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@snipejaeg applause is always acceptable. Or cash. about 5 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to snipejaeg
I don’t think anyone got my pronoun joke. So sad. about 5 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
@shamanjoe I’d Google that for you, but I’m on vacation. about 8 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to shamanjoe
Is it me or are all pronouns not interchangeable? about 8 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
I finally picked up @LizMooreBooks’ HEFT today and I can’t put it down. Some kind of industrial literary adhesive, I guess. about 9 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
@manticorelove now I understand where to concentrate my efforts. about 11 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to manticorelove
@southworth +1 about 11 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to southworth
I am resisting the urge to buy a working Canon Cat on eBay. It helps that I have no money. about 13 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
@manticorelove If I had a time machine your soul would belong to me, wouldn't it? about 13 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to manticorelove
@CoriSeaSinger that's the plan. 7:07 PM May 25th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to CoriSeaSinger
@CoriSeaSinger Cartooning: It beats working. 5:19 PM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to CoriSeaSinger
@CoriSeaSinger It's been a long time since my life ran on that platform, sadly. 3:47 PM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to CoriSeaSinger
@mkinyon I hope so. 3:27 PM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to mkinyon
Next week I am inaugurating something called a "schedule". No, I don't know what it is either. 3:16 PM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
@angmoeny @mattholm I agree, that is a comprehensive list of the cool kids. 3:13 PM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to angmoeny
@angmoeny Ah, those little business cards? 2:37 PM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to angmoeny
@angmoeny I… I don't know what that is. 2:20 PM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to angmoeny
My book review for the week, a good read but the book itself has an interesting story: unshelved.com/bookclub/2012-… 11:39 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
@manticorelove then you shoulda put a key ring on it. 11:23 AM May 25th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to manticorelove
@angelamelick Then 3 panels shouldn't be too much of a stretch for you. 9:57 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to angelamelick

Name Bill Barnes
Location Seattle
Web http://www.overdu...
Bio Co-creator of Unshelved and Not Invented Here, former programmer & Slate tech journalist, learning to play music.