Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-19
- The number of bikes on the bike route to work today was staggering. It was like someone turned a switch on. #
- In other news, spent all morning troubleshooting a problem with our network switch. Joys of working at a small company. #
- RT @alexishinde: @AnthonyFloyd I didn't understand you when you said you pref'd bike to car/transit a few weeks ago. I totally get it now. #
- RT @CBCStephenQuinn: Tony Parsons is on CBC's On the Coast w/ Stephen Quinn @4:40 this pm. 88.1 FM Vancouver [Hmm, 3rd-person tweet?] #
- I wonder who's tweeting for @CBCStephenQuinn. If it's an OTC producer, maybe it should be an OTC account, no? #
- It'd be interesting to know timelines involved with Ian Handsomemanthing leaving the CBC 6pm show and Tony Parsons joining. Which came 1st? #
- RT @hollyburn: Today at 3:30, near willow and west 23rd, a stranger approached 2 girls and asked them "If they live in the neighbourhood" #
- Hard hitting i-view by @CBCStephenQuinn with local CBC TV managing director Johnny Michel. Not just pat-ourselves-on-the-back; refreshing. #
- I think Gwen's going to be blogging this, but I got a good chuckle out of this pre-prom pic! http://twitpic.com/1f8hy2 #
- And yes, my hair is tied back in a pony tail. What you can't see are the shaved sides of my head. #ItWasTheEarlyNineties #
- Venture Vancouer (@vancouverlocal) blogged about our upcoming @geocaching101 with @policemuseum http://bit.ly/dAf6yN + upcoming BCGA GC101's #
- Speaking of which, that's happening Sunday! Want to come and learn about geocaching and go on a geocaching rally? http://bit.ly/bU2Dwd #yvr #
- Parents who chose not to vaccinate their kids upset when school board + public health tell them to keep kids out of school. #TheStupidBurns #
- I don't understand why they hate their kids. I guess they've already demonstrated that common sense isn't prevailing. #AntiVaxxers #
- Oh no! The kid will miss school! How about vaccinating your kid instead of whining about the consequences of being #
- Oh no! The kid will miss school! How about vaccinating your kid instead of whining about the consequences of making a bad decision? #
- Sigh. Nothing but typos today folks. #
- Dear whiney mother: The school board and public health board are looking out for your kids' interests … in your stead. #
- Measles is one of the most contagious disease there is. And there is a reliable and safe way to prevent your kid from getting it. #
- Rick Cluff's soft interview style is boiling my blood with this vaccination story. #
- Although, the whiney mother sounds like she's done her research now (too little, too late) and is regretting her decision not to vax #
- RT @joshlavoie: House Season finale shot entirely on a Canon 5D Mark II. Damn! http://bit.ly/cNqkWp #
- RT @CanadianKelli: woot woot…signed up for geocaching 101 put on by @anthonyfloyd…so excited!! You should come to! http://bit.ly/bU2Dwd #
- In the post-Easter aftermath, I've been able to stick to my no-chocolate-before-10am rule. Mostly. #nomnomnom #
- Here's CBC's article on that YVR mom whining about keeping her unvax'd daughter out of school w/ measles outbreak http://bit.ly/9SSxKD #
- The fact is she's pure and simply wrong. Both in the science and the social and personal responsibility. A very public way to be called out. #
- .@ShireenJ I blame the ongoing mis-infomation campaign by antivaxxers. They're lying, misleading, and generating fear in ppl. #
- .@ShireenJ The antivaxxers don't talk sense. They prey on vulnerable people's emotions. Ppl now think that there are legit concerns … #
- .@ShireenJ … w/ all vaccines due to the nonsense spewed by the antivax movement. Many ppl overlook the social responsibility aspect … #
- .@ShireenJ … or are too self-centred to look beyond themselves. A vaccination program isn't about YOU not getting something, it's about US #
- .@kabutar It *IS* a problem if they don't want the vax. The ONLY reason there's an OUTBREAK is due to stupidity/ignorance of antivax parents #
- .@kabutar Objecting to the MMR vaccine is utter foolishness. The vaccine has a long history for safety. And measles is an awful disease. #
- Listening to the Allegro from Dvorak's New World Symphony. Rather than helping me code, it's making me want to go our and conquer the world #
- Sigh. s/our/out . Did I mention it was nothing but typos all day long today? #
- RT @faberdave: Ocean Concrete's Open House is this Sat. Kids, climb on trucks, loaders & play in 3 loads of sand! http://is.gd/brsw0 #yvr #
- Anyone want a #tweetup at the Ocean Concrete open house on Saturday? #
- Thanks everyone for your birthday wishes today — and thanks for putting up with my rants and peculiarities! :D #
- The community that you can build on Twitter is unlike any other. Friendly and supportive but w/o the superficiality of Facebook. Mostly ;) #
- YVR's measles outbreak has even caught attention of NPR: http://n.pr/dg5CJD Half the "outbreak" is confined to a single antivax family :( #
- I think the #Glee character I like best is the piano player. He's the guy *just* on the other side of the 4th wall. He knows what's going on #
- Ugh. Chasing cat around with baby wipes while feeling rather ill myself. Wednesday, what did I ever do to you? #
- Seems that PM Harper lied when he said that he gave ethics commish Guergis info. Shouldn't *that* be an issue for ethics commish? #cdnpoli #
- Wow, @News1130radio reports Horizon's Restaurant on Burnaby Mountain is on fire! #
- Wow, @Thinkgeek why did it take 6 yrs for Timmy to find a cache!? http://bit.ly/d6oJGm (via @GoGeocaching) #
- A Dell laptop WILL survive being buried beneath a salt shaker's worth of salt. #ThingsMyKidsTaughtMe #
- RT @thinkgeek: @AnthonyFloyd His GPS in the TARDIS was borked for awhile. [re: #geocaching TB that took 4 yrs to find a cache] #
- .@thinkgeek Wait … with a TARDIS shouldn't he have been able to go back in time to put it in a cache? #
- OK, there might be something to these twins. #canucks #
- RT @granville_isle: Don't forget Ocean Construction open house 9-5pm Saturday on the Island. Bring the family down and have some fun! #YVR #
- Whew, we had one hour to finish supper, get the boys to bed, and clean up before some last minute guests arrived. Mission: accomplished! #
- Never fails. Parents to bed late, kids up EARLY. >yawn< #
- The forecast is good for tomorrow! Last chance to join us at QE Park for a @geocaching101 event with @policemuseum http://bit.ly/bU2Dwd #
- Trying to prep for tomorrow's @geocaching101, asked A if he wanted to watch "WALL*E". Told me no, wanted to watch BBC Toy Story documentary #
- Have you seen the BBC Toy Stories documentaries? Interesting and entertaining, but a 5 yr old choosing over WallE? #
- Dear @TweetDeck. The pop up windows that I can reply within are nifty. The fact that they OFTEN fade out while I'm typing is INFURIATING. #
- There is no greater entropy generator known to mankind than a 2 year old. #
- Wow, 5 mins to drive to Granville Island, 15 mins to find pkg. Need to pick A up from his @carouseltheatre class! #
- Back from @geocaching101 with @policemuseum. Finally met the elusive @CanadianKelli. I think everyone had a great time, weather was awesome! #
- Words no parent should hear: "I just erupted like a volcano!" #
- Space.com claims tomorrow's space shuttle reentry will be visible "two fists" above the N horizon. Too bad about those mountains in the way. #
- Oh noes! TV came on — channel was Treehouse. And there was Uniqua singing "A Pirate Says 'R'". I'm screwed. #Backyardigans #Earworms #
- Can anyone recommend a casual restaurant in Vancouver that has the capacity to handle moderately-sized groups? (20-ish) #
- Wife fell asleep at 7:15, haven't seen her since. #HitTheWall #
- Dude, where's my #ashcloud http://bit.ly/d55l2r [via @gresco and others] #
