Twitter Updates for 2008-04-11

  • go BC! Cmon B’s! #
  • @Swerdloff Ew. Kissing ocean mist? Oh, wait. Yes. A hazy night in 89 up in Hampton Beach. Damn. Forgot about that & my illegitimate seachild #
  • from the whole affair. Not pretty, let me tell you. #
  • @Swerdloff And you, sir, are posing some damn weird questions. How would you like it if I twittered, "How many jellies in a jelly bean?" #
  • @Swerdloff Ah. See? That’s what I get for not hanging out with the cool kids. #
  • About to f**k up my credit card in the name of testing? #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-04-10

  • Not sold on the benefits of http://Goodreads.com over http://shelfari.com over http://librarything.com over http://allconsuming.net#
  • 70 degrees outside & BC & the Bruins hit the ice tonight and all is right in the world (righter if the Habs get hit w/ a viral stomach bug). #
  • We’re goin’ down! #
  • Kinda scared by @dmoren ‘s massive allergy attack… I’m clear so far… #
  • Jesus they’re making me earn my money on this one. #
  • Let the playoff hockey begin already! #
  • @whump Thanks… It would be nice to see Jumbo Joe in the Finals… #

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A story about “An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England: A Novel”

by Brock Clarke


The biggest flaw with this book so far (I’m about a third of the way through) is, like Jude: Level One, is that the back jacket copy compares the book to John Kennedy Toole’s excellent A Confederacy of Dunces. Whoops.

I desperately want to like this book (I have no idea why, though), but there’s no way it’s a patch on Confederacy… it’s fine, so far, if a bit heavy-handed and awkward in spots. So we’ll see how the rest of it goes.

Twitter Updates for 2008-04-08

  • How can I focus on work w/ the Sox home opener & the Bruins in the playoffs for the 1st time since 1066? (Lost to the Normans, 1st round.) #
  • I like running meetings… you can keep ’em as short as you like… #
  • @mediajunkie http://quotably.com ? #
  • nice touch with billy b out there… #
  • umm… I mean, I’m working, I imagine that might be nice #
  • Like Dylan says, "Go Manny!" #
  • @shayman I’m assuming that’s Bobby, right? I think he could have scored more than 1 against Gore, though… #
  • According to @shayman ‘s methods, my OrrGore number is also two. Although if you took off the Gore part it would still be two. #

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Lobel had big impact on Boston sports?

Lobel had big impact on Boston sports – The Boston Globe:

Lobel’s self-effacing approach turned him into an almost cult-like figure in Boston, particularly with female viewers. His fellow staffers recall him getting love letters, even proposals. He was often more celebrated than the athletes he covered, landing in the gossip columns more than he would have liked.

This is from Jackie MacMullan’s article a few days ago in the Globe… and this is where they’re getting it wrong. Guys, you are not the story. Bob Lobel, we’re not paying to watch you skate or hit a baseball or catch a pass. Jackie, nor are you the reason. Normally I like Jackie’s columns, and this one is another well written one… but I think she’s overstating Bob’s importance just a tad. At the very least the editor writing the headline for that article is, by a long shot. Media folks, you’re media folks. We’re not particularly interested in you, yourselves. You just report the stories we’re (sometimes) interested in.