Category Archives: Itse

Personal stuff, some private & some not.

The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-11: Another leak in my ceiling, more gnashing of teeth

Yet another leak making a big water-filled blister in my ceiling. [gnashing of teeth] Will this ever end?!!! A whinge by Mel Green. Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-05: Caprica w/ sauerkraut

And of course “Caprica” is also scored by Bear McCreary, same guy who composed four seasons of great music for “Battlestar Galactica.” All the more reason for loving this new series. A much better way to end the day than … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-04: Fata morgana, & new pipes

I saw fata morgana today — a mirage extension of the Alaska range north of Denali as seen from the 15th floor of one of the Denali towers. Photo here! Plus, all about the new pipes in my living room ceiling. So cool. Heh.

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-03: Technical writing makes Mel grumpy

Being forced to do technical writing (for example, writing a style guide for building tables in Excel) makes Mel into a grump. #fb #

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-01: Buzzcuttedness

Most beautiful photo of the Mat-Su Valley of AK I’ve ever seen, by my friend @jansonjones. http://bit.ly/c44h7a # RT: @LambiFund: A good quick history of #Haiti Starting w/ Columbus http://bit.ly/bLpivW # RT: @CapricaSeven: Interesting recap of Caprica’s first post-pilot ep … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-01-29: Dollhouse ends, Caprica begins

RT: @CapricaSeven: #Dollhouse and #Caprica in one night?! You can do it! // Yes, & I will! # Text LAMBI to 50555 to instantly donate $5 to @LambiFund of Haiti – Haitians need to be at CENTER of rebuilding process. … Continue reading

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Local farmers, local food

My first box of produce from Glacier Valley Farm CSA is cause to celebrate — not just good food, but also the connection that comes from supporting local farmers. Thank you, farmers of Mat-Su.

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-01-27: Community supported agriculture

Most of today’s tweets were about the great box of produce I picked up today from Glacier Valley Farm CSA.

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-01-22

Government by psychopathy: corporate money=corporate “free speech” for fake “persons” http://bit.ly/8u2zcX #SCOTUS #SCOTUSfail # Millions against Monsanto — one of the corporate psychopaths I wrote about last night. http://bit.ly/66SjSB (h/t Lee Smith) #fb #

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-01-22: U.S. Supreme Court sells out democracy to highest corporate bidders

The news that greeted me this morning: the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 activist decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which further extended the legal fiction that corporations are “persons” by granting their extremely deep special interest pockets pretty … Continue reading

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