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  • Lovely day. My urge to ride the motorbike to work is starting to conflict with my desire for Japanese lessons in the car. #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @73ii3787 #
  • New Statesman – Robots writing business stories, which is fine http://t.co/hjSSlVRM I for one welcome our new robot masters. #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @thatgrrl #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @wwworldpressede #
  • Stupid Criminals Get Caught After Stupidest Facebook Mistake Yet http://t.co/jw7LxplC Always log out on public computers. #
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  • The Horrible Jobs Record Of The GOP's Favorite Governor | Business Insider http://t.co/YUoHKeXw #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @golfnovels @lkblackburne #

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  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @foundingeditor #

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  • Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to. ~Alan Keightley #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @joshbickford @10000words #
  • What It's Like To Turn Down An Instagram Job Offer Then Watch It Get Acquired For $1 Billion http://t.co/v5TJjLAn At least 2 life lessons… #
  • Bouncer confiscates his own stolen ID from patron http://t.co/QRUarnhx "This doesn't look at all like you. It's me!" #
  • Sorry, @chrissherrod. Paper.li let me down by including that article. I support neither hypnosis nor pursuit of wealth. in reply to ChrisSherrod #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @elleinthecity @chrissherrod #
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  • I'm falling out of love with the iPod Touch. The new OS makes many Home buttons sluggish, and Notes sync is too often hinky. #

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  • Grandson FaceTimed me Sat. Great conversation. I asked his favorite bands; his first thought: Smashing Pumpkins. Good boy! #
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  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @boymonster #

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  • In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In one badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. ~Confucius #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @bodycandy #
  • Maryland becomes first state to prohibit employers from asking for Facebook logins http://t.co/lstx7VkY Excellent! #
  • How to make your writing stronger by mixing ‘hard’ & ‘soft’ words | Poynter. http://t.co/CZI6iFUD The poetry of English #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @writingbooks #
  • Fan fiction is…repairing damage done in a system where contemporary myths are owned by corporations instead of by the folk. Henry Jenkins #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @fearnet #
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  • Homophobic? Maybe You’re Gay – NYTimes http://t.co/90nULM1x Interesting overview of a study of Freud's "reaction formation." #

  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @dcagle @thesadredearth #
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  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @afternoonstore #
  • Listening to Apollo Poetry at WFOP spring conference. "Rusty" is life changing: http://t.co/A6M9Cd8X #

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  • LI mom fired after donating kidney to her boss: suit – http://t.co/mCn7AxNk http://t.co/SY9OVyQo #
  • Huls makes debut in Cannes Short Film Corner – Illinois State News http://t.co/7w4WDvsK Go, Jason! #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI #
  • Man faces felony charge over McDonald's soda http://t.co/dKCUBRHK Wouldn't you hate to explain this to your cellmate? #
  • Va. couple accidentally shot at gun safety class – Yahoo! News http://t.co/JrNnf4yP Hence the need for gun safety classes. #
  • Man high on mushrooms sentenced for 'stupidity' http://t.co/lctgUNf4 Returning to the scene of the punishment #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI #
  • Asteroid Mining Company Planetary Resources Reveals Secret Plans For Making $ Trillions – Business Insider http://t.co/fWHSnRSW #
  • Wis. Supreme Court Justice Asks Two Colleagues to Step Aside in Ethics Case http://t.co/prs6NbJj Prosser's such a class act. #

  • IT'S OFFICIAL: Keynes Was Right – Business Insider http://t.co/GOFKeUdJ Austerity doesn't heal. #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @atomicovermind #
  • What People Think Success Looks Like Vs. What It Really Looks Like – Business Insider http://t.co/ka48uBPq #
  • Planetary Resources: Wants To Convince Governments To Capture An Asteroid And Put It Into Moon Orbit http://t.co/lZly6RzT #
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  • 14 Reasons Writers Have No Business Writing Unless They Read Daily http://t.co/L1yJcjrL My favorites: 4, 7, 13. What's yours? #
  • If you've ever wanted to dip your toes in JavaScript, here's a great interactive tutorial, for free. http://t.co/9Y639u3P #
  • Business Writing: Correcting With Kindness http://t.co/qF6gjOn7 An excellent example of how to deal with online errors #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @sirgold #
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  • Jenny's out of double knee replacement surgery now. She's been phoning friends & family, now talking with the doctor. #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @fit_to_print #
  • Writer Wednesday: 5 Signs That You've Made It As An Author http://t.co/uGEdw7nP Two days late but worth the wait! #
  • Entered CNET's You Got Game Sweepstakes! http://t.co/GIA5il7A I've always trusted CNET product reviews. Give them a try. #
  • Jargon To Jabberwocky: 3 Books On Writing Well : NPR http://t.co/wWTPRcr9 Professor dumps academic jargon to write clearly. #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @thesadredearth #
  • Saw "The Cabin in the Woods" – http://t.co/zzPibUVH – last nite w/ Karly. Utterly loved it! Go before it's spoiled. #
  • RT @elissa_malcohn: I've 2 poems in Eye To The Telescope #4 http://t.co/eyqG6Lb7 Speculative Poetry in Form, ed. @LesterSmith #

  • The Cabin in the Woods http://t.co/mfrxpw9G Two words: Awe + Sum. See it before somebody spoils it! #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @lkblackburne @frankstendal #
  • Now halfway through Pimsleur Japanese level 1 (15 of 30 lessons). Can add numbers & say "I don't have any money at all." #
  • Learn a language for business or pleasure http://t.co/yILhQU3D A second language improves your native language, too. Via @/UpWrite #
  • Reading Blackwood Farm, I'm grudgingly beginning to agree with @mforbeck's assessment of Rice. #
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  • Metamorphosis Alpha Roleplaying Game by James M. Ward & Jamie Chambers http://t.co/lH6pBea5 Have you joined yet? #
  • The Latest SEC/Goldman Sachs Sweetheart Deal Is the Worst One Yet | Richard (RJ) Eskow http://t.co/tHqQ1GxV #
  • Metamorphosis Alpha Roleplaying Game by James M. Ward & Jamie Chambers http://t.co/4khWlJVv Join me in supporting this project! #
  • Do You Think Sex Sells? Think Again. – Business Insider http://t.co/RziCBYZ5 Interesting points here. #
  • Just signed up for O'Reilly's Webcast: How to Build a Chat Room in JavaScript in Under an Hour http://t.co/vQqs3bCH via @oreillymedia #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @lro_nasa #
  • I've you've not read "Last Flight of a Vickers Gun Bus Pilot" & "First Poet on Mars" http://t.co/wzH2vEGS please do. http://t.co/GeQgG7hz #
  • Eye to the Telescope #4 is out! http://t.co/PdPecIAa Speculative poems chosen by yours truly. Read them while they're hot! #
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  • Verse Wisconsin issue 108, "Mask and Monologue" is live. http://t.co/TO1aBm73 I've 2 poems in it at http://t.co/wzH2vEGS #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @customerexplabs #

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  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI #
  • RT @inquirebook: The (Monkey) Business Of Recognizing Words : NPR http://t.co/VXEBseLi Speaking & reading use different brain areas. #
  • Another reason to adore Jim Gaffigan! http://t.co/6SIY3Z7S Check out that pricing structure & donation percentage. #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @laurajmoss #
  • Anne Gallagher's glowing review of Anne R. Allen's The Best Revenge http://t.co/TU5gXQcB Published by my own Popcorn Press. #
  • Another reason to like ebooks: No fines when I borrow one from a library. It just goes away when expired. #
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  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @mkpelland #
  • @mlvalentine Great to have you attend, Monica; hope to see you again next month! in reply to mlvalentine #
  • Great Alliterates meetup last night w/ @mforbeck @sdsullivan @dbsperrin @BillBodden @muskrat_john & @mlvalentine. Thanks all! #
  • when one size fits all / both the dwarf and the giant / must needs go naked / ~Lester Smith #micropoetry #haiku #
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  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @ren_thompson #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @lkblackburne @cgronlund @atompkins #

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  • Creating a Growth Mindset http://t.co/v9F7wOr5 via @inquirebook How to make yourself more intelligent & creative #
  • Crowdsourcing in Your Classroom http://t.co/C0mHaKoC via @inquirebook (My first ever viral blog post. Cool.) #
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  • RT @inquirebook: Fascinating: MIT's Henry Jenkins TED talk on participatory learning & civic engagement http://t.co/l0V9lAp5 via @hagdogusc #
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  • Is The US In A Phase Change To The Creative Economy? Forbes http://t.co/qiGfNm9C Like the 1930s shift from farms to factory #
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  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @mynetdiary @foundingeditor #
  • “Mr. Conway,” he said. “You are not a good enough poet to get away with being such a terrible human being.” http://t.co/zpwS71FG #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @thisisgmc @writingbooks #

  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @designscene #
  • Got a refurb Roku yesterday. Kate, Jen, & I used it this a.m. to watch Candy's wedding photos via FB on TV. Thanks, Woot! #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @kimevey #

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  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @micheledortch #
  • @boymonster Ah, but he utterly became OF MARS, & nearly every page of the books takes place there. Disney's coyness left people clueless. in reply to boymonster #
  • Carpathia by Matt Forbeck, for $3.03. Great reviews! Just bought it. Can't wait to read. http://t.co/exCTwUVn via @amazon #
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  • Jeff Bezos Just Found The Engines That Blasted The Apollo 11 Rocket To The Moon http://t.co/uDXssNb2 #
  • Saw John Carter (of MARS, Disney marketers, of MARS) again last night, with a gaggle of friends. Even better this time. #
  • ‘John Carter’ (of MARS, you Disney marketing fools!) | http://t.co/mGEHPMyt http://t.co/qamXv47r Awesome write-up, & no spoilers! #
  • The new Kindle App's (http://t.co/qPqCdJ9U) word lookup feature is transformative. It enhances reading & learning. #

  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @onecampaign #
  • Yes, paper has advantages over ebooks. But stone tablets had advantages over paper; you could leave them out in the rain. #
  • "The Media Is Getting The Trayvon Martin Story Wrong" http://t.co/sDD8XF3s Too few facts yet to judge either way. #
  • Nobody reads manuals before playing. They're boring & don't make sense except as reference. Ditto with textbooks. http://t.co/HusOh5Ao #
  • It's not "video games can be used to teach…" but "education should be more like a well-designed video game." http://t.co/HusOh5Ao #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/WcEkwhsI ? Top stories today via @seanpkelley #
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  • @babwryter I wish you had come over and talked, Barbara! Next time for sure, right? in reply to BabWryter #
  • Brothers Barbarian Season 2 — Kickstarter http://t.co/Vb3JtXDH Please join me in supporting this funny series! #
  • Levitating Girl Natsumi Hayashi http://t.co/WDvSXtN3 I often fly in dreams, much like this, but she's cuter. #

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  • Awesome 17-Year-Old Girl Invents Nanoparticle That Kills Cancer Cells http://t.co/hh2Fv1ak #
  • @dsperrin Follow me, buddy, so I can DM you something secret. #
  • @wordwill If you RT me a ground address, I'll send you a copy of my Zen Rampage. http://t.co/Av973Hgx Soon to be Kindled. #
  • @wordwill Also recommended, any Garrison Keillor collection, especially "Good Poems for Hard Times." http://t.co/tKA0AKfs #
  • Hey, @wordwill. Who's your favorite poet? That'll give me a gauge for recommendations. Mine's probably Philip Larkin. in reply to wordwill #
  • I enjoyed seeing John Carter of Mars last night as much as the original Star Wars in 1977. Definitely recommended. #
  • Just back from seeing John Carter. LOVED IT! Skeptical at first, but it won me over. Gotta go again soon! #
  • It doesn't have to be acting. http://t.co/U4yXUuoc #

  • Twitter's 6 years old today. How long have you been on? http://t.co/Y36yGauM Me, 4 years next month. #
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  • @jamie1km On the other hand, they're still interesting reads. Fun to be reminded of what's come before. :) in reply to Jamie1km #
  • Installed a new plugin on my Web site last night & it Tweeted many old blog entries again. Sorry for the duplication. :( #
  • @stealthmountain I could argue that an anthill is a peak . . . but you're right that it's a typo. Thanks for catching it. in reply to StealthMountain #
  • Think IE Sucks? IE 10 Could Change Your Mind http://t.co/GIi3pT9k But no add-ons? No Evernote button? No thanks. #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/NhiZSuWE ? Top stories today via @73II3787 #
  • Vampyr Verse is now a NOOK Book (eBook) at http://t.co/nDRoeUgS Also available in paperback #
  • 29 Wisconsin judges signed Governor Scott Walker recall petitions | The Oshkosh Northwestern | http://t.co/Oc9ajlZD #
  • @mforbeck I hear you. I'm also inside, on WFOP & Popcorn Press biz. But I promised myself a cookout this afternoon as reward, & Guinness. in reply to mforbeck #
  • RT @followmysuccess: The law of win/win says, "Let's not do it your way or my way; let's do it the best way. ~ Greg Anderson #
  • @mforbeck Thanks for the RT, Matt. Much obliged. Now get outside and enjoy this weather! in reply to mforbeck #
  • Run & Gun, by Terry Galanoy http://t.co/TwmBHxT4 Action adventure treasure hunt in Colombia. New from Popcorn Press #
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  • This Wacky Microsoft Ad Begs You To Reconsider Internet Explorer http://t.co/BdfzhACc #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/NhiZSuWE ? Top stories today via @writerlisamason #
  • Great first-time FaceTime conversation with my grandson last night. WI to NE via WiFi makes "being there" for him easier. #
  • Sad that the option to 3D print my Rock Band 2 character is gone–along with the old personalized desktops, it seems. #
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  • What Atheists Should Know About Religion’s Extinction Burst http://t.co/0ZpjWXSJ Mirrors Chris Rock's comment re racism. #
  • I told my mom, "I heard some news about you: you're going to be a great-grandmother." (My oldest daughter's expecting!) #
  • "Nobody's easier to fool," Ushikawa thought, "than the person who is convinced that he is right." ~Haruki Murakami http://t.co/p2hc3e5a #
  • Daily Zen Rampage is out! http://t.co/NhiZSuWE ? Top stories today via @JoLynneS @TheWeek #

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  • Great Alliterates meetup last night w/ @mforbeck @BillBodden @sdsullivan @muskrat_john & Doug Niles. Missed you, @dbsperrin & @JasonBlair! in reply to mforbeck #
  • "Voter fraud is no more poisonous to our democracy than voter suppression.” ~Judge Richard Niess http://t.co/G0uHAyKj #
  • Bill Would Outlaw Employment Discrimination Against Unemployed ? CBS Connecticut http://t.co/gpO2HrNQ #
  • The Damning Backstory Behind "Homeless Hotspots" at SXSWi | http://t.co/uUEO7pFy http://t.co/zvUf9VwX Reminds me of RoboCop's world. #

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