Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ
@thereisnocat
Advocating Semantic Markup since 1987. Not posting here any more. Married to @JerseyGrrrl. On Mastodon: @thereisnocat@toot.cafe
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 31, 2013 at 1:20:13 PM
I think @CoryBooker has the best Halloween costume today: he's going as a U.S. Senator (that's pretty scary these days!)
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 31, 2013 at 12:21:54 PM
@denisejacobs the walking has led to significant weight loss; yes, I feel better since I started walking more.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 31, 2013 at 12:17:34 PM
@denisejacobs And I love (and need) the reminder to get off my ass and walk. Which I'm going to do right now, since it's lunch time. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 31, 2013 at 12:16:48 PM
@denisejacobs I love new Fitbit One. I had three of the original and lost all three, but this one doesn't fall off.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 31, 2013 at 10:07:11 AM
MT @andybudd If you're in NY interested in Typography, there will be tickets on the door at @ampersandconf this Saturday >> I'll be there
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 31, 2013 at 9:53:09 AM
@markjfine not half as depressing as the idea being taken off the table.... ;-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 30, 2013 at 1:32:32 PM
@dylanw this is why I like to listen to 1) surf music and 2) music in languages I don't understand. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 30, 2013 at 10:05:11 AM
@davehoju79 Brutal. I know some of those places very well. Thanks for sharing.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 30, 2013 at 9:53:46 AM
Happy Birthday, @juliaparris!
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 30, 2013 at 7:30:08 AM
Interesting article about DXing (listening to distant radio stations on AM), something I've been doing since my teens http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/sports/baseball/trying-to-outrun-the-long-reach-of-cardinals-baseball.html
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 28, 2013 at 7:05:44 PM
Goลobki for dinner! Mmmmmmmmm.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 28, 2013 at 8:25:34 AM
Three of the most beautiful words in the English language: "out for delivery" #macbookproretina #yay
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 27, 2013 at 8:15:39 PM
Love love love this photo of Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson: http://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2013/oct/27/lou-reed-life-in-pictures?picture=421073456
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 27, 2013 at 5:21:43 PM
Nice post by @joshtpm about the shock of discovering the VU in the 80s and realizing they were recorded years earlier http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lou-reed-dead-at-71
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 27, 2013 at 4:58:55 PM
New version of Dots has an ad in it. I paid money a few weeks ago to get Infinity mode. I donโt like getting ads in apps I pay for. #fudots
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 27, 2013 at 2:55:18 PM
"Only 1,000 people bought a Velvet Underground album, but every one of them formed a rock and roll band" -Eno โฆ โซ http://t.thisismyjam.com/thereisnocat/_71odtuh
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 26, 2013 at 8:23:24 PM
@obiwankimberly as someone who lives on the shore and was a regular attendee of the radio conference in the film, I gotta say, WHERE?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 26, 2013 at 4:11:54 PM
@Suw what are you doing in my old home town?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 22, 2013 at 3:52:44 PM
@markjfine the store was working fine right after the announcements. My MacBook Pro order went through straightaway, no problems.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 22, 2013 at 1:28:02 PM
Yay, new Macbook Pros! Just what I was hoping forโฆ.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 19, 2013 at 5:02:44 PM
Taking our nephew Nick out to dinner (@ Luca Brasi's w/ 2 others) http://4sq.com/17AWJZl
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 19, 2013 at 2:46:06 AM
OH: โThe problem with craft beers is that the yarn keeps getting stuck in my teethโฆ.โ
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 17, 2013 at 7:23:15 AM
I'm From the Internet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereisnocat/10326600013/ #brooklynbeta
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 16, 2013 at 10:06:59 PM
232 Republicans in the House; 32 have voted to agree with the Senate. That leaves 200 R votes at most not to. 217 wins. It's over.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 16, 2013 at 8:48:14 PM
@KuraFire See http://blog.sony.com/press/new-sony-qx-series-lens-style-cameras-redefine-the-mobile-photography-experience/ for Sony's answer to your wish
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 16, 2013 at 6:55:19 PM
I voted! (@ New Monmouth School) http://4sq.com/1hXkKPc
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 16, 2013 at 10:35:18 AM
@jschwartzdesign was great to see you too. Definitely a highlight of my Friday. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 16, 2013 at 10:19:06 AM
@jschwartzdesign Keynote Remote application from the app store
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 15, 2013 at 9:37:05 PM
They just keep getting harder to find.... โซ http://t.thisismyjam.com/thereisnocat/_6ysg1m9
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 15, 2013 at 7:25:02 PM
@unharmonic yay! Glad you got home safe and sound. Had a wonderful time with you and @davehoju79.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 14, 2013 at 1:20:58 PM
Revisiting the scene of the crime (first date with @JerseyGrrrl 18 years ago) (@ DeRobertis Pasticceria & Caffe) http://4sq.com/1aFeubU
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 14, 2013 at 12:29:34 PM
Lunch with @JerseyGrrrl, @unharmonic and @davehoju79 (at @Momofuku Noodle Bar w/ 2 others) http://4sq.com/16I6KqN
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 13, 2013 at 2:44:54 PM
Manhattan as seen from the Brooklyn Navy Yard #BrooklynBeta #panorama http://t.co/xjzpYtJSMd
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 13, 2013 at 12:11:29 PM
@dylanw congratulations!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 13, 2013 at 12:06:17 PM
@inkpixelspaper Just checked on my iPhone 4; yeah, it looks a little odd, especially on photos, which take up too much space and don't fit
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 13, 2013 at 11:56:53 AM
@dylanw break a leg, dude. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 13, 2013 at 9:11:38 AM
Welcome to Photoville #brooklynbeta #bbphotowalk #beyondbeta @ Brooklyn Bridge Park: Picnic Area http://instagram.com/p/faKV7vJ4oq/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 12, 2013 at 9:29:48 AM
Mixed weather @ McGlades on the Pier http://instagram.com/p/fXnsqCJ4tE/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 12, 2013 at 12:17:41 AM
Fun on the Williamsburg Bridge http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereisnocat/10219117925/ #brooklynbeta #beyondbeta #bbphotowalk
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 4:45:42 PM
Speaker: AirBnb checkin every two seconds. H: Whoโs doing that? Me: Someone on the run, H: Snowdenโฆ.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 2:57:30 PM
โWhat weโre thinking about is a city filled with maker spaces.โ โ Mayor Larry Morrissey of Rockford Fucking Illinois #BrooklynBeta
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 2:52:03 PM
โLocal communities canโt just shut down. We have to figure things out.โ โLarry Morrissey, mayor of Rockford Fucking Illinois #BrooklynBeta
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 2:39:33 PM
Rockford Fucking Illinois? I used to live just outside of Rockford Fucking Illinois. #BrooklynBeta
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 1:31:35 PM
RT @unharmonic: Just had my school portrait taken @brooklynbeta http://t.co/IGtmRiRh3i
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 11:15:18 AM
โThe only obligation of businesses is to maximize profits for shareholders. I call bullshit on this!โ โ @timoreilly #brooklynbeta
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 11:12:14 AM
โInnovation starts with enthusiasts.โ People doing things for love and fun change things. - @timoreilly #brooklynbeta
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 10:52:50 AM
Iโm not too young to remember โbingo cardsโ in magazines to get information. :-) @timoreilly
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 10:45:59 AM
Delighted to see @timoreilly speak at #brooklynbeta; his books changed my life.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 11, 2013 at 10:36:04 AM
Have to remember weโre on #brooklynbeta time nowโฆ. :-)
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 10, 2013 at 7:29:02 AM
The Manhattan Bridge http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereisnocat/10186422105/ #brooklynbeta #bbphotowalk #polaroid
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 9, 2013 at 11:03:10 AM
All we ever see of stars are their old photographs #brooklynbeta #bbphotowalk http://t.co/uswWfJLhWt
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 8, 2013 at 5:30:12 PM
Picked up my badge (at @TheInvisibleDog) http://4sq.com/1bWoNu4
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 8, 2013 at 10:55:57 AM
@placenamehere Amtrak only gets 12% of its funding from the govt, so they should only be 12% shut down. :-) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-04/amtrak-at-risk-in-extended-u-s-shutdown.html
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 8, 2013 at 10:54:45 AM
@placenamehere How about blaming the governor who cancelled the project that would result in more tracks into the city, too. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 8, 2013 at 10:41:16 AM
@placenamehere I think you should be thanking Amtrak for that particular annoyance; they own the tracks and always get first dibs #bastards
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 7, 2013 at 10:18:08 PM
@shelleypowers Don't ask how stupid they can get; you just might find out. ;-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 7, 2013 at 5:49:21 PM
Okay, Godwin's law says the #GOPshutdown has to stop now with Republicans losing: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/arizona-lawmaker-rages-against-de-fuhrer-obama-in-angry-facebook-post
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 7, 2013 at 12:56:56 PM
@GoogleLocalNYC heh. As someone who grew up in the midwest sticking my head in lockers for tornado drills, I'm too aware of the distinction.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 7, 2013 at 12:55:53 PM
@jschwartzdesign yup. I didn't get in to the Invisible Dog part, but I'll be at #beyondbeta and at the Friday session of #brooklynbeta.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 7, 2013 at 11:50:38 AM
@jschwartzdesign @GoogleLocalNYC #brooklynbeta in short, conditions are right for a tornado (watch) vs a tornado has been sighted (warning)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 7, 2013 at 11:48:33 AM
@jschwartzdesign @GoogleLocalNYC #brooklynbeta no, there's a Tornado Watch; very different from Tornado Warning http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/the-difference-between-tornado/61817
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 5, 2013 at 6:17:03 PM
@markjfine itโs a sad day for those of us who remember FineWare fondly.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 5, 2013 at 6:13:48 PM
@markjfine ja ich habe Wiener schnitzel und spรคtzel. Ich habe nicht pommes frites.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 5, 2013 at 5:06:38 PM
waiting in a long line for German food. Yes, German food. :-). At least I have a beer. A German beer. :-)
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 5, 2013 at 3:05:36 PM
This game is getting out of hand. #Hoosiers 42, #PennState 17 #ouch
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 4, 2013 at 6:01:44 PM
@markjfine Hey, has anyone seen Ted Cruz recently?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 4, 2013 at 2:17:22 PM
Breaking News: President Obama Goes For A Walk! http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/republicans-shutdown-enters-fourth-day-live#block-524efcdce4b0a0aedf83d86c
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 4, 2013 at 1:52:38 PM
@surlyshirley Go there lots before it does, then. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 4, 2013 at 1:08:11 PM
@markjfine youโre still using a Blackberry? Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 9:37:39 PM
@dylanw I hope you have your re-fi interest rate locked, thenโฆ. ;-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 9:22:01 PM
And the 800,000 people she helped throw out of work don't? http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/house-goper-i-need-my-paycheck
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 9:14:43 PM
@feather then youโre probably stuck needing to buy one of the programs that strip DRM from iTunes movies. Sorry, no experience here w/ them.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 9:07:07 PM
@feather you can authorize up to five computers to play the movies from your account. That should allow you to cover all four kids. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 9:05:49 PM
@feather heh. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 9:05:20 PM
@feather iTunes will prompt you to enter your AppleID the first time you try to play the first copied item. After that, simple copying works
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 9:04:10 PM
@feather good point. I think movies are still copy protected. For them, you need to authorize iTunes to play stuff from yr account.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 9:02:17 PM
@feather iTunes files arenโt copy protected any more. You should be able to just copy the files from your music folder and give them.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 8:59:05 PM
@mollydotcom WTF? Insurance is insurance. That shouldnโt be allowed. Talk to your insurance company. And hang in there.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 3, 2013 at 1:22:29 PM
Is it just me, or did John Boehner just blink? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/us/politics/debt-limit-impasse.html?
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 2, 2013 at 9:38:52 PM
@surlyshirley no, but I havenโt looked too hard. I did take a passing glance at the record the other day at Other Music, but thatโs it.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 1, 2013 at 10:11:24 PM
@obiwankimberly yup, that's another possible motive, if that's truly what NY saw.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ- ๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 1, 2013 at 9:34:11 PM
@obiwankimberly either that or opponents DDOSed them to โproveโ that it needs to be delayed for a year: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/new-york-looking-into-abnormally-high-traffic-to-health-insurance-website (or bothโฆ)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 1, 2013 at 2:00:31 PM
Oh, shit, now the #GOPshutdown is affecting college football: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/government-shutdown-jeopardizes-navy-air-force-football-game
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 1, 2013 at 1:55:30 PM
Something good is coming out of the #govshutdown (although Republicans are alienating their base): http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kkk-rally-at-gettysburg-military-park-canceled-due-to-gov-t-shutdown
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 1, 2013 at 1:30:44 PM
@karlgroves Love it. Forgot mine at home today and feel lost without it.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 1, 2013 at 10:06:39 AM
Just e-mailed my Congresscritter to express my displeasure with his votes to shut down the government. I don't expect it to have any impact.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 1, 2013 at 9:51:56 AM
To mark the #GOPshutdown of the government, this: "I'm so bored with the USA, but what can I do?" โซ http://t.thisismyjam.com/thereisnocat/_6v1mhy1
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat October 1, 2013 at 9:46:48 AM
@dylanw of course they expected it. The only way Boehner can stay speaker is to let his members shoot themselves in the foot. Predictable.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat September 30, 2013 at 8:09:51 PM
Nick plays guitar, printed on #Impossible Instant Lab #musicmonday http://bit.ly/19Rti5R
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat September 30, 2013 at 8:07:13 PM
Miss Trixie at All Tomorrow's Parties 2012, printed on #Impossible Instant Lab http://bit.ly/1eVjsXO
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat September 30, 2013 at 8:01:50 PM
Attwenger at Deutsches Haus, NYC, printed on Instant Lab #musicmonday http://bit.ly/19RsttJ