Oh, okay. They turned the short film into the full feature. My mistake.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
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Oh, okay. They turned the short film into the full feature. My mistake.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
#Cargo on @Netflix was very good. Whether it was intentional or not, it played out very similarly to this short from a few years ago. #Zombies #Dads https://t.co/vGNmiWSQoS
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
At the @TUCenter this autumn there will be a “Marvel Heroes Live” show. Assuming that a bunch of kids saw #InfinityWar, are they expecting a dusty ending? pic.twitter.com/yxeHpHPchp
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
Oh, autocorrect... https://t.co/e1Hi3KLWHg
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
So @Ask_Spectrum, how long is internet going to be out in Central Rensselaer County, NY? It has been three hours.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
Reflected light at dusk in Downtown Troy. #EnjoyTroy #518Day pic.twitter.com/HKvgaSPwV5
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
Ghost Husband is a paramedic and the woman from The Practice has a son named “Ned”.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
Why did no one tell me about this?
Oh, there is a “Mean Girls” episode.
I need to turn this off. For my sake and yours.
She is an ass kicker.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
Also, she keeps a tunnel of lost souls in her basement. That is a thing.
Not Cynthia Nixon. So sad. Could see a campaign ad featuring her talking to ghosts in Rockland County.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
Not-Newt has disappeared. Not-Cynthia Nixon said that she was whispering. That’s a little on the nose.
Not only is the GW gifted at communication with the dead...
GW is now shaming the girl for not wanting to help the ghosts that are tormenting her.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
What lesson are you trying to teach?
Is Cynthia Nixon the mom of the little lost girl?
This just got real!
Not a great feminist lesson there, Ghost Whisperer.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
Jennifer Love Hewitt looks great, fwiw.
How does one monetize Ghost Whispering?
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
She has a gorgeous house and great clothes so...maybe Ghost Husband is well off.
So little girl is being haunted by Daniel, the teen ghost, and the GW tells not-Newt to help him because otherwise he is just going to bother her.
Oh, it is supposed to be in Rockland County.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
There is no place in the Hudson Valley that has light like that.
Oh, he is her husband, not her boyfriend/brother!
Does everyone in town know that she can talk with ghosts? Why has she not been hospitalized or burned as a witch?
Jay Mohr plays a professor. Who cast this?
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
The police have been called but time for a shopping montage as well as a “teaching the young girl how to talk to ghosts”.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
What’s her name from “The Practice” is the voice of reason. This is such great television.
Was this filmed on the Stars Hollows set?
The GW has taken her home. They are going to go shopping.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
The lost girl just asked “when are you going to call the police?”
“Eventually, but you need new jeans that fit.”
Literally what was said on screen.
Why didn’t I know about this show before?
The teen boy ghost says, “She’s mine!”
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
And then they cut to morning.
Who could sleep? Apparently the GWs because girl not only steals their food but their ride.
The TBG appears again to say, “She’s mine.”
Why haven’t they called the police?
Huh. They are camping and a young girl comes into their camp.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
She is trying to steal food and looks like an older version of Newt from “Aliens”. The GWs give her food and a tent. They think she is abused. They do not call the police.
Oh! A ghost. A ghost of a teen boy!
And Cameron burns the house down.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
Because fresh start.
The cars have NY plates but this is definitely California.
Is this supposed to be Upstate NY?
Oh, another episode. They’re camping. The GW and the GW’s boyfriend/brother!
Cameron from “Ferris Bueller”, and his precocious tween daughter, being haunted by the teacher from “Glee” and what I think was an actress from “Melrose Place” who lived in the house, as well as his deceased wife.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
The GW is able to heal the pain of the family...
Internet is out. Tried OTA television for the first time in forever. Caught part of a show called “The Ghost Whisperer”.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 19, 2018
I guess the conceit is that the title character can speak to ghosts.
The first episode was...
I hope that he heals and wish him luck with the surgery. Also, the indignities as a @Mets players and fan are...something. https://t.co/pJY8iI2tPN
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
Beautiful day on the Hudson. The abundance of natural and architectural beauty is what makes the region wonderful. #518Day #EnjoyTroy pic.twitter.com/s3IO6FX1Qn
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
That AI will assist humans is a good take. It is also one of the things that people get wrong about tech. https://t.co/zUiQj9ehks
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
Librarian Twitter has become a favorite distraction.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
Hanging out socially with librarians at @franklinalley for #ShuffleBoard has prepared me for the worst.
Announcing Seasons Three through Five of #TheHandmaidsTale https://t.co/mH1lXzuHXT
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
Pittsburgh is a leader in self driving cars.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
This is the future the libertarians want. https://t.co/ODSv7YUOCQ
To my friends headed to @UnionCollegeNY for #ReUnion, have a great time, and remembered how much it rained for your 10th, Class of ‘98! pic.twitter.com/gL1yqlZ8Ng
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
It’s not immersive but I honestly wonder why people don’t use apps like @duolingo to help with acquiring at least basic understanding of other languages.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
Other people made the joke. Their’s was better. pic.twitter.com/bCx24pZekT
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
Something something darkest timeline... https://t.co/laDW3RP8pi
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
“All this has happened before” https://t.co/j2sEoo1Nkn
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
Congestion Pricing. https://t.co/R93VhhyvIz
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 18, 2018
Twitter is neither real life nor reflective of the opinions of most of the United States. Twitter better reflects those who yell the most extreme opinions about the most mundane of topics. I include myself in this.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 17, 2018
Star Wars fans are the ones who have ruined the films.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 17, 2018
I don’t love Star Wars. It wasn’t my thing. Because of age and my friends & family, I am conversant in the universe.
This level of fanaticism is what makes me actively dislike the franchise. https://t.co/roX09tAMCB
The lack of an Oxford comma irritates me. https://t.co/h7GklYY1fP
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 17, 2018
Interviewer: Mr. President, what do you think Wategate is?
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 17, 2018
President Trump: It’s a hotel that isn’t a great as one of mine. Many people say that Trump is bigger than Watergate. https://t.co/T3sPXFwC5M
Who is Charlie Kirk aside from being an adult that identifies as an Eagle Scout? #TwitterIsWeird
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 17, 2018
I appreciate services like Constant Contact.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 17, 2018
I do not appreciate outreach and marketing people not having another set of eyes verify that the information is correct before sending it out.
Level of snark: acceptable https://t.co/cRSa5JDVvK
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 17, 2018
Well, this is an uplifting story for a Thursday morning.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 17, 2018
Maybe, just maybe, we shouldn’t live in a country where hospice care for prisoners is a thing. https://t.co/4uWGvZNLbS
While most of my days are, by average standards, odd, today is profoundly weird.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 16, 2018
This is just recent history. The Hermit Kingdom has done this for more than half a century.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 16, 2018
It’s what they do.
The self reliance that is so important to Juche also demands an unearned respect. https://t.co/Wjl7FmkZqG
The fans ruin Star Wars. https://t.co/gfnXdHEmOQ
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 15, 2018
It’ll be the Jets. https://t.co/iVDyS7Uyo4
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 15, 2018
Wearing a white suit today would be too on the nose, right?#TomWolfe
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 15, 2018
Love my blazer. Amazingly versatile. https://t.co/hvbYzRYo68
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 15, 2018
Of the bands of my youth, Pavement was one that I just didn’t get into. https://t.co/mn0cBjRtWn
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 15, 2018
2001 still inspires because it is beautiful while reminding us that the vastness of space renders us such tiny creatures.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 14, 2018
Plus, the AI is great. https://t.co/sGYc5gk6LO
Hot take: a class of professional activists is as bad for the Republic as whatever they are organizing against.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
There is so much going on in this piece from @nybooks about #BlackPanther and African American identity. All of it great.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
Next time @AnnaDeavereS is on @WestWingWeekly, @JoshMalina & @HrishiHirway, please ask her about this. https://t.co/K2N7ZwNRQx
America First? https://t.co/HNMH9kRei8
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
Guy in Charlottesville believes that liberals are the problem.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
Good job, Gerard Alexander. https://t.co/RMShypXzLP
ICYMI: https://t.co/d8okNobAzt
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
Happy Mother’s Day, @dana_abbottd! pic.twitter.com/MlISZA1FAP
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
The labels should say, “the lack of scientific literacy in this country is why this label exists.”
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
It won’t, but it should. https://t.co/WJsXNDeCYr
This has a weirdly @GreatDismal feel that is at once offputting while still being recognizable. https://t.co/45zzCTQCOh
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
No, they are not your friends.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) May 13, 2018
My friends, otoh, are awesome.
QED https://t.co/QITIzjxKrk