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• RT @opentype: Better web typography with OpenType features in Firefox 4 http://1.opentype.info/9FVmg0 #webfonts (via @svgeesus) #
• (Egyptology) Chariot of Tutankhamun Arrives in New York http://bit.ly/djYFLU (via @archaeologynews) #
• Good reading 🙂 #FF @EPWohlfart @dancinghorse @spicycauldron @svgeesus @TARDIS_Tara @djuggler @afox98 @bookviewcafe @amethystdragon in reply to EPWohlfart #
• Google on defensive as Facebook joins net neutrality fight.. http://digg.com/d31ZXea #
• Too bad it costs twice as much as the iPad… RT @crunchgear Axon Logic Hackintosh Tablet May Just Out-iPad The iPad http://bit.ly/bf2Sel #
• Stella went to the vet clinic this morning. Her weight is the same as it was on Monday, hovering around 4 pounds. #
• RT @sarahokeefe: new post: All your followers are belong to us? (drafting a social media policy): http://bit.ly/dAfBi9 #
• RT @stc_carolina: Writing Engaging Technical Documentation http://bit.ly/adWbMq (via @annegentle) #

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• Airships! Are we in Rose's alternate universe? RT @TelegraphNews Airships: a second age http://bit.ly/9yX1Fm #
• Off to Bull Spec launch party! #
• Reading manuscripts with Editor hat on. Strange to do that with fiction instead of tech writing. #
• RT @rww Library of Congress Gets a Mobile App http://rww.tw/d6MLEL #
• This Wednesday, Torchwood's Captain Jack writes his own comic http://bit.ly/9keEjJ #
• Now we just need a Pentax thermos… // Nikon Thermos Is Go, I Repeat, Nikon Thermos IS GO http://bit.ly/aGVaUs #
• A Summer Surprise from Judith Tarr – Something short and sweet for a long, hot summer. http://bookviewcafe.com (via @bookviewcafe) #
• Told some of the guys here I was going. Some of them thought it was too geeky to go. 🙂 #
• #ReconstuctionSF is this weekend in Raleigh. NASFiC con featuring SF lit, writing, #DoctorWho and other goodies. Can't wait! #

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• Rode Isis for the first time in 3 weeks. Bareback. She spooked and teleported. I fell off. Got back on. Laughed a lot. #
• RT @dancinghorse: CONTEST http://www.bookviewcafe.com Friday 7/30 Answer question in today's chapter of Fools Paradise-free copy to 30th responder! #
• RT @archaeologynews: (Egyptology) Distance learning BA in Egyptology? http://bit.ly/avcP8V #

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• Stella, the 21 year old cat, is playing Guild Wars with me. She plays with the characters on screen as they move around. #
• Heat index is 111F (~44C). Not going out. #
• Very hot today with a heat index of 108F (~42C). Spa day for the horses! Three bathed happy horses in the dirt rolling. #
• Reread Patricia McKillip's Riddle-Master of Hed series. Wonderful descriptions of the connection to the land. #
• Having a Mom with many years' experience as an editor is an awesome resource. 🙂 Thanks Mom! #
• Okay, so answer to the definition list: Bullet / term / em dash / definition / period. No ; at the end and no en dash between term and def. #
• Bulleted list with run-in heads and explanations after. Should the run-in heads have en or em dash or a period and then the explanation? #

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• I gave away my size 14s. Finally going to go buy "real" clothes in a size 6. Yay! (happy dance) #
• Oh look. More rain. #
• Pretty. Precious. Want. // Dell M11xR2 Review: The World's Smallest Gaming Laptop Goes i7 http://bit.ly/aOepRP #
• Funny how when you take a writing class suddenly friends want you to critique manuscripts… Where did I put that fiction hat? #
• Getting back into dance. Yay! Choreography, how I've missed you… #
• According to I Write Like, my writing is similar to either Steven King or James Joyce. #
• Which famous writer do you write like? Statistical analysis tool explains it all: http://iwl.me/ #

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• How to Run Mac OS X in VirtualBox on Windows.. http://digg.com/d31WPz3 #
• Off to the barn to play with the horses. Joy! And then — more cleaning! Joy. (bleh) #
• The best thing about cleaning is when you've finished. Otherwise, it sucks. #
• Miffed kitty coming home from the vet. http://twitpic.com/24aa88 #
• Ever noticed that just about the time you pay off a vet bill, you get hit with more? #
• More interesting people. #FF @svgeesus @COFrog @epwohlfart @sarahokeefe #
• Interesting people with things to say. #FF @spicycauldron @dancinghorse @amethystdragon @djuggler @vsmirk @tardis_tara @sagebynature #
• The cute furrball, Kiesha, posing. http://twitpic.com/23iv26 #
• Study: Archimedes Set Roman Ships Afire with Cannons.. http://digg.com/d31WGuO #
• My friend is getting his hair cut: long lovely red hair to a short cut. Here's wishing him luck! Hope he get a cut he likes. #
• Yay! Warehouse 13 is back on. Sadness: Doctor Who new series 5 is over. 🙁 #
• Anyone used APF with your horses? Considering it to treat IR. http://vetamerica.com/apf-plus-4-oz.aspx #
• If anyone is interested in the book club, let me know. I'll send you an invite to Glass (Firefox extension) #
• Glass book club. Shiny. Must recommend favorite authors. 🙂 (via @writeonglass) http://media.writeonglass.com/posts/61-glass-book-club #
• It's going to be 101F (~38C) here today. Arg. No idea what the humidity will be like… Hope the horses are staying out of the heat. #
• Need to create an offline copy of our internal wiki. Anyone used any good Wiki readers or have suggestions? #
• Just found an excellent blog that provides critical reviews of questionable archaeology. http://badarchaeology.wordpress.com/ #
• A good article on the Crystal Skull exposing myths. Archaeology Magazine – The Skull of Doom http://shar.es/mUlPl #
• Archaeology magazine on the bloodline of priestesses at Crete: Dynasty of Priestesses http://shar.es/mUlDY #
• **CHECK THIS OUT** – http://tinyurl.com/26s7r4a @greenearthapp #
• **UNBELIEVABLE** http://tinyurl.com/26s7r4a @greenearthapp #

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• Leaving work and going to the barn. Yay barn! #
• Check this out to WIN A FREE APPLE iPAD / CARBON FREE http://foodforthought.greenearthappeal.org/winanappleipad/ @greenearthapp #
• Excavations at the Mamertine Prison Find Evidence of Pre-Chr.. http://digg.com/d31VcEK #
• Conjure One has a new single out! #conjureone #
• Lovely. Bomb threat has I-40 closed at my exit. Looks like I'll be at work late tonight… #
• WalesOnline: Website maps Welsh archaeological sites.. http://digg.com/d31VVGQ #

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• Compared my #N900 to the iPhone 4G some of the fanbois here have. I like my N900 better. 🙂 #
• #FF @amethystdragon @spicycauldron @dancinghorse @vsmirk @djuggler #
• oOoO Sequel to The Dark Crystal! http://powerofthedarkcrystal.blogspot.com/ #
• One of the guys just got his iPhone and returned to work — after 8 hours in line at the Crabtree Valley Mall Apple store. #
• My two kitties on my desk. Stella in front and Kiesha behind. http://twitpic.com/1zkc2y #
• Convert SVG to SWF with Support for .NET Client Profile.. http://digg.com/d31UNCO #
• If you see a Dalek, just stay away. — Doctor Who: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Daleks http://youtu.be/aWn_1yOFpfU #
• My cat likes to eat the tops of strawberries. She's very weird. #
• Watching Clash of the Titans (new version). Best part was tossing aside the old tin owl from the original. Rest of the movie is pretty bad. #
• Ate something that doesn't agree with me. Going home early. Bleh. #
• Support an author! RT @dancinghorse: I'm doing the Clarion Write-a-Thon from 6/27-8/7. Details here: http://tinyurl.com/2br4u28  #
• Nokia N8 to be final Symbian N Series device.. http://digg.com/d31UrU5 #
• The Workflow of a Professional Photographer http://bit.ly/cpr0PM #
• From Tech Dirt: Court Says It's Okay To Remove Content From The Public Domain And Put It Back Under Copyright, http://tinyurl.com/2f627um #
• Listening to Kid Beyond. http://kidbeyond.com/ Awesome stuff to do deadlines to. (@kidbeyond) #
• The million mummy question: Why are there a million mummies buried near Snefu's Seila pyramid? http://tinyurl.com/2wduryr #
• Dionysian ecstatic cults in early Rome, http://tinyurl.com/32uw6qh (from AlphaGalileo) #
• I've ridden my youngest mare every day for the past three days. It's the most consistent time she's had. She's doing great. #
• Insanely excited about a fiction writing class. Fun to train the #writer in #techwriter #
• Stella saying we are not amused. http://twitpic.com/1yn8ud #
• Watching True Blood. Lafayette rocks. #

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• off to ride! Barn trail ride today. Should be fun. I'll either ride Isis bareback or Kasane on her first outting. 🙂 #
• Looking for a phone that can do everything and smoke the iPhone? Check out the Nokia #N900 http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n900-2917.php #
• Bring on 7.2M – 21Mb connection speeds. #N900 #
• T-Mobile is rolling out HSPA+ — and the only phone capable of taking advantage of the high network speeds is the #N900 I love my phone. 🙂 #
• WordPress v3 is very nice. Great updates and features. Great stuff. #
• Updated to WordPress 3.0. Updates look great — bulk update for themes and plugins plus merge of WP MU and WP code bases. #WordPress #
• RT @archaeologynews: (Egyptology) Exhibition:  Journey through the afterlife (British Museum) http://bit.ly/cdoqwq  #
• I hear something walking above me and yet I live on the top floor… #
• Some times the best way to learn your own language is to study a foreign one. RT @EPWohlfart: Bring Latin back? http://bit.ly/dBDoJi #
• Kinda creepy video, but great imagery and use of mythological symbos. Ramona Falls – 'I Say Fever' http://youtu.be/Ga0ohgZFVqc #
• Anyone else listen to #Sleepthief #
• I'd rather see a Carnyx at a game instead of other horns… #
• Dell Small Business store has the #n900 for $399-449, if this coupon works: http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/212227 #
• Friends coming over tonight for gaming-related fun. Eep! Apartment still isn't unpacked. Glad I did some cleaning this morning… #
• RT @tweetmeme Conscious off, dick on: True Blood's back, bitches http://bit.ly/9PhX2U #
• (Topix) Channel 4 documentary investigates York's possible gladiatorial past http://bit.ly/cqcnkW (via @archaeologynews) #
• (Egyptology) 3D Copy of Tutankhamun http://bit.ly/b60jgr (via @archaeologynews) #
• RT @dancinghorse: There's a new Horseblog at BVC! http://tinyurl.com/2fxqajs AND new chapter of ARS MAGICA http://www.bookviewcafe.com #
• Looks interesting. Sean Bean? I'm there. // First ever trailer for HBO's fantasy epic, Game of Thrones http://bit.ly/dB6BFl #io9 #
• Visited Mom and my Aunt Sue and Uncle Bud this weekend. On the way home ran into my Uncle Rick and Aunt Kim (who live 50 miles from me). #
• Horse blog from Judity Tarr: Can the Experts be Wrong? Or, the LImits of Expertise. Read it at BVC, http://bit.ly/dyy4X0 #
• OMG. Move over Rocky Horror! // Sing-Along-A-Wickerman! | News | Ritzy Picturehouse | London: http://bit.ly/cLhiea via @addthis #

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• My closet pole was on the floor when I got home today. http://twitpic.com/1vxr29 #
• Stella, still cute after all of these years. 🙂 http://twitpic.com/1vxqyw #
• Before travelling, always make sure your AAA membership is up to date. #
• Keeping steady… Down 30 pounds since January. Still doing #weightwatchers but my goal weight is in sight. #
• Excellent list of applications (with screen shots) for the #N900 and #Maemo http://bit.ly/ctAGKT #
• I wouldn't mind having one of these, even if it runs Windoze. // Dell Alienware M11x 11in gaming notebook http://reg.cx/1Jg0 #
• RT @billtrippe: The Gilbane Group's Web-based "Blueprint" Survey for Book Publishing professionals http://bit.ly/cQsOj2 (via @saraokeefe) #
• Now There s Another Oil Leak in the Gulf.. http://digg.com/d31TRgh #

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• Got out to the barn today and Isis was in a fully sweat and grumpy. Too hot to do anything except groom and hose the girls. #
• Anyone want an invite to #Glass If so, PM me and I'll send you one. (writeonglass.com. Neat stuff. Make sure to read the service terms.) #
• Hints of Life Found on Saturn Moon.. http://digg.com/d31T3UK #
• After months of using Mac OS, I booted my XP VM at home to use the D&D character builder. I had forgotten how intrusive Windows Updates are. #
• With "Naamahs Curse," Jaqueline Carey explores sex/religion.. http://digg.com/d31T1Fb #
• RT @svgeesus: W3C Media Accessibility Requirements – interesting
  http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/Media_Accessibility_Requirements  #

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