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ByTamaraJones

Just divorced The Tiger's Wife midway. Like the Balkans, what initiallly seemed intriguing soon grew tiresome & annoying. #sorry about 16 hours ago via web
@tadfriend And why, in a case that has generated false confessions before, was this one was so quickly credible when there is still no body? about 16 hours ago via web in reply to tadfriend
@thedailybeast AND dumb! Not a good combo about 16 hours ago via web in reply to thedailybeast
carlmaxim Vatican Bank chief sacked for 'dereliction of duty'. If it had been child abuse they would have simply moved him to another branch. about 23 hours ago via web Retweeted by ByTamaraJones and 24 others
@tomcolicchio Refresher course, pls, in how to get your perfect golden sear on scallops. Mine cook thru too fast, even if I lower heat. about 23 hours ago via web
@7eleven Pls keep the classic Coke Slurpee machine going all summer and connect a direct-delivery straw to my desk. #NothingCompares2U about 23 hours ago via web
chefgeoffs RT @WTOP: Head's up: Dozens of speed cameras to start issuing citations in #DC - Attn: @chefgeoffs incl. Foxhall Road - bit.ly/K0C8W8 about 24 hours ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by ByTamaraJones and 1 other
The New Yorker tweeting fiction in 10 installments is like #PeterLuger pureeing steak and serving it by spoonful over course of a week. 11:24 AM May 24th via web
KenJennings I think the lady in every superhero movie who yells "My baby! My baby's still in there!" is the same lady and maybe shouldn't have custody. 10:37 AM May 24th via web Retweeted by ByTamaraJones and 403 others
That was a shocker #DWTStheFinals 7:50 PM May 22nd via web
@RERiojas75 Gladys is the queen. 7:49 PM May 22nd via web in reply to RERiojas75
@ByTamaraJones @RERiojas75 Oops, i meant Gladys Knight singing The Way We Were 7:47 PM May 22nd via web in reply to ByTamaraJones
@RERiojas75 down to the wire... ooh Gladys Knight singing Memories now. Gotta hear this! #DWTStheFinals 7:46 PM May 22nd via web in reply to RERiojas75
@stevenlakeHair Are those blonde streaks @brookeburke is rocking tonite? 7:26 PM May 22nd via web
@brookeburke So does hosting disqualify you as a returning champ for #DWTS Allstars this fall? Are you relieved or bummed? #BringBackBrooke 7:16 PM May 22nd via web
@RERiojas75 It's a tough one to call!! 5:40 PM May 22nd via web in reply to RERiojas75
Stockpiling granola bars for Arctic trip bc I don't think I'll be ordering any of the french-fried whale blubber, thx anyway. 1:01 PM May 22nd via web
SontayaRose Auction claims it's selling vial with Reagan blood bit.ly/LkzKcg 12:56 PM May 22nd via twitterfeed Retweeted by ByTamaraJones
The state of Delaware seems to consist entirely of a bridge with exorbitant tolls every few yards. It's very Billy Goats Gruff. 12:56 PM May 22nd via web
@philgarlington THE phil garlington?! How can I be sure this isn't a tribute-band? 12:52 PM May 22nd via web

Name Tamara Jones
Location DC, sort of
Bio Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, magazine writer, book collaborator and media consultant. Mostly, though, I sit at my computer eating Red Vines.