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• has a mild case of insomnia and is heading back to bed to try sleeping it off… #
• wonders when @TMobile_USA will again allow online changes to calling plans. Seems that part of their web site's been down since Christmas. #
• sees @mssinglemama 's point about the Doritos #sb44 ad – how it might perpetuate stereotypes of single moms. http://bit.ly/aJng8a #
• @cedarcreek_ @AnneKinLA how about putting Nancy Grace and Bill O'Reilly on the same cable news show? Oh brother! #
• @TMobile_USA the site itself works; section to change rate plans and features unavailable. Ended up calling 611, got taken care of. thanks. in reply to TMobile_USA #
• doesn't think @uakron prez Proenza will brag about this on TV soon. Neighborhood near campus one of nation's worst. http://bit.ly/ak9AUs #fb #
• is chuckling at the budding pi**ing match between a Sacramento news anchor and Howard Stern. http://bit.ly/bc3RBF #fb #
• can see TV stations doing school closings but not closings for "who cares career college" or "no one gives a rat's a**" company… #
• sees Heidi Klum has maternity clothing line: http://tinyurl.com/yzew62g – is the slogan, "during pregnancy, you're either in or out!"? #
• just saw the neighborhood Catholic church cancelled kids parish school – parking lot will be safe tonight from maniac parent drivers. #fb #
• @QualityFrog my daughter used to go to this parish's religion school – and the parking lot reminded me of the Indy 500. in reply to QualityFrog #
• thinks he'll transmit a live stream of his drive home tonight on Qik: will tweet later when going live. http://qik.com/ranchjunkie66 #fb #
• sees some NYPD-style thuggery from VA sheriff's deputies: suit claims man beaten in jail for burping. http://bit.ly/a1ZjeD #
• thinks y'all should head over to http://qik.com/ranchjunkie66 right now to see his snowy commute home in Akron OH tonight. #fb #

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• has a mild case of insomnia and is heading back to bed to try sleeping it off… #
• wonders when @TMobile_USA will again allow online changes to calling plans. Seems that part of their web site's been down since Christmas. #
• sees @mssinglemama 's point about the Doritos #sb44 ad – how it might perpetuate stereotypes of single moms. http://bit.ly/aJng8a #
• @cedarcreek_ @AnneKinLA how about putting Nancy Grace and Bill O'Reilly on the same cable news show? Oh brother! #
• @TMobile_USA the site itself works; section to change rate plans and features unavailable. Ended up calling 611, got taken care of. thanks. in reply to TMobile_USA #
• doesn't think @uakron prez Proenza will brag about this on TV soon. Neighborhood near campus one of nation's worst. http://bit.ly/ak9AUs #fb #
• is chuckling at the budding pi**ing match between a Sacramento news anchor and Howard Stern. http://bit.ly/bc3RBF #fb #
• can see TV stations doing school closings but not closings for "who cares career college" or "no one gives a rat's a**" company… #
• sees Heidi Klum has maternity clothing line: http://tinyurl.com/yzew62g – is the slogan, "during pregnancy, you're either in or out!"? #
• just saw the neighborhood Catholic church cancelled kids parish school – parking lot will be safe tonight from maniac parent drivers. #fb #
• @QualityFrog my daughter used to go to this parish's religion school – and the parking lot reminded me of the Indy 500. in reply to QualityFrog #
• thinks he'll transmit a live stream of his drive home tonight on Qik: will tweet later when going live. http://qik.com/ranchjunkie66 #fb #
• sees some NYPD-style thuggery from VA sheriff's deputies: suit claims man beaten in jail for burping. http://bit.ly/a1ZjeD #
• thinks y'all should head over to http://qik.com/ranchjunkie66 right now to see his snowy commute home in Akron OH tonight. #fb #

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• just read: ABC affiliates up in arms over ESPN skimming sports events from over-the-air TV. http://bit.ly/9wQ7vt #
• RT @sarahmitch10: I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always. #
• is sad to hear about this: 8yo OH girl dies over the weekend after falling into hole in snow bank. http://lin.cr/1p76 (via @fox8news) #fb #
• has our criminal genius du jour: man steals items from WY grocery store, hides at nearby police station. http://lin.cr/1pst (via @fox8news) #
• wonders if anyone with the sticky Toyota gas pedals has tried using the problem as an excuse to try to get out of a speeding ticket. #fb #
• is sad to hear of the passing of Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) at age 77. http://lin.cr/1psv #
• has today's Darwin FAIL: man in MI tries to use a rocket to propel his sled, gets burned in the process. http://lin.cr/1psw #fb #
• is in light of the second wave of snow coming to OH tomorrow wondering if Punxsutawney Phil would taste like chicken… #fb #
• @QualityFrog for the same reason sleeping pill bottles have a warning that the product may cause drowsiness. ;) in reply to QualityFrog #
• RT @anniemal: I ADORE that Bob Garfield calls Go Daddy repulsive & neanderthals for their lame ads. http://bit.ly/9BJ2EY #
• is thrilled he got to waste time and gas tonight taking kid 1.0 to a non-existent Girl Scout meeting. Feh! #
• RT @justdevin: What's your MTV memory (now that they've dropped "Music Television" from the name)? Leave comments @ http://bit.ly/9kD7Gs #
• @PeggyBristerHS I think the term "diva" has been cheapened with misuse. Sadly the term has often been turned into a euphemism for "bitch". in reply to PeggyBristerHS #
• has the bumper sticker of the day: http://twitpic.com/125cho #fb #
• just saw a Food Network piece about French Silk pies – now I'm hungry… #fb #
• went to McDs – got Mac Wraps for dinner – got this infernal commercial into his head again… http://bit.ly/8ZI4Vo #fb #
• thinks the Yoo-Hoo dude on "Unwrapped" looks like a fugitive from a "Sopranos" episode… #fb #
• thinks you should turn on Food Network at 10 pm ET to see a piece about the awesome @meltbargrilled restaurant near Cleveland. #fb #
• loved the Food Network piece about @meltbargrilled – awesome look at an awesome grilled cheese mecca. well done! #fb #
• @edwardesposito I was so tempted to head up there tonight – think I might go for lunch on a day off – less wait. Had 3 hr wait last month. in reply to edwardesposito #
• thinks @fox8news should brand the "Dick and André" show "Tag Team Weather"… #
• wonders if OH schools are jumping the gun not waiting until morning to declare snow days… #
• thinks Nancy Grace is the media's equivalent of an annoying yapping mutt that needs to be drop kicked – long and hard. #fb #

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• just checked closings on @wkyc 's web site, especially amusing were "don't give a rat's ass dance school", "who cares karate school". #fb #
• just got out of 11am mass – off to grocery shop soon. The portable air compressor in the car is the best $20 ever spent… #fb #
• thinks his wife ROCKS as a DIY plumber – she just unclogged a drain that had been stopped for 2 years. yay! :) #fb #
• just got home from a whirlwind shopping trip – had lunch – and needs to tackle laundry, cleaning, dishes, and baths before the big game. #fb #
• has today's example of why some should never be parents: soldier waterboards his 4yo daughter for not knowing ABCs. http://bit.ly/c8RF2y #fb #
• pores over his list: laundry started: check. dinner started: check. kids bathed: check. groceries stowed: check. Super Bowl on: check. #fb #
• says "yes!" awesome to see Queen Latifah sing the National Anthem. Rock on, Queen! #
• @spicypants Queen Latifah is IMO one of the few female performing artists who truly deserve the term "diva" as a term of honor. in reply to spicypants #
• is having a tough time deciding whom to root for in #sb44 – like both the Colts and Saints… #fb #
• thanks @cbs for selling out their broadcast standards for filthy lucre. #sb44 #
• accuses @snickers of elder abuse in their #sb44 television ad. I'm calling the authorities. #
• @Allyson13 too bad @godaddyguy 's customer service sucks too.#sb44 in reply to Allyson13 #
• likes what someone nicknamed the Super Bowl a few years ago – "The Million Sponsor March". :) #fb #sb44 #
• @dailybragger the Bud Light ad nearly gave me a migraine #sb44 #superbowlads in reply to dailybragger #
• RT @iGoByDoc: Oprah! Let's just say I called it! *love her Letterman spot with Leno* #sb44 #
• has today's criminal genius: alleged drunk driver in OH gets busted after tailgating cop car. http://bit.ly/9mpzh6 #fb #
• @iGoByDoc I'm wondering if #CoCo couldn't appear due to terms of his NBC severance. #Leno #Letterman #Oprah #sb44 #BrandBowl in reply to iGoByDoc #
• just called a psychic hotline and got the following premonition: "…I predict your phone bill will be $3.95 higher next month…" #
• channels the late Curt Gowdy re: onside kick: "if there's a pile-up on the field they may have to administer artificial insemination." #sb44 #
• gives the Saints props for having the balls to call an onside kick for the 2nd half kickoff. #sb44 #
• @FabGirl love the new av! :) in reply to FabGirl #
• wonders if @onenewsnow will rename one of the Saints CBs as "Randall Homosexual"… #sb44 #
• loved the @google #sb44 spot. #
• thinks @cbs finally balanced out fairness for its Focus on ther Family #sb44 ad earlier in the game with its Dante's Inferno game ad. #fb #
• says, mmmmm….Pauley Perrette….. *drool* #sb44 #
• isn't ready to call #sb44 for the Saints. 5-1/2 minutes is a heck of a long time, especially with Peyton Manning in the game. #
• thinks he's gonna gack after seeing the Audi "Green Police" #sb44 ad. Annoying as Lou and Lou on Playhouse Disney. #
• @mochamomma St. Anthony of Padua, "the Wonder Worker"… #fb in reply to mochamomma #
• hears the fat lady warming up for the Colts. What a Saints TD! #sb44 #
• hates the latest @godaddyguy commercial – if they need to simulate a newscast to sell, they must not have much to sell… #sb40 #
• @prosperitygal didn't Jimmy Kimmel get in trouble a few years ago for saying Detroit would burn if they won the NBA finals? #
• is happy for the Saints and their fans for winning #sb44 – who dat!!!!!!! :) #
• @edwardesposito social media…not just for cloistered geeks anymore… in reply to edwardesposito #
• RT @sarahk47: Since everything that happens in NOLA is Bush's fault, I blame him for the Saints' win.*chortle* #fb #
• has the postgame image FTW: Drew Brees holding his son after the Saints #sb44 win. Awesome moment! #
• finds these rumblings of political scandal intriguing – alleged hanky-panky on the part of NY Gov. Paterson? http://bit.ly/aAfceN #fb #
• RT @dailybragger: Live New Orleans web cam…These people look like they are celebrating. http://www.nola.com/paradecam/ #
• wonders if cosmetic queen Adrien Arpel has a cot at HSN's studios – it seems everytime I stumble upon the channel she's on. Funk dat! #

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• just woke up and is about to tackle the 10 1/2 inches of snow dumped overnight…. #
• has 1 pic that survived from the daddy daughter date night – kids screwed with the digital cam, erased the rest. http://twitpic.com/11pe9x #
• wonders whom he has to schtupp in the Cuyahoga Falls Streets Department to get his street plowed. #fb #
• loves this country – a minute after his last post bemoaning his street having not been plowed a city plow came by. That's service! :) #
• @rachbarnhart George Carlin put it well re: euphemisms: "smug, greedy, well fed white people have invented a language to conceal their sins" in reply to rachbarnhart #
• just woke up from a nap and is still sore from pushing a snowblower most of the day. ouch… #fb #
• isn't a fan of Sarah Palin – but didn't like a comment on CNN's FB page from a dolt hoping she dies during her Tea Party speech tonight. #fb #
• sees Lester Holt is anchoring NBC Nightly News from Vancouver BC tonight – let the on-air Olympic orgy begin! #fb #
• @LindaTuranchik in NE Ohio, the Olympics are on Channel 3 – they start this coming Friday 2/12… in reply to LindaTuranchik #
• wonders if he should be afraid – Emma-Grace is watching an old Lawrence Welk rerun on @PBS – she likes the dancing. #fb #
• is chuckling at this: teenager crashes car into his high school near Seattle, drives down the hall. http://bit.ly/cyiiBv #fb #
• is having a mellow Saturday night laying in bed and watching "Jackass" epidodes on MTV2… #fb #

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• has on today's link dump: @TMobile_USA spinning off? Baby Einstein going to court. Blogging becoming old school? http://bit.ly/bQby4E #fb #
• might actually start watching American Idol again if they tab Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell. http://bit.ly/bNJt4v (via @fox8news) #fb #
• figures Howard Stern is being considered for "American Idol" is so Fox can slap "VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED" on yet another show. #fb #
• @SeanGilbow EG = Emma-Grace, aka kid 1.0; J = Jacob, aka kid 2.0 :) in reply to SeanGilbow #
• just visited Burger King's drivethru, resisted replying a la Butt-head to the suggestive sell, "did I ask for orange juice? dumbass." ;) #fb #
• has a funny TGIF video. IMO one of the best movie trailers ever, albeit a tad dark humored. enjoy! http://bit.ly/6k1SMM #
• thinks with the rumblings of Deutsche Telekom splitting off @tmobile_usa – wouldn't it be interesting to see @google buy a stake in it? #fb #
• just had a customer service FAIL from Cuyahoga Falls Parks and Rec – would it kill them to show a little flexibility for a sick kid? #fb #
• has today's criminal genius: NY fugitive posts info on FB, MySpace; cops use it to bust him in IN. http://lin.cr/1mym (via @fox8news) #fb #
• @KevinHignett my guess is that this web article was ganked off an AP broadcast wire – which typically includes pronouncers for names. in reply to KevinHignett #
• reads: DC-area HS students get with report cards flyer from anti-gay group. Schools say they have to distribute them. http://lin.cr/1myr #
• just brushed snow off his car and thinks the snow is definitely of the "heart attack" variety: wet and heavy… #fb #
• had a harrowing slippery trip to the daddy daughter dance and is now in line with kid 1.0 waiting to get in. #
• @grouchyteacher thanks. :) it's the fourth time for kid 1.0 and me. she's doing the mandatory mingling now… in reply to grouchyteacher #
• has an on the spot report from the heavy snow in NE Ohio – enjoy! http://twitvid.com/5554E #fb #
• has a pint-sized perspective from his daughter on tonight's OH snow… http://twitvid.com/E17F7 #fb #
• has raw video of the snow in Cuyahoga Falls OH – http://twitvid.com/D6A75 #fb #
• @cssispoetry thanks, Blake. :) and Emma-Grace thanks you… in reply to cssispoetry #
• @edwardesposito thanks. :) I had to get some gas – was in downtown Cuy. Falls – and decided to shoot some video with the phone… in reply to edwardesposito #
• @nickbullimore you know what they say about the cost of dying: "the morbid the merrier." ;) in reply to nickbullimore #
• thinks he'll get to spend some quality time with his snowblower in the morning. yay! :~ #
• is so shocked (NOT!) that the Indians get only one game on Fox this season. http://bit.ly/bNv5hX #fb #
• has more school administrator lunacy, once again from NYC. http://bit.ly/9rQ9Qh #
• thinks this is sad: RI man busted for performing "do it yourself" minor surgical procedure on his dog. http://bit.ly/9mgpON #fb #
• applauds WA lawmakers for ditching plans to use sanitized term "at hope" instead of "at risk" to describe poor kids. http://bit.ly/9xtJpQ #
• @WEWS "going to get" some snow? I'm in Cuyahoga Falls and we've gotten hit pretty good already! :) in reply to WEWS #
• is sad to hear about the death of legendary media consultant Frank Magid. http://bit.ly/dygrJA (via @edwardesposito) #
• thanks @9to5to9 for sharing this very touching piece by @ck_lunchbox about a little boy. http://lin.cr/1nv6 #fb #

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• just had a bizarre dream involving extended family, armed robbery, and a therapist. funk dat! #fb #
• is ashamed to hear of this news: OH kills a killer this morning. http://bit.ly/bWfbah #fb #
• shows your tax dollars at work: about a dozen upstate NY teachers get paid to sit, do nothing. http://lin.cr/1mlc (via @rachbarnhart) #fb #
• wonders why @twitter says he has 27,000 more tweets than he actually has. *shrug* #
• proudly announces that his Tweets today are brought to you by STUN: "Feel tired? Try STUN. STUN is NUTS spelled backwards." #
• chuckles at this news: students at the UK's Cambridge University asked to quiet down during sex. http://bit.ly/dmxR2m #fb #
• RT @mochadad: Why It's Better to Pretend You Don't Know Anything About Computers http://bit.ly/9CAa3C *amen to this!* #
• RT @TinaDupuy: 41 seats are only a majority when they're Republicans.*amen!* #
• likes this development: Heinz unveils: "Extreme Makeover: ketchup packet edition". Neat design. http://bit.ly/aGZzhL #fb #
• is watching a Science Channel special about luxury condos in Vegas – finds it sad the people building them can't even afford them. #fb #
• RT @culturalwisdom: Diary of a schadenfreude junkie: "I don't like HUMAN suffering; I just like PEOPLE suffering." #

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• shakes his head: cap gun triggers SWAT team response at WA state elementary school. http://bit.ly/cgmrFU #fb #
• loves this list of 10 types of mommies who just don't get it (via @jenniascher) – good stuff. http://bit.ly/cFqAuO #fb #
• loves this great NYT piece about holding one's emotional ground during marital strife. http://nyti.ms/cVXdQV #fb #
• is home from work and trying to relax – have kids 1.0 and 2.0 – along with 3 other kids. The house is unsettlingly unkempt. #fb #
• loves this proposal to change the Washington State logo: a tapeworm sucking the blood out of taxpayers. http://bit.ly/bDaj9H #
• thinks officials in Bristol, CT need to worry about other things than a tax service using "Statue of Liberty" wavers. http://bit.ly/bpGjkm #
• still has five kids in the house and #
• @SeanGilbow and I hit send prematurely. :) The kids are finally down to just EG and J…. in reply to SeanGilbow #

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• has this YouTube video especially in honor of today. http://bit.ly/cAjVoT Happy Groundhog Day folks! #
• was just told by kid 1.0 that Thur. is "Hundredth's Day" at her school – wonder if the teachers celebrate by drinking fifths. #fb #
• just read a great piece by @rachbarnhart about how regions and metro areas are affected by urban school districts. http://lin.cr/1m5k #
• remembers the "Power Team" Christian weightlifters – now MMA is the next athletic soulwinning frontier. http://bit.ly/daSyH4 #fb #
• thinks @twitter should automatically let those followed by users with a "protected" tweetstream to see said protected tweets. #
• feels bad not following back those who don't tweet in English – is it unreasonable to want to follow people back with whom one can interact? #
• @brlittle agreed – it isn't the most conventional method of evangelism – but if it reaches people… *shrug* in reply to brlittle #
• has tonight's spelling FAIL – wonder if Aldi cut corners on proofreading this box of ersatz Pop Tarts. http://twitpic.com/113ov2 #fb #
• is happy to announce that he won't be posting any Lost spoilers since he isn't watching the show tonight. That is all. :) #
• @mom2twinsplus1 sadly, most of the stuff I like to watch on TV is 20+ years old. My alltime fave is M*A*S*H from the 70s and early 80s. in reply to mom2twinsplus1 #

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• was happy to see Michael Jackson's kids finally allowed to appear in public without veils or masks on. #grammys #
• is awake – about to shower – and ready to dive into another week at the relatively stress-free locale known as work… #fb #
• thinks this clip should be used during each "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" show, given how they like sob stories: http://bit.ly/cfFR0g #fb #
• wonders if #grammy producers had security on standby to pummel Kanye West if he even thought of jumping on stage to interrupt Taylor Swift. #
• is having one of those days he wished he hadn't chewed through the straps. #
• @Tastelikecrazy to explain 'dead' I prefer the Rushism "assumed room temperature." ;) in reply to Tastelikecrazy #
• @Simplytracy63 I got sick of kid 1.0 constantly playing Rugrats and Lilo & Stitch episodes I cut the number the DVR saved before erasing. in reply to Simplytracy63 #
• @Tastelikecrazy seriously – take a deep breath – figure out a metaphor Cara can understand – and go from there… in reply to Tastelikecrazy #
• feels the weekend funk beginning to lift and his snark beginning to return… #fb #
• is sad to hear of the death of former NFL player, broadcaster Tom Brookshier. http://bit.ly/bZvXey #fb #
• just made himself an orange drink and wishes it were a screwdriver. will use his imagination… #fb #
• thanks @lenbermansports for noting 6 yrs ago today was the infamous Janet Jackson Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction". #fb #
• wonders when this priest will resort to retinal scans for those confirmation candidates. http://bit.ly/b0znFX #fb #
• has today's Darwin PASS: man tries stealing copper from live 69KV electric substation, gets zapped. http://lin.cr/1lp9 #
• has today's criminal genius: robber of elderly man at CA trolley station tries to report assault when victim hits him. http://lin.cr/1lpa #
• is bowled over by the religious tolerance some people have – especially for Wicca and Druidism. http://twitpic.com/10wyjw #fb #
• chuckles at: OH man faces phone harassment charges after impersonating Victoria's Secret employee. http://bit.ly/coGXSt #fb #
• @IvySunny I took a second look at the Facebook posting – and the intolerant dolts are coming out the of the woodwork. in reply to IvySunny #

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