Saturday, April 20, 2019

I am at a bar, watching dressage. This is peak 2019.


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Just was deliberately splashed by a minivan with a SUNY Albany sticker. When you ask about my super villain origin story...


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Why? Who thought this was a good idea? I mean, perfect for those who celebrate #420 but why? Is that the market for this? #ChickenAndWaffles https://t.co/TSUUN1iSi4


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When I was a kid, the shows were $2 at the door and we didn’t have all these fancy types of music. #Old #GenX #Music #Punk https://t.co/Tjeln5dmwK


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Why? Who thought this was a good idea? I mean, perfect for those who celebrate #420 but why? Is that the market for this? #ChickenAndWaffles


When I was a kid, the shows were $2 at the door and we didn’t have all these fancy types of music. #Old #GenX #Music #Punk


Friday, April 19, 2019

One of my personal prejudices is that I will dismiss the argument you are making for the lack of an Oxford comma.


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Oh, this hurts, @TheInspiroBot https://t.co/pDgX3X2Vi5


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I know that a $1 to Swalwell will not fix government. Chips, on the other hand, are delicious. https://t.co/DBhO6LKdec


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I would also like a travel one, thank you. #ShowerBeer https://t.co/p1rRjwG9ts


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Imagine how great it would be for @Unionmhockey to play in Albany for the first weekend! NCAA announces host sites for 2020, 2021 Division I men’s regionals https://t.co/tIdKEEBAAP via @USCHO


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I didn’t realize that sending “Okay.” in a text was a power move/passive aggressive. https://t.co/sucKMezlJT


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If I ever film a training montage/heroes preparing for their first time out, I am going to use “Old Engine Oil” by @BudosBand to score it.


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Fellow robots, she’s on to us. https://t.co/yfoUhkhWI0


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Presidential. https://t.co/aam0Swmp0b


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Invasive species has other problems. https://t.co/ilHmB8uThi via @NYTimes


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Thursday, April 18, 2019

This made me smile for a number of reasons. A Fan’s Love, Requited at Last: Conan O’Brien Lands Robert Caro https://t.co/qWTvTUIM21


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Who did it better? Discuss.


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Like Biggie rapped about, "Bike racks for my hooligans in Brooklyn." #ParkSlope https://t.co/o18xi6A9E6


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There is a baby crying on the bus & I am proud of myself for not yelling about the chicken.


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The panhandlers in Downtown Troy are really off their game.


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Troy is better than you think. https://t.co/TpWAr9lLhx


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Fundraiser on April 23rd! See you there! @DemsBrunswick! Join me in supporting Brunswick Democrats (NY) via @actblue https://t.co/da0fFAjRqU


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Al-Tro Park is an idea that should return. Or...Maybe a #Thunderdome at #1MSq https://t.co/TGxQiiaxIG


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Al-Tro Park is an idea that should return. Or...Maybe a #Thunderdome at #1MSq


It is almost as if something was happening that would actively discourage young people to engage in immigration for the term of their education. I wonder what that could be. https://t.co/5FLkmRxrFQ


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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

The Nalle Rescue is one of the great stories related to the shameful history of chattel slavery in the United States. The people acted, both legally & en masse, to prevent a return to bondage. It is stories like this that make crap like the Lost Cause narrative and ahistor… https://t.co/ejcBtOgCiL


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The Nalle Rescue is one of the great stories related to the shameful history of chattel slavery in the United States. The people acted, both legally & en masse, to prevent a return to bondage. It is stories like this that make crap like the Lost Cause narrative and ahistorical revisionism about the Civil War so abhorrent.


This is a great idea. I am still going to FaceTime my dad, as it is his birthday, but a great idea. The North Face Campaigns to Make Earth Day a National Holiday https://t.co/oC0oRcm9i2 via @thegearjunkie


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Thirty. Huh. CC: @librarypants, @StephanieNevins, & @TheRealVarick. https://t.co/5UFz1MduhQ


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This piece from @outsidemagazine talks about the 'Gunks and this is one of the reasons that I am happily running the @RocktheRidge50 to benefit the @mohonkpreserve. It is a special place that should stay special. #UpstateNY #HudsonValley https://t.co/wXR1vCIaEz


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Oh, Albania. For a second I thought our organized crime figures had risen to the level of cliche. https://t.co/0Ba5TeWu5B via @NYTimes


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Wahlberg has the range of my Steve Austin action figure from my childhood. https://t.co/VVx5MTjtdq


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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Guidance from Westchester on Paid Sick Leave. https://t.co/4zVwtLhijJ


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At the 15k point of the @zippyrun #helderbergtohudsonhalf. Thanks to @bountifulbread for the race photo. #FatGuyRunning #SmilesForMiles https://t.co/xL0gwLSbta


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At the 15k point of the @zippyrun #helderbergtohudsonhalf. Thanks to @bountifulbread for the race photo. #FatGuyRunning #SmilesForMiles


This is slightly terrifying while being completely mundane at the same time. https://t.co/inPDRpKslr via @NYTOpinion


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Monday, April 15, 2019

Listening to people discuss NYS politics is ALWAYS amusing.


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Read something inane. Thought to myself, "Maybe Aunt Becky will pay someone to get you into college too." Didn't respond with it but thought, "Twitter deserved it."


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Congrats, @matt_hamilton10!


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How many of these can I do this year? Via @outsidemagazine https://t.co/yBnkYIEG8g


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Consider the Golden Mole via ⁦@LondonReview⁩ https://t.co/C7NrKBBciM


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“... Northern Ireland and Brexit have a way of making plain the extent to which nationhood is bound up with fantasy. “ https://t.co/UlWwybAmad via @NYTimes


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Duluth: Climate Proof and Back-to-Back NCAA Hockey Champs. Buffalo: Like that but without the hockey thing. https://t.co/wH0zYJO2mf via @NYTimes


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Sunday, April 14, 2019

Lost Cat trail race? Sure. https://t.co/0AowASqTDg


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Yard work. https://t.co/gfEgVYVIBy


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Ugh. Twitter. https://t.co/xagIFCrihy


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If you do not want to donate to me, please donate to @ChrisGEPLot as he is also doing @RocktheRidge50 at @mohonkpreserve.


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After AREEP’s H2H yesterday (which was awesome), I am continuing to gear up for next month’s @RocktheRidge50 at @mohonkpreserve. I reached my fundraising goal, so it is not about getting in the race but about supporting a special place. https://t.co/8s7P59JAcF


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Yoga pants and flip flops are the real crime here. https://t.co/SL3E1Ec9Cy


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Oh noes. Whatever will we do. Oh noes. https://t.co/I5EOPkyGoT


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1) I am glad the whole tipping thing is not just limited to the US. 2) Service charges off the top seem like a particularly insidious practice that will be adopted sooner rather than later by some business owners. https://t.co/rWThtNYaVg


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*grumble* This, right here, is where I became middle aged and grumpy. https://t.co/bon23ftqSB via @NYTimes


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Are they suggesting that global climate change has already caused both political and economic instability? It is as almost as if everything was connected. https://t.co/9rdSh5lXpx via @NYTimes


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*raised eyebrow* “Times reporter discovers Upstate, again” is my favorite semi-annual piece. https://t.co/45mkhERLb7 via @NYTimes


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