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WSJ Job growth was weak in May. Just as bad: Job growth is coming entirely from workers getting part-time jobs. on.wsj.com/LeELBs about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by farmerfred and 135 others
robdelaney Joke of the day! RT @McDonalds: We trust our customers to make the choices that are best for them. about 6 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS Retweeted by farmerfred and 620 others
June 1: fertilize & fondle your summer garden vegetable plants today. Fondling will arouse the bad bugs on the leaves. about 10 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
Fake_Dispatch Facebook was down for everyone except those who own stock. Facebook suggests if you would like to maintain your connection, buy FB stock. about 13 hours ago via web Retweeted by farmerfred and 9 others
MJMcKean Someone here heard I was a Dodger fan... moby.to/v5k6n7 8:08 AM May 31st via Twittelator Retweeted by farmerfred and 10 others
NotBillWalton That awkward moment when you realize that Malkovich comes across creepier than a talking phone that tells awful jokes. 5:51 PM May 30th via Echofon Retweeted by farmerfred and 26 others
Interviewing garden authors this Sunday. Theme of show: "Broke, But Happy". Still some slots open for happy authors. 6:37 AM May 30th via Twitter for iPad
I hope the scum that robbed the PO boxes in Herald, CA this weekend are enjoying my Dan Rather book and glucose testing equipment. 4:23 PM May 29th via web
dodgerthoughts How to make Matt Kemp look like Urkel - stand him in between Kareem and Magic at a party last week. yfrog.com/odekymtj 10:01 AM May 29th via TweetDeck Retweeted by farmerfred and 10 others
I'm still confused: if Roy Rogers was in the Old West, how come his sidekick, Pat Brady, drove a Jeep? #babyboomermystery 6:54 AM May 29th via Twitter for iPad
shelbyfero Did you know it's illegal to yell "Fieri" indoors? 11:32 PM May 28th via Echofon Retweeted by farmerfred and 22 others
First fruit of the season is ready to be harvested: mulberries! Mmmmm...smoothies.... 8:18 AM May 28th via Twitter for iPad
PaulSherwen African proverb: What a sober man has on his brain a drunkard has on his tongue 11:13 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by farmerfred and 36 others
theharryshearer For everyone who thinks New Orleans 2005 was a "natural disaster", "The Big Uneasy" starts streaming on Netflix 6/1. Will open yr mind! 7:49 AM May 28th via web Retweeted by farmerfred and 82 others
Hormonella America: The Land of The Free and The Home of The Mattress Sale! 8:15 AM May 26th via UberSocial for BlackBerry Retweeted by farmerfred and 8 others
Situate a garden east-west or north-south? Steve Zien & I duke it out, tomorrow on the KFBK Garden Show, 830-10 am. KFBK.com 8:21 AM May 26th via Twitter for iPad
CathleenMHunt Oh dear! My neighbor's returning a brand new pair of glasses she got for her husband. "Why?" I asked. "He's still not seeing things my way." 7:27 AM May 26th via web Retweeted by farmerfred and 1 other
Should lemon juice be heated before freezing into ice cubes? If so, why? 7:56 AM May 26th via Twitter for iPad
@EsperanzaFoft low cost feral cat spay/neuter: sspca.org/index.php/prog… 2:31 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad in reply to EsperanzaFoft
She smiles at him. He smiles at her. She giggles. He blushes. Only he's John Edwards and she's an alternate juror. yhoo.it/KoOm9P 12:32 PM May 25th via web

Name Farmer Fred
Location Sacramento, California
Web http://farmerfred...
Bio I'm taller & thinner on the radio. More sober, too. Producer/Host: Get Growing (KSTE) & The KFBK Garden Show in Sacramento.