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• doing a hefty goat bone-in leg on the big green egg tonight. marinating now. think i'll do direct but knock the temp down quick #
• Why did I wait until Saturday to go to the barber? #

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• hi twitter in 2010. been AWOL for a few weeks. had this week off and had the damn flu (or just a very nasty cold). getting back in action… #
• took down the christmas tree, put up all the Christmas decorations, sealed boxes, put in attic … found more Christmas stuff … oops #
• going out for sushi tonight with some vet school friends. shiki in Durham ! #
• cold! #
• actually … i didn't work 12/24 … so tomorrow is first day back at work since 12/23 … you would think i was more rested … damn cold #
• @TwinklesPig sorry pig-a-dig-dig. i didn't know that you would by Che in reply to TwinklesPig #
• @TwinklesPig chased by Che. in reply to TwinklesPig #
• anybody else having major #googlevoice issues? PC calls not going out. also hearing clicks during conversation. #
• i am really liking ubuntu NBR … i recently switched from eeebuntu and I'm sold. #
• cool new feature on @paperbackswap that helps you "wishlist" other editions of a book. #
• stir-fry with chicken and peanuts for dinner tonight. smells yummy. once horses fed dinner will be served. #

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• back in action after hard drive crash in laptop. good thing as I'm presenting today to town council in Blackstone, VA on broadband #

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• @TropicalPalapas i love the Dizzy Pig rubs. in reply to TropicalPalapas #
• RT @braddog: The Sausage Briefcase: for the well prepared traveler http://bit.ly/6l0C82 // now that is what i need for Christmas. #
• Happy Saturday tweeter'ers. 3rd day of french press … more coffee finer ground (than yesterday) and a better cup. still want my pot back. #
• @TropicalPalapas I think my favorite Dizzy Pig rub is the cow lick. i love the way it flavors up a ribeye or strip done on the Big Green Egg in reply to TropicalPalapas #
• RT @mduchesn: The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that the success of #FTTH TODAY lies into Open Neutral Access // ditto #
• @mduchesn french press coffee pot. I shattered my coffee pot on the floor earlier this week so I'm stuck making coffee in a french press. in reply to mduchesn #
• Stew was good, but the top round was lean so was a tad dry. Great recipe I made up using sweet potatoes from father's garden. #yummy #
• RT @mduchesn: @sidboswell Owners and landlords should ask for Neutral Fiber w/ a PacketFront or so CPE. // what are their competitors? #
• We're going out for Mexican't tonight (I only say that because I am not fond of Mexican food outside of TX & NM … kind of sucks here). #
• RT @moui: @sidboswell Landlords must offer the Bband to the tenants, don't they? // in most cases here in the US, no. on your own for that. #
• RT @moui: @sidboswell Is there any consumer protection agreement between the broadband subscribers and the ISPs? // LOL. #
• @moui none. in reply to moui #
• @JonStrickland no, but mine has ceiling tiles in reply to JonStrickland #
• Of course when you break your coffee carafe you should just be able to buy a new one, but then you wouldn't need to purchase a coffee maker. #
• Needless to say, I'm enjoying coffee out of my new shiny coffee pot in the new shiny coffee maker. #
• RT @benton_fdn: Beck uses show to hock gold http://bit.ly/7qk2w3 and the FCC considers new rules to end it http://bit.ly/8I2S38 // @stopbeck #
• RT @BreakingNews: Two groups say 22 million missing Bush White House e-mails have been found – AP // missing? try deleted… #
• RT @CJSettles: Is Colorado setting new standards for throwing good money after bad #broadband – http://bit.ly/90vrBW #ntia // (not)Connected #
• @cmcadams i can't get enough Pho either. didn't have a local Pho restaurant where i used to live … been a lot locally in Raleigh in reply to cmcadams #
• RT @BreakingNews: Update: Computer techs find the Bush e-mails, which were previously mislabeled – http://bit.ly/8B52nZ // undeleted #
• @cmcadams yeah. but i like the everything pho and my local restaurant is great and not too far in reply to cmcadams #
• @Firefly99 i hate maryland MVA. years ago I ended up buying a new car because I couldn't get my bucket inspected in reply to Firefly99 #
• @Firefly99 happened to me when I moved from TX to MD in 1996. was awful. NC isn't much better but VA was the easiest to deal with in reply to Firefly99 #
• RT @pamela_jayne: I love the 'block and report for spam' feature. I wish there was a 'block and report for being an idiot' feature. #
• ugh. serious headache (again). sort of body ache as well. i really hope i'm not coming down with something … #

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• RT @StopBeck: Plz thank @discoverRB (Lysol, Vanish, AirWick, etc) for pulling ads from Glenn Beck in UK. // thanks. #
• #why #do #some #people #hashtag #every #word #in #their #tweets? i know … it's anoying #
• even more so when they can't spell. #
• @digitaldrivel settings -> twitter in reply to digitaldrivel #
• @isbbq love gyros but have trouble passing the falafel on the middle eastern menus. in reply to isbbq #
• a bit dated (from August) but, Rural broadband = more jobs, better salaries http://bit.ly/6LWQqU #
• @Comicgeek the only one that I know of is the Verizon Day Pass $15 unilmited for 24 hours. however, I actually get by with the 5BG package. in reply to Comicgeek #
• RT @Twitter_Tips: #BeOriginal Tweet original ideas instead of just rehashing quotes: http://j.mp/8PBJJ3 // if it were only so #
• chilly fall day. perfect for braised short ribs … i grilled last night so indoor cooking is about to commence #
• RT @StopBeck: @Orbitz 89+ sponsors ceased sponsorship of Glenn Beck's vitriol & race-baiting, I'm an @orbitz VIP member asking you to stop #
• RT @CJSettles,@DSLReports The Bandwidth Hog Does Not Exist-One blogger offers an invitation for ISPs to prove otherwise http://bit.ly/4EFKYk #
• RT @StopBeck: Glenn Beck is "so sick of taxpayer money going to states and local governments." // who watches this guy? #
• @gloubibou what configuration do you use for pizza? i use inverted plate setter and my pizza gets burned on the bottom. #BigGrEgg in reply to gloubibou #
• @gloubibou I'm considering plate setter (legs up) + grate + stone on top. #BigGrEgg in reply to gloubibou #
• @dishnetwork I was considering leaving @timewarnercable but I hear you are a @glennbeck sponser? What's up with that? #stopbeck #
• @dishnetwork I guess there is always @directtv #stopbeck … hey @directtv what promotions do you have doing on now? #
• @gloubibou Thanks. Mrs. Santa should bring me a stone for Christmas (pretty please Mrs. Santa). Big Green Egg #BigGrEgg in reply to gloubibou #
• the smell coming from the oven is heavenly. only another hour until i'm eatin #yummy short ribs #
• RT @DesignNine: D9: Will the iPad or iTablet save newspapers and magazines? http://bit.ly/6drvb7 #
• @StopBeck: For those that missed it // I don't know how you can stand to watch/listen. it actually makes me sick at my stomach. in reply to StopBeck #
• I hate it when @tweetdeck runs out of API calls. Can't @twitter increase it to 200 or more? #
• ugh. @stacie9 just called. vet emergency. she said, "bring me some phood and don't expect to see me at all this weekend." sucks to be her #
• I think coffee actually tastes better on Saturday. Even more so when it's cold. #
• busy day. laundry, kitchen, Christmas lights … and @Stacie9 is at hospital with another emergency #
• Sunday. @stacie9 flys to Ithaca for an interview, I'm going to @stellaboswell's house for dinner of Shrimp and Grits #yummy #
• Great dinner at @stellaboswell's Shrimp & Grits for her husbands birthday (and he did the cooking). Got some great pictures of @twinkl3s. #
• RT @mattlloydlpu: Telecom fined $500000 for misleading broadband ads http://bit.ly/6N4Rwn // should happen to @comcast #
• Morning tweeps. Coffee in hand, ready to tackle Monday (and the remainder of the week). #
• RT @Dem_Apples: <<—– this loser still thinks he has a calling to ruin a TV Personalities life. LOL Delusional MORON Glenn Beck Fox News #
• @dem_apples why would I bother. @glennbeck is an idiot. in reply to dem_apples #
• looking for recent articles on #broadband (wireless and wired) and how it is used for public safety, first resonders, homeland security??? #
• RT @dem_apples: @sidboswell he is the TRUTH in America these days. Glenn Beck is the GOD of TV News. Fox // LOL what a joke #
• ok. got a google wave account … now what do I do with it? #
• Going to have Split Pea Soup for lunch, just put all the ingredients on stove to simmer until then, excellent with cottage cheese to garnish #
• RT @OfficeDivvy: We like it so much when people send us a junk, meaningless, auto, or spammy DM — end of our relationship: Unfollow! // yup #
• what's up @twitter? how come I just got SMSed by someone I follow that is not supposed to go to my mobile device (I checked). #bug? #
• Split Pea Soup with cottage cheese for lunch. How can boiled peas with some veggies and a ham hock taste so #yummy? #
• Ya'll fo shizzle gotta pick up #malicenwonderland by @snoopdog. It's the shitzle. #iTunes #
• Ya'll fo shizzle gotta pick up #malicenwonderland by @snoopdogg. It's the shitzle. #iTunes #2gs #
• RT @CJSettles: RT @benton_fdn: Reform Universal Service for Recipients, Not Carriers, Groups Tell FCC http://bit.ly/7ZdOXg #ruralbroadband #
• RT @Twitter_Tips: How To Spot A Twitter Spambot In Just 1 Second: http://j.mp/8etwpJ #
• RT @OnlyFoundations: @benton_fdn: NASUCA Supports Using USF for Improving Broadband Affordability and Adoption: http://bit.ly/6spfa1 #
• RT @garycope: Fox (Faux) News uses "new" math to fudge poll numbers and apparently can't do math. http://twurl.nl/5q0ruo (via @joeysichol) #
• silly brits … tax broadband but give bankers a 50% off tax on their bonuses ?!? #
• RT @benton_fdn: Ranking House Oversight Committee Member Says FCC Lacks Transparency On Broadband Hires http://bit.ly/6HatlW #
• RT @Twitter_Tips: Alert: Tweets being sent via SMS in error: http://j.mp/5JC7wQ // ummm … yeah @twitter keeps texting me! #
• @Lbartsch every day should be a work at home day (i'm still in my bunny slippers …) in reply to Lbartsch #
• RT @braddog: New Blog Post…The Cost of Grilling http://bit.ly/5uRe17 // post on TCO of grills #BigGrEgg Big Green Egg .. I happen to agree #
• i need to take a desert to a dinner get together this evening. any suggestions? #
• decided on a chocolate rum cake as we had all the ingredients. preheating oven now #
• Chocolate Rum Cake in oven, need to make the glaze. I use a syringe to inject glaze into cake .. a benefit to being married to a vet #yummy #
• RT @Twitter_Tips: @Twitter is now working on a fix … http://j.mp/7IDDug // what about those that are going to my phone that shouldn't? #
• RT @berkmancenter: tmo: 12/10: @FCC "Workshop: Review and Discussion of Broadband Deployment" in DC. Will be webcast http://bit.ly/6DOdQJ #
• RT @BreakingNews: Large Haldron Collider, world's largest atom smasher, records first high-energy collisions of protons // we're still here #
• RT @GreenLeafBBQ: Fun #BBQ comp – planning a Spring BBQ Contest – 1 meat – which would you choose? // for Spring I'd go with Pork #
• Chocolate Rum Cake out of oven and smelling up my house #yummy #
• @GreenLeafBBQ shoulder … pulled pork #FTW in reply to GreenLeafBBQ #
• My pet #potbelliedpig, @twinkl3s has her own twitter stream. She will be tweeting and posting pictures while not eating dandelions. #
• RT @StopBeck: #nevertrust Glenn Beck's absurd observations. #
• RT @BigGreenEggInc: New 320-page Big Green Egg Cookbook available January. Call yours to reserve a copy! http://bit.ly/8fovpP // psyched! #
• RT @Cadence83: I'd sure like to beat the shit out Glenn Beck. The fool is a damn moron. Racist bastard. #
• .@glennbeck Glenn Beck's gold-gate problem http://bit.ly/5UHiJW #
• .@glennbeck – Why They're Famous: Glenn Beck http://bit.ly/8UO4Kp #
• Rum Cake was a hit! (always is). @twinklespig missed us and is mad because we ate #pork. #
• RT @benton_fdn Internet open to all, but controlled by none http://bit.ly/8ZRYva Open Internet Rules Threaten Openness http://bit.ly/74VJsv #
• i broke my coffee pot yesterday. i'm using a french press today, never been happy with it, but today may be different as i have no choice. #
• The french press coffee isn't bad. not strong enough (more coffee next time) but has a very different taste than my regular coffee (drip) #
• @cmcadams no not first, i broke my coffee pot yesterday and just haven't made it to Target to buy a replacement. not a really big fan so far in reply to cmcadams #
• RT @EvilAgenda: Anyone that doesn't see that Glenn Beck is being paid to propagate babble to morons is…well….a moron watching Glenn Beck #
• @cmcadams was more coarse than my typical grind, but i'm using a standard grinder (not burr). considering my buzz, must have more caffeine in reply to cmcadams #
• RT @nextgenweb: Bill Kovacs, US Chamber,: Administrations #broadband stimulus helpful, but industry invests $60-70B/year // and still fails #
• As much as I dislike the #retweet function in the twitter browser, there are times when it is useful (like when there aren't enough chars) #
• RT @garycope: a;dfja;sklj;awej;fea // really? #
• petition @chamberpost: The US #Chamber does not represent me. It is #NotMyChamber! http://act.ly/1cc #p2 #sickofit #topprog (Pls retweet) #
• coldest night of the year tonight. have some top round in the freezer. going to braise stew and biscuits. braising heats the kitchen #yummy #
• Broadband mapping may have just gotten easier http://bit.ly/8gBRyV #
• today was my second day using french press. used more coffee but coarser ground … still missing my broken coffee pot #
• RT @rjhintz: Assume a new tax for US rural #broadband http://bit.ly/7JGvGU <-diversity; microtrenching, WISPs // "alternative entities" woot #
• RT @CJSettles, @funchords: Cable Industry Confused: It's Not Their First Amdmt. But Ours (read para 5!!) http://ping.fm/6iIE9 #netneutrality #

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• Left over Turkey Green Chili Enchiladas #yummy #leftover #
• anybody know where I can order a fresh local goose around Raleigh for Christmas dinner? #27502 #NC #
• getting my groove back (in a work sense). always hard after such a long weekend. #
• @writegud If you're an avid reader check out @bookmooch and @paperbackswap I can spot you some points on BM (i've got like 50). in reply to writegud #
• New blog post: My 100th Post #
• Finally forced the update to 2.3 on @Stacie9 's Kindle. I guess it hasn't auto-updated as we keep wireless off for battery life, this help? #
• for some reason the URL isn't being included … I'll look into it … until then: http://bit.ly/8X3Yc3 #
• hello? @twitter are you there? #
• RT @funnycrave 9/11 No Longer Exists for Dana Perino or FOX News http://su.pr/1easL0 // @stopbeck #
• US Taking a bigger role in broadband? http://bit.ly/4Ctiy3 #
• Cool. Tweetdeck now posts to Facebook (maybe it has for a while…) #
• RT @CrispinHort: The Big Green Egg http://cli.gs/42trs // I love mine. #
• @jadathewriter would make for a pretty smoky kitchen … how about Technology outside the kitchen in reply to jadathewriter #
• Really looking forward to tonight's game. Let's go SAINTS! #
• @srsaint Verizon has a $15 day-pass … 24 hours no bandwidth limitations but $$$ #
• what is up with Time Warner Cable today? Browsing speeds are SLLLLOOOOOWWWWW. I thought I paid for the 20MB service? come on @twc @twcable #
• RT @allalyssa: RT @IBECBPL: Want broadband in Rural America? Send us a tweet! #
• RT @allalyssa: @IBECBPL broadband is growth! Economic, educational, safety, and health care! Broadband is opportunity! // yeah what she said #
• RT @joinred: 33mm people in world have HIV. 22mm live in Africa. Help fight AIDS in Africa. Turn Twitter #red. Pls RT. // #joinred #
• @urbanbigfoot i dig my iphone. service is spotty in some areas (when compared to VZW). I started with the 2G and have upgraded once. in reply to urbanbigfoot #
• RT @thebauminator: Comcast testing broadband usage meter in Portland – http://bit.ly/87hSIJ // new ads? you get upto 250GB ??? #
• RT @digidrummer: #itinthec #digitalinclusion arguments broadband is a human right #
• RT @StopBeck: RT @jashsf: @angieslist have they seen the hate they are sponsoring? // unfortunately, they are well aware // very sad #
• @KarenAlloy who the hell is meganphelps? in reply to KarenAlloy #
• @bostonpoolgirl love my big green egg. best smoker/grill. i use it several times a week in the summer but only about once a week in winter in reply to bostonpoolgirl #
• @KarenAlloy holy crap you are right, #meganisabitchface #godhatesmeganphelps #meganisabitchface #godhatesmeganphelps in reply to KarenAlloy #
• @LaurieInQueens which one was it? i got a taxpayer murder babies call the other day … makes me mad as hell in reply to LaurieInQueens #
• @Firefly99 question we are asking, would you rather have any residency or the one you want? advice to us is apply to ALL, rank those we like in reply to Firefly99 #
• @Firefly99 your case is different. we are after equine surgery … even applying to Saskatoon in reply to Firefly99 #
• @sidboswell if you applied to 2 and didn't get one of those, would you kick yourself for not applying to the other 4? that is your answer in reply to sidboswell #
• @Firefly99 if you applied to 2 and didn't get one of those, would you kick yourself for not applying to the other 4? that is your answer in reply to Firefly99 #
• sad. i actually replied to myself … what was i thinking? #
• RT @SeanMalarkey:"There are 10 types of people in the world… those who understand binary and those who don't."/ / 011110010111010101110000 #
• . @steamykitchen that is an excellent #hashtag for the Big Green Egg … #BigGrEgg why didn't someone think of that sooner? #
• recycling @stacie9 's old laptop. wiping/installing XP … would prefer to put Ubuntu on it, but we're giving it away and I have the license #
• how to find relevant data on wireless networks and public safety? google? twitter? (unlicensed, licensed, etc.) #
• @s2kbrian grats. love my Big Green Egg #BigGrEgg in reply to s2kbrian #
• RT @lizardoid Why I Parted Ways With The Right http://bit.ly/52Oy3j // not a bad summation, but for progressives this is old news… #
• hard to finish turkey #leftovers with no bread, make an Italian Spiced loaf this AM which is now rising. fresh bread Turkey Sandwich lunch #
• made #
• I give followers a chance by reciprocating, but unfollow for SPAM, BS DMs, and only posting for blog updates or RSS-feeds, I have my own RSS #
• RT @slcomputers: Muswell Hillbillies force BT to move broadband boxes http://bit.ly/5MbcwZ // i would prefer faster speeds and ugly cabinets #
• Broadband stimulus moves at dial-up speeds – http://bit.ly/7sXWmb #
• RT @BryanAlexander: Back on satellite for "broadband" this morning. Wondering if Vermont will ever get serious about broadband. Or America #
• Is it just me or has @skype spam gotten siginificantly worse in the past few weeks/days? I must block and report 5-10 peeps per day now. #
• gotten siginificantly? need to not only spell check but should also pay attention to my twitter grammar #
• the smell of fresh baking bread is making it hard to wait until lunch to eat, but looking forward to turkey #leftovers on fresh baked bread #
• RT @techy_questions: RT @me how to find relevant data on wireless networks and public safety? google? twitter? (unlicensed, licensed, etc.) #
• RT @FreeUTOPIA: Satellite broadband may finally stop sucking… in 2011. http://is.gd/5a9gY // until then it still pretty much sucks… #
• My 700th Tweet. Hard to believe that I've only tweeted 700 times. Any tools to show individual tweet frequency? mine would be very bumpy #
• @Swanepoel in 1999 we probably laughed at some idiot paying $6k for a bathrobe … #doh in reply to Swanepoel #
• RT @StopBeck: Circular Insanity – Glenn Beck: "America is great because it is good." // I like pizza because it is good. #
• RT @allalyssa, @NationalNOW, @ACLU the #stopstupak briefing begins! Can't come to DC? Call your Senator 888-423-5983 #no2stupak #NC #27502 #
• @ddogsbbq sit down and eat. if I wanted to eat it at home, I would make it myself. in reply to ddogsbbq #
• oh the @comcast spin: http://bit.ly/5HyWEA // what a load of crap #broadband #
• RT @rural_broadband: Good post re The Internet Must Not Become a Segregated Community http://bit.ly/6eq9QY #netneutrality #
• RT @allalyssa: Do not like this new retweet crap at all! // it has it's uses but I much prefer the manual oldschool method @twitter #
• hello? @twitter are you there? http://istwitterdown.com … are you so sure #
• i did see the whale. i know it wasn't my imagination. #twitter #capacity ?? #
• Nasty nasty gray rainy day here in Apex. I hate cold and wet. #27502 #
• Ha! the #whale is haunting me. I saw it again. I know I did. #twitter #capacity #
• of course every time I see the #whale and tweet about it, I'm just making the problem worse #twitter #capacity #fail? #
• RT @michaelianblack: Helpful household hint: Simply place your most expensive area rug in the place you want your dog to vomit. // LOL #
• @runester I'd be game just for the heck of it. no date/time on link you sent. in reply to runester #
• I seem to missing some #tweets which aren't showing up in my main list, but are if i visit the tweeter's page #mamavation #
• but only in #tweetdeck #mamavation #
• weird. @tweetdeck I am missing posts #mamavation #
• RT @beiting: Dear Cable/DSL — your upload speeds suck ass… get us some real broadband! // #mamavation #
• RT @StopBeck: RT @BenFishel: RT @NYSenate Marriage Equality Act fails 24-38. #NYMarriageDebate // sadness. // #mamavation #
• Again @twitter? #whale #fail #capacity #mamavation #
• My dogs just told me it was 5pm. how did they know? #
• man it is freaking raining hard outside. nothing worse than cold rain when you have to feed the horses #27502 #
• Remember when AOL bought Time Warner? #epic #fail #comcastnbc #
• Or when Comcast tried to buy Disney #epic #fail #comcastnbc #
• @bluesbbq it could be the @twitter's new crappy retweet function on their main page …i've got another problem, not seeing those that I do. in reply to bluesbbq #
• @stopbeck grats on the mention in DailyKOS http://bit.ly/4UwRtM @glennbeck #
• So late last night after a crapload of rain, my house sprung a leak on the first floor?). Got to call a carpenter to see what can be done. #
• Hey @TropicanaOJ listen to @stopbeck and stop sponsoring @glennbeck's faux news vitriol and race-baiting. #p2 #stopbeck #
• @cstineman don't be fooled by @broadband4us 'Broadband For America': Same Lobbying Crap. New Name. http://bit.ly/8EPNk7 #
• Twillionaire and Twitticide ?? http://bit.ly/87qmzQ #
• RT @bluebombardier: Be a lert! The world needs more lerts! // my wife used to say that #
• RT @StopBeck: @glennbeck boldly lies to manufacture fear – says HCR reform bill will "regulate guns" Audio: http://bit.ly/5OPb6W // what BS #
• I pay for a 20Mbps/512 broadband service from @twc @timewarnercable, here's my actual speed (mid-day, non peak): http://bit.ly/8kiUUo #
• As comparison, I also have an @vzw MiFi broadband http://bit.ly/52wkVv #
• What happens in @tweetdeck when I paste in a URL with my bit.ly username and API key saved? http://bit.ly/82IVHN #test #
• it just saves the link on my bit.ly homepage. i guess it is useful if you were concerned about how many peeps click your links #
• Accenture $ACN ad featuring Tiger Woods "The Road to High Performance isn't always paved." http://bit.ly/6wScmp not really a #tigerjoke #
• @SeanMalarkey my guess is that it's in the database, but even if it were in admin.php it would be salted in some fashion in reply to SeanMalarkey #
• Grats on the job offer @GStephanopoulos http://bit.ly/6Vekr4 #
• hungry. #
• going to grocery store … anyone need me to pick anything up for them? #
• procrastinating rather than grocery shopping, changed my twitter icon at http://bit.ly/55ZHGa #
• ok. now i'm really going grocery shopping. #
• @schellter my BGE pizza gets burned on the bottom as well. i've just used an inverted plate setter @ about 550*F in reply to schellter #
• @schellter i'm hoping to get a pizza stone for Xmas, planning on trying plate setter (not inverted), grate, stone at that temp in reply to schellter #
• have no idea why i was up so early this morning and tweeting before i'm normally functional #
• coffee. #yummy #
• @thudfactor 10G in reply to thudfactor #
• RT @BreakingNews: U.S. economy sheds 11,000 jobs in November – much less than expected, fewest since Dec. 2007. // woot #
• @moui don't be fooled by @broadband4us. new name, same lobbying crap http://bit.ly/7iTnrJ in reply to moui #
• @moui good question. i would think telecom workers union, rural partnerships, some of the state organizations (like Blandin in MN) in reply to moui #
• @moui http://bit.ly/8t65XJ is one, but I don't know who backs it in reply to moui #
• @moui BfA members include Quest, Cox, Comcast companies that want to improve broadband by squashing any alternative providers in reply to moui #
• @moui yes. I'm from the states. I live in Raleigh but work for several rural providers one in particular http://bit.ly/8oSpVq in reply to moui #
• @moui also check out the New America Foundation http://bit.ly/5W8uo9 and institute for local self-reliance http://bit.ly/4XvYif in reply to moui #
• Broadband stimulus on it's way (FINALLY?)? http://bit.ly/827OsR #
• @moui I love Bangkok. I need to get back to Asia sometime. in reply to moui #
• @moui depends. in most rural areas it's satellite (which sucks) or nothing. we're trying to bring wireless and fiber to rural areas in reply to moui #
• @moui costly here too. $500USD for install and $79USD per month is what I used to pay. I have cable now (because i moved) in reply to moui #
• @moui hopefully the US will pass a national broadband plan. lots of ideas out there, but doing nothing is not an option. in reply to moui #
• @moui i'm sure that most of the metro areas around Mobile have DSL + Cable. There is a big movement to map access, but current data sucks in reply to moui #
• @moui mobility will be a big part. but homes and businesses will need big broadband not some 512kbs upstream BS in reply to moui #
• @moui depends on what they are doing. mobile is e-mail, chat (twitter), light browsing. fiber brings video, remote storage, cloud computing in reply to moui #
• @moui 3G growing (thanks to iPhone, MiFi, Aircards), WiMAX struggling and only available in big metro areas in reply to moui #
• @moui MiFi is a personal hotspot http://bit.ly/7xjU8H talks to 3G network and broadcast WiFi for laptops, etc. in reply to moui #
• @moui as frustrating as the delays were, there was $4B available and requests for $23B so long review process and many will not be funded in reply to moui #
• @moui no. it's just a glorified cell phone that does nothing but tethering in reply to moui #
• @moui lol. if it involves tax dollars it's always a political "problem" in reply to moui #
• RT @buckaroojohn: Learn why the Himalayan horse salts are the healthy/green Rage http://bit.ly/5m5vuD // good for cooking with too #
• @schellter I have the large BGE, figure the large stone will work. Assuming Mrs. Santa pulls through, I'll tweet about it next year sometime in reply to schellter #
• Pounding headache. any suggestions? so far 600mg Ibu + coffee + water. I better not have the damn flu. #
• Is it seriously snowing in Houston? What about San Antonio (I grew up there)? #TX #
• @moui no. i hate needles … j/k I have not because I don't consider myself high risk and don't travel all that much anymore in reply to moui #
• @iCHElS_B thanks. crazy that it is in Houston though. in reply to iCHElS_B #
• Can someone explain the #fb #hashtag? #
• @moui i assumed as much, but people use it for anything … like if they have 3 extra characters in their tweet they just use it #fb in reply to moui #
• @iCHElS_B I grew up not far from UTSA and used to have soccer practice on their fields. I haven't been back to SA for years! I miss the food in reply to iCHElS_B #
• Found some good Pages templates at http://bit.ly/66Cw8f #pages #osx #iWork #
• RT @garycope: Just updated – thanks! Apple rolls out Java security updates http://bit.ly/7xsSR2 (RT @SophosLabs: RT @gcluley) // Thanks #
• @StopBeck woo hoo? what's up? in reply to StopBeck #

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Much ado today on the internets regarding Comcast’s trial of metered usage in Portland.

Here’s my $0.02 (and then some).

The idea behind this is to identify (and punish) the high bandwidth users. Comcast (and other broadband companies) have skated by for years on this “bucket-of-bits” concept where you buy a bucket of bits (we’ve all seen the UPTO 16MB commercials). This is a whole additional discussion which I don’t want to get into here, but in short I refer to that advertisement as fraudband.

So with this bucket-of-bits concept you pay a monthly fee for a connection and you use it as much as you want. The problem is that the *more* you use it, the *less* the provider makes for your usage. This is an upside down business model and I’ve tried to think of other companies that are incented to sell you a product that you shouldn’t use (help me out by commenting if you know of a successful business model that follows this upside down paradigm (and don’t say cell phone companies)).

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I know some of you are doing this, so take this as a kudos to you and not a criticism. Myself, I try, but I know there are areas where I could improve. Feel free to drop comments below for other ideas of things others (and myself) can do to improve…

I recently moved from Blacksburg, VA where there was a big push for local shopping and local dining (buy local. eat local. be local.). We took that to heart and while living in Blacksburg we dined at local establishments rather than chains (Blacksburg has actually been pretty successful (in the past) at keeping the chains at a distance). We shopped at the Blacksburg Farmer’s Market on weekends and we tried to keep it local for shopping when we could (we’ve been boycotting Wal-mart for years and my wife can claim not to have been in one for at least 5 years while I had to cheat once).

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Just had to do it ….

Is it cheating that my twitter updates post weekly?

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I just noticed that I had a bunch of missing widgets that were plug-ins. I don’t use that many, but the ones that I do use I like (seems logical).  I have been using the automatic upgrade feature in the Plugins panel for some time and have also done a few updates of WordPress automagically (which is such a sweet feature).

What I didn’t know is that I had to re-activate some of those widgets that were either automatically updated or were disabled as part of a WordPress update.  Not a huge deal, but I did miss the opportunity to capture some data from readers, update my stats, and some features were disabled (which I didn’t realize).

Word to the wise, after automagically updating WordPress or updating Plugins make sure that those that you use are active.

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