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18th Apr 10
Jonathan Cavell
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Cleveland.com published an article last December that could best be paraphrased, “The State of Sauerkraut”. In between facts about the declining use of Sauerkraut and the introduction of a sauerkraut martini was this nugget of great writing:
To some, sauerkraut is the Liberace of vegetables, a tangy flavor that sparkles way more than it should. To others, it’s the Tom Hanks of condiments, nutritionally reliable and sure to give an injection of pizazz to the heaviest surroundings.
Anyway, on to the purpose of Sauerkraut Sundays… As I go through the week, I use Twitter to send out little updates and links. I realize that I do this quite a bit and that not all of you use Twitter, so with that in mind I’d like to take Sunday to do sort of a week in review. I’ve selected the most useful of my tweets from the last week and placed them in to the categories that I use in this blog.
Me
- Yesterday I crossed 1000 Tweets and didn’t mark the occasion. I’m not sure whether to be proud or embarrassed.
- Celebrating a great Pittsburgh sports night is harder in Charlotte… but not impossible.
- I love Monday Mornings, something about fresh coffee and an impossible task makes me feel alive.
National Politics
- I just watched the P-G’s Tea Party story. It’s multi-racial like an episode of Friends http://www.bit.ly/930OKx
- People want to know why I hate Fox News, THIS is why I hate Fox News: http://huff.to/ca0iXS
Personal Technology
- Going to Windows 7 Today! Sianara Vista.
- Apple can’t be the portal that Yahoo wanted to be if they force hardware down our throats. http://bit.ly/bca3bG
- Dropbox App on the Droid could change the way I do business with clients when traveling. http://tcrn.ch/aJiHQv
Pittsburgh
- Mike of Bread Line Blog on how Sid became the face of a football town:http://bit.ly/bI0yoP
- After two weeks of following @RealWizKhalifa, I’ve learned he’s a good rapper, but a common pothead. Hoped for more from the Burgher.
- Southside residential development to have region’s first “net-zero energy” home. 5 blocks from my house! http://bit.ly/cV5Ffd
- Pittsburgh is the 22nd largest metro area with the 45th busiest airport? Why is that? http://bit.ly/aHkYkM
Sports
- 2 Penn State Players in trouble. Football players are ruining my baseball season. http://bit.ly/cmcwIh #Steelers #WeAre
- One of the things I love about baseball is the rules that are almost never used; stealing first, balk, etc…
- Big Ben Quote of the Day: “it’s a very serious matter, one we take serious.” http://bit.ly/cGJauA
Startups
- A startup is like a family, and there’s always a crazy uncle.
- Want proof that having a plan to monetize is important? GroupOn’s valuation is 20% higher then Twitter. http://tcrn.ch/95gmJX
Technology News
- NYT: Twitter Hints About What Developers Should Build — BurgherJon: Until we (Twitter) decide to build it.
- Great Analysis on what Twitter’s new ads will mean to the ecosystem. Kinda optimistic though. http://bit.ly/95vwhU
Unsolicited Advice
- Great men rarely say they are.
- Suggestion to improve basketball: Each game should be a best of 5 of games to 15, like volleyball.
- Favorites have more at stake. Underdogs have more to win. When you can, be a dog.
- Creating a great IT Architecture is at least 50% about making sure everyone uses the same vocabulary.
- If you think fulfillment is two kids and a dogs, you’re not very creative.
- Conversation <> Television
Other (Mostly Humorous Comments from the Week)
- If a butterfly flaps its wing in Japan or a Volcano goes off in Iceland does my flight go to the UK on Monday?
- Gatorade: Processed on equipment that also processes natural ingredients.
- Did he actually go to a barber and say, “Business on the sides and party down the airstrip?” via @JanePitt http://bit.ly/9AnXho
- If I were king for a day: the budget defecit would be illegal and there’d be a salary cap in baseball.
- Obama’s been talking a lot about nukes lately, I hope he doesn’t know something I don’t.
- I’m following @Jesus on Twitter, how did people have faith before Twitter?
