And with this, Ms. O’Brien became more than a hero. https://t.co/AcHvvLNjQA
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
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And with this, Ms. O’Brien became more than a hero. https://t.co/AcHvvLNjQA
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
Hey @WayneRandazzo, here is the link for @AlbaneseLaura.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
As I am an old who loves Christopher Cross, this gives me pleasure. https://t.co/W1SZQ9Ds20
Last week, I made my first trip to the UES @ThePonyBar. I loved, loved, the HK location. The UES location is better. (@librarypants loved the Old Fashions)
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
CC: @TheRealVarick & @paigethesage pic.twitter.com/VdFSrqJalY
Playing @CAH with my father & brother at @RareFormBrewCo will be one of the highlights of my summer.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
If this were in fiction, it would strain credulity. https://t.co/P1A1Fo4dsK
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
One of the best days in Troy is happening right now! #PintsForPaws at @GetRuckedTroy! Great beer, great people, great doggos! 13/10 #EnjoyTroy pic.twitter.com/YEBtRCis2C
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
Well, @ComfortablySmug is still tweeting. https://t.co/cYfL1082OC
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
I am old enough to remember when Troy had a city hall.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
Oh, @netflix, The Joel McHale Show with @joelmchale?
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
It was amazing.
What can we do to get you to reconsider?
The oldest extant building in Albany is...being protected? pic.twitter.com/aaIJIM4nse
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
Ilsa never tells Victor that she loves him to his face. #Casablanca pic.twitter.com/n31GB9b0WA
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 18, 2018
Hearing @AlbaneseLaura in the booth brings a smile to my face, @MetsBooth. #LGM
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 17, 2018
No DH. No interleague. @KenTremendous in the booth on Sunday Night Baseball.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 17, 2018
That’s three.
Okay, the last one. https://t.co/3Hl7ZZUiWD
Trying to understand this mural. Books will open you up to the Empire State Plaza at night with a blazing sun? Is this one of the signs of the end times? pic.twitter.com/fEn52gTUuZ
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 17, 2018
Saw a license plate holder which said, “Be nice to me, I may be your nurse some day”.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 16, 2018
The implication being that if you are not nice to this person, she will act unprofessionally. Good to know.
Every time I hear a mediocre dude say, “Debate me”... pic.twitter.com/UliAUvS3at
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 15, 2018
Beautiful day on the Hudson River pic.twitter.com/J2Rc5r7ztB
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 15, 2018
I don’t even know what purpose this flourish serves but it caught my eye. pic.twitter.com/aV5Yc251wg
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 15, 2018
I don’t love musicals but #OnceMoreWithFeeling still hits me. Plus, a twenty year old show about teens fighting demons & their own foibles still resonates. Weird. pic.twitter.com/uQDWJVsSKU
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 15, 2018
Make way for... #Ducklings pic.twitter.com/BNNy5yRhRm
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 15, 2018
TFW: the most dour person you have encountered refers to you as “humorless”.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 15, 2018
Best film performance by a musical artist in a non-musical?
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 15, 2018
*Ice Cube, Bing Crosby, & Sinatra notwithstanding
**Cameos do not count
***Musical Adjacent films are not considered
Go!
Just realized that the AP style guide doesn’t use the Oxford comma and thought about saying stupid about knowing the true enemy but realized some people would take me seriously and that made me sad for society.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 15, 2018
Please review the safety instructions in your seatback. (Am I the only one that actually does this?) @amtrak pic.twitter.com/H1clqgeKKC
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 14, 2018
No, we’re laughing at you. https://t.co/0nYCMfGZum
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 14, 2018
Mets! Mets! Mets!
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
If it were a simple problem, I wouldn’t have to call tech support. When you use a proprietary cable that voids my warrantee to touch & I know the problem is with the cable, I am sorry that you have to roll a truck to fix it but that is not my problem.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
Saw her talk about this at BookCon. Look forward to reading it. https://t.co/kU1TaAikou
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
If ever the hackneyed phrase “there’s a storm coming” could be used, this piece could have used it. https://t.co/xB1dOLrLyf
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
TFW: you can’t tell of the neighbors have an infant visiting or they got a new lamb based on the plaintive cries for nourishment/care/affection
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
It requires the people involved in the moment deriving something meaningful. Isn’t that the basis of the human experience? Looking for meaning in ways that are unique to each of us.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
If the seemingly intelligent responder isn’t aware of the position of trust it has been put in, if the result is the same. Comforting someone through a conversation, or being a good improv partner, doesn’t require someone from the outside validating, as much as...
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
Another piece in the @nytimes, which I tweeted out earlier talked about the lack of empathy in pseudo-AI, which is answered by this. Improv requires trust with your partner(s), an understanding that everyone is on the same page. What does it matter... https://t.co/KihUQfZ4kN
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
“Friendly Foxes” could have been the name of an ‘80s comedy, apropos of nothing. https://t.co/td6gHeo6x2
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
More and more, my thoughts return to @nealstephenson’s #TheDiamondAge, whether it is about how we read the news, the importance of having a voice (human or pseudo-AI) guiding us through difficulties, or the need to be kind in an unkind age. https://t.co/YpAFqxuAAT
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
I am at the “I don’t remember what I did to hurt that” stage of life.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 13, 2018
And I have a new bag for my cables and such. Thanks @pamelabarsky! #Accurate pic.twitter.com/PMXpAWZtKl
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
#Her is on @netflix, which is great. Aside from some problematic issues with relationships, it makes me happy that Siri & Alexa will have pseudo AI in the near future.https://t.co/6v5927dfiO
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
The Kiwi Jalapeño is delicious. The right balance of sweet, tangy, and heat. This good be an everyday sauce. https://t.co/Eu9m3flmdD
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
Well, I am convinced, even hough I am nerdy... https://t.co/72TGxaC4jE
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
“Turkey is the canary in the coal mine,” Mr. Lee said Friday. “We are going have another crash that will be worse than 2008 in certain ways.”
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
FWIW, this has been an object of faith of mine for the last two years. https://t.co/BWOtrnoVtV
Missing the @BrooksBrothers exhibit at @GrandCentralNYC is a motivating factor in trying to change a telephone conversation to a face to face. #200YearsOfStyle pic.twitter.com/NAYcgaIDoa
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
The actions shots that @librarypants got of me taking this picture on my Chet pilgrimage need to be shared. I was so very happy. Yes, I am an odd one.
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
FYI: @ChesterArthur is My President. pic.twitter.com/5yGgH0yXuC
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
I have an unironic love of diner food. #Poached with #Rye pic.twitter.com/Nf0k1FnCwn
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018
Who is @librarypants on Twitter. Taken at the @Guggenheim. https://t.co/3EQFLOi3EJ
— Edward “Ned” Abbott (@ewabbott) August 12, 2018