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Mar-7

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Just arrived in DC to visit for a few days. I haven't been here in ages, & it's the boys first time. We'll start seeing the sights tomorrow. #
http://twitpic.com/16ul1n – According to Kai, the Washington Monument is not very tall #
http://twitpic.com/16ulmc – Kai got to operate DC's only remaining manual elevator at Hotel Lombardy #
http://twitpic.com/16um81 – The National Aquarium in the basement of the Commerce Dept is tiny, but the boys enjoyed it #
http://twitpic.com/16uno3 – I think this face belongs on the $3 bill #
http://twitpic.com/172ana – Kai, Eidan, Matthew, and Alex across the street from the spy museum (my sister's here this weekend too) #
http://twitpic.com/172av3 – Cool metal tree in the sculpture garden on the Mall #
http://twitpic.com/172b65 – Eidan in front of the Lichtenstein 2-D house #
http://twitpic.com/172br5 – It'll come as no surprise that the highlight of the trip for the boys was the Air & Space Museum #

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Feb-28

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Another Shashin bug fix – this one for Google auth servers outside the US – v2.6.2 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shashin/ #
I did a makeshift conversion of my office desk to a standing desk, but this guy is really taking it to the next level http://bit.ly/bYzdf3 #
http://twitpic.com/15r367 – For the first time in 11 years, my records are out of storage. Re-inaugurated my record player with Icicleworks! #
I'm also impressed all my stereo equip still works. It's 20 yrs old and hasn't been used for 10. Now I just need to get some real speakers. #

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Feb-21

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Updated documentation of Shashin for my release of v2.6 the other day http://www.toppa.com/shashin-wordpress-plugin/ #
Feeling pleased with myself: after months of SEO tweaking, got my Dad's site to #2 on Google for Newport RI real estate http://bit.ly/aJ249f #
"How to Teach Physics to Your Dog" has been all the rage on the economics blogs. Finally, a book about science economists can understand. #
Just uploaded a Windows server bug fix for Shashin – v2.6.1 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shashin/ #
Restored missing pictures in an old post about one of my favorite neighborhoods in Tokyo – Kichijoji http://www.toppa.com/ozag #
More restored 2007 Japan pics: me and the Takanawa moms http://www.toppa.com/bya8 Sounds of the Gyoza Man http://www.toppa.com/fjdo #

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Feb-14

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Here comes the double dip http://bit.ly/b0Vqcc see last 4 paragraphs for the punchline (the author is the former chief economist at the IMF) #
@apgwoz sorry for the late reply – I have fallen far and fast: I didn't even know Caprica was on. #
The Snowpacalypse II snow is, so far, half as deep as Snowpacalypse I, but twice as wet and heavy, so just as much work to shovel #
Another winter I'm not at the Sapporo Snow Festival http://bit.ly/aAo7sp And here are my pics from the 07 festival http://toppa.com/c1u3 #

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Feb-7

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Over 3,000 words about ramen in Tokyo. It all sounded so good, it almost made me cry http://bit.ly/bc7qUY #
Scheduled a job on my web site 3200 times. Oops. WordPress stores all cron data in 1 db field as 1 big serialized array- was a pain to fix #
Forgot to tweet this earlier: I'm giving a WordPress presentation at noon for Penn's CMS group – Huntsman Hall, F-50 – open to all #
Good to know drawing a circle in the dirt around yourself protects you from sea bears *and* smoke monsters #spongebob #lost #
Bet you didn't know I'm an expert on speed sailing http://bit.ly/9mL6tT It's actually my cousin's book- couldn't resist ordering a copy #
Looks like the blink tag is still alive and well http://snowpocalypsepa.com/ (or, at least, a javascript version of it) #
http://twitpic.com/11rv3j – Eidan enjoying the snowpacalypse #

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Jan-31

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Maria's in DC all week, for a fellowship with CSIS http://csis.org/ – she was invited by Michael Green, who served on Bush's NSC #
The "Toppa" candies are back for exam season in Japan http://bit.ly/cKkzUL (and my post from a couple years ago http://toppa.com/pd6z ) #
@hakjoon We might come to DC the 1st weekend in March. I'll keep you posted. Maybe I'll bring the snow with me then too. #

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Jan-24

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Tiled entryway yesterday – finally had a day over 40 deg., so I could use my wet saw to cut tile without turning myself into an ice cube #
Watched "Tokyo!" last night, which is 3 short films: "Merde" was awful, but the other two were fun http://www.tokyothemovie.com #
@zensmile I recommend taking a look at the counter-arguments to Thiessen http://bit.ly/7J3ZJ6 http://bit.ly/xmiYw #
http://twitpic.com/yvjs4 Kai & I have been playing "Magic" a lot w/ my old cards ('93 -'96; I don't want to sell them) http://bit.ly/11cgU4 #
Bush era torture cover-ups coming to light despite the Obama DOJs attempts to keep them hidden http://bit.ly/5wC9i8 http://bit.ly/36wGca #
The whole work and life thing is really getting in the way of my tweeting and blogging these days. #

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Jan-17

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

Topic: Mike on Twitter

@zensmile Congratulations! http://post.ly/Ht1w #
Today's my first day as manager of the web team (same place, new job). The biggest change is I don't have time to eat or go to the bathroom #
RT @scottspitzer I'm glad priorities are in order. http://bit.ly/881cmI #
Odds of catching the flu go from 8:1 to 2:1 if you have kids http://bit.ly/7kzCSw #
Good (but depressing) infographic on US unemployment rate: http://bit.ly/2tJgJV – scroll right to see recent years #

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Jan-10

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

Topic: Mike on Twitter

"Fear is always the enabling force of authoritarianism" http://bit.ly/4FaPCN http://bit.ly/72kCn4 #
Nice article on Fukagawa, one of my favorite Tokyo neighborhoods: http://bit.ly/6N6v6P – almost as good as mine http://toppa.com/2csq #

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Jan-3

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

Topic: Mike on Twitter

3 1/2 days in Newport, 1 million relatives visited, 2 million presents for the boys, now all crammed in the car, and we're on the road home #
This will sound boring, but it's actually fascinating: the connections between Japanese culture and rice http://bit.ly/5LKBHK #
@apgwoz Let me know if you want any tips for your Tokyo trip. We're going again in June, so we'll miss you by a couple months. #
Someone is saying nice things about me http://bit.ly/7rJ4Qx #

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http://twitpic.com/172br5 - It'll come as no surprise that the highlight of the trip for the boys was the Air & Space Museum 4 days ago
http://twitpic.com/172b65 - Eidan in front of the Lichtenstein 2-D house 4 days ago
http://twitpic.com/172av3 - Cool metal tree in the sculpture garden on the Mall 4 days ago
http://twitpic.com/172ana - Kai, Eidan, Matthew, and Alex across the street from the spy museum (my sister's here this weekend too) 4 days ago
http://twitpic.com/16uno3 - I think this face belongs on the $3 bill 5 days ago
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