Ah, the joys of dog ownership!
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:00 Enjoying another wonderful early morning rainbow before the next wave of precipitation hits.
  • 09:00 the chickens are not amused by all this rain coming down in our backyard. No floods yet, but lots of standing water. wet eggs anyone?
  • 09:57 RT @eqca: New Ad Tells our History: Watch and Forward ginx.com/-MtOH
  • 10:46 which is worse: burnt coffee or over-steeped tea? pick your poison
  • 13:23 proofing a web site before it launches tomorrow. excited to see it go live!
  • 14:05 RT @stevecase: "Innovation Heat Map" (from McKinsey & World Economic Forum) maps innovation across the planet ginx.com/-bhyt
  • 15:55 RT @hotdogsladies: Hotmail used to seem like a harmless bit of toilet paper on your shoe. Today, more like a jaunty top hat made of turds.
  • 16:37 Sweet. just downloaded U2's No Line on the Horizon from Amazon for just 3.99 (today only) ginx.com/-guF2
  • 23:24 RT @Boomer: i <3 amazon and.. RT @howardlindzon You must love $amzn they just get it. Viva la competition. ginx.com/-Bh3s $$
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:37 trying to teach my youngest to pronounce "count" properly. She keeps dropping the "o" (doh!). Please, honey, learn this quickly!
  • 09:14 glad I'm not flying anywhere today
  • 09:31 RT @stevecase: RT @danzarrella: New data on Twitter Application Usage from HubSpot - ginx.com/-dlIu
  • 09:39 women not allowed to run in the Boston marathon until 1972? hard to believe (yet true) ginx.com/-5uLN
  • 11:01 RT @SVSJbizjournal: S.F. Chronicle may charge for Web content ginx.com/-BVDDS [me: i can't imagine paying for sfgate content, sorry]
  • 12:10 RT @sarahkay: Adding "The Blue Sweater" to my long list of must-reads. thanks @TEDchris ginx.com/-LCHK
  • 15:36 good lessons learned article gleaned from two years of hosting online community Hacker News ginx.com/-HF8U
  • 15:49 RT @UCSDalumni: wishes Dr. Seuss a happy birthday!
  • 16:13 RT @jimmy_wales: @lessig on Kindle, please rt, worth reading. ginx.com/-FoZj
  • 16:56 RT @eqca: State Legislature Goes On Record to Oppose Prop. 8 ginx.com/-QM7Q
  • 17:54 RT @EllnMllr: Transparency is the new marketing. Good lessons from @cshirky ginx.com/-7WTn
  • 23:04 enjoying listening to the wind and rain. glad to be indoors doing so.
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Monday, March 02, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 14:22 haven't heard from you in a while, what's going on?
  • 15:55 off to get a short weights session in before my swim workout. already looking forward to soaking in the hot tub afterwards!
  • 17:46 wow, can't play zynga iPhone poker AND listen to music on iPhone at same time?! #fail
  • 22:24 @badgerpendous congrats on getting the chickens moved into their coop!
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Sunday, March 01, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:00 all fueled up and ready to go. A 9am start time for a race feels positively luxurious. Tweet you on the other side.
  • 12:23 Finished in 2:10:18. Feel good about the time given the 1800 feet up and the trail conditions. Glad it's over
  • 15:54 very proud of my eldest: her painting came in first in her division in the art contest. now she's on to the the divisional contest.
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