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BackpackingDad

  1. Mass Effect 3 (digital download) is half off on Amazon right now. Of course. After I bought it three weeks ago. amazon.com/gp/product/ref… about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  2. The blue thing's connected to my...wrist watch? about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. @bodhielfman Was it Thrilling Adventure Hour? about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to bodhielfman
  4. The memo sent to Community cast members about how to deal with questions about @danharmon's firing oozes desperation. hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/leak… about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. Go go Gadget dinner! about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. @Bugbearblog my wife wore a sling for a while. 6 months, maybe? about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Bugbearblog
  7. Using a blowtorch to make this banana split was a nice touch. yfrog.com/nxun6qmj about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  8. Where am I? yfrog.com/nyyp4nfj about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  9. Apparently there's some amazing ice cream shop next to Dolores Park and it's worth waiting in a 20 minute long line for. I'll let you know. about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  10. OH, one skater boy in San Francisco's Dolores Park to another: "That's not lavender, liar. That's lilac." about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck
  11. Birthday presents for Erin from @fistluxsf. yfrog.com/essc4gzuj about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
  12. Having brunch with @fiatluxsf. Eventually. Whenever he manages to get his hipster ass out of bed. about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  13. Boom boom boom let's go back to my room. So I can go back to sleep, and maybe wake up at 2. Oh oh oh. about 15 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. The funniest part of "Isaac's Lip Dub Proposal" is the "dancing Jews" running gag. The lyric is "dancing juice" about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
  15. It's a weird, Peter-Gabriel-In-The-Head kind of morning. about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
  16. @wilw @nerdist @hijinksensue @BadAstronomer GIRL DRINK DRUNK! 9:33 PM May 25th via TweetDeck in reply to wilw
  17. Also, have you ever noticed that YouTube videos stick at "301" views sometimes? I know that one has way more than 301. 9:31 PM May 25th via TweetDeck
  18. If that turns out to be a Honda commercial I'm going to be very sad. 9:30 PM May 25th via TweetDeck
  19. Thanks for making my proposal look totally inadequate, Isaac. "Isaac's Live Lip-Dub Proposal" youtu.be/5_v7QrIW0zY 9:28 PM May 25th via Tweet Button
  20. The Truth About Cheetahs backpackingdad.com/2011/08/the-tr… 8:45 PM May 25th via Tweet Button
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  • Bio I am a dad. I have a backpack. My kids ride around in the backpack. I'm the funniest person my kids know. For a good time, call (650) 937-9442.
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