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JohnArchibald

  1. @MARTIEparty We're proud no matter what happens.
  2. @SecondFront Thanks for noticing.
  3. Whew! Close one @MARTIEparty. Cook on! #foodnetwork #star
  4. @MARTIEparty That's what I'm talking about. Me too.
  5. Dang it @MARTIEparty stop saying you're old. We went to school together, so I consider it slander. #foodnetwork #star
  6. RT @dgarvich: @RegsCoffeeHouse they're creating GREAT, professional content, there's ALWAYS a place for that. AMEN for all.
  7. @RegsCoffeeHouse Thanks Scott. I fully believe that is true. Lord knows I can't live without reading @ColursoBhamNews and listening to you.
  8. @ColursoBhamNews It was just destiny, I guess.
  9. @WillHoge Eclectic is hard to find in Alabama. Then again, Intercourse, Alabama is easy.
  10. @helenrivas :)
  11. @MaximusShelby I appreciate that.
  12. @firewillheath Thank you.
  13. I thought I posted a photo of The Birmingham News on my blog today. I don't know why it is .... McDonald's? Sigh. bit.ly/Kvj01o
  14. For all the great friends and journalists not specifically named here, I mean you too. bit.ly/Kvj01o
  15. RT @AP: Pope's butler arrested in Vatican whodunit; secret docs were found in his possession: po.st/8vFya8 -BW //Did he confess?
  16. @MaximusShelby Death, taxes and nasty comments! Thanks.
  17. @revsac Thank you.
  18. @rlbepe That is still acceptible.
  19. @rlbepe d'oh!
  20. Props to retiring editor Tom Scarritt. When he made me columnist he said my job was to make him "uncomfortable." I did. He didn't complain.