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dbarefoot

  1. I just bought a French fishing license online. It was a surprisingly straightforward process. about 8 hours ago via web
  2. Does the world really need a 3-D version of "The Great Gatsby"? j.mp/JDkHXk about 13 hours ago via bitly
  3. On video calls, the moment between saying goodbye and actually 'hanging up' feels very weird. about 14 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
  4. Some finer points of sushi etiquette: j.mp/KoA1Lg about 17 hours ago via bitly
  5. Remember when you had to rent the VCR, too? about 17 hours ago via web
  6. @sillygwailo Indeed. It might have caught on in Twitter circa 2008, maybe? 11:43 AM May 22nd via web in reply to sillygwailo
  7. The wind and rain have finally conceded the sky. @ Argeliers instagr.am/p/K8GsvKvfj3/ 11:34 AM May 22nd via Instagram from Argeliers, Aude  
  8. In the opinion of a scientist I know through a friend, this is the world's most accurate weather site: j.mp/JDvNkG 10:02 AM May 22nd via bitly
  9. That time in *Gozo* I got stung by a jellyfish onwander.com/weeks/4fbbc523… #thattimein (I like this 'pre-beta' flow from @onwander) 9:56 AM May 22nd via Tweet Button
  10. Did this Curator's Code business catch on while I was cycling through rural France? curatorscode.org Looks pretty cool. ~ @theolamb 9:28 AM May 22nd via web
  11. Great explanation for why they still have ashtrays on planes, and how it applies to programming: j.mp/JllxwM 9:16 AM May 22nd via bitly
  12. The fortified city of Carcassonne @ Pont Vieux instagr.am/p/K7hHmNvfmA/ 6:06 AM May 22nd via Instagram from Carcassonne, Aude  
  13. Team Bike Trip: @julieszabo, @sherrett and @somisguided @ E.Leclerc instagr.am/p/K47yuHPfng/ 6:01 AM May 21st via Instagram from Carcassonne, Aude  
  14. Thankfully, only 3.4 km to Carcassonne. @ E.Leclerc instagr.am/p/K47jo1vfnb/ 5:59 AM May 21st via Instagram from Carcassonne, Aude  
  15. Odd painting of sad Britney Spears in the B&B where we're staying. @ Port de Castelnaudary instagr.am/p/K4QY8JPfsX/ 11:42 PM May 20th via Instagram from Castelnaudary, Aude  
  16. Google Maps for the Roman world. Cool. orbis.stanford.edu 7:37 AM May 19th via Zite Personalized Magazine