• @dwarlick Thanks – that was just the post I was looking for. in reply to dwarlick #
• Starting the morning with a 90's dance party. Because every Monday should start that way. #
• H1N1 sounds so clinical. I think we're going to refer to this thing as "90's Morning Dance Party Flu." #
• @jenorr Ew. in reply to jenorr #
• RT @educationweek Blog: Justices Decline Review of Pledge, Other School Cases http://bit.ly/1kpxH0 #
• RT @RickTanski RT @Wolfram_Alpha: Join us for the 1st-ever Wolfram|Alpha Homework Day October 21! http://bit.ly/TwRFt #wolframalpha #
• RT @hickstro Episode 2 in a series of 3 on TTT coming up this week. Examining Author's Craft in a Digital Age: http://bit.ly/1a12O9 #
• @huanxn I remember you. Can't access the link, though – takes me to a logout screen. What's the idea? in reply to huanxn #
• RT @huanxn: a way for teens to use writing as an outlet, not self harm. join us. http://bit.ly/Wwwb1 #
• Lunch. http://twitpic.com/ke22x #
• @huanxn I'm at home now – but can login later today. What was the article
  about? in reply to huanxn #
• Teagan is dancing to "Gin & Juice" right now. Radio edit, of course. #
• @milobo: I hear we may visit there someday. in reply to milobo #
• @schinker Um. I guess that'll be easy enough to do. (Really?) in reply to schinker #
• XO exploration time while I fix dinner. Shrimp and cheesy risotto. Frozen and from a box. But it's something. #
• Teagan's working. http://twitpic.com/kf83w #
• @MikeGras Show off. And yum. in reply to MikeGras #
• @MikeGras The master. I am not worthy. in reply to MikeGras #
• @shareski Many happy returns to Martha! in reply to shareski #
• @brueckj23 I'm happy to talk – but I don't know if I'm your guy. I wonder if @mahlness might be. Smart dude. in reply to brueckj23 #
• .@brueckj23 I guess I'd wonder why you feel the need to put preschoolers on any computer. (Wondering that of others, too. Myself included.) in reply to brueckj23 #
• @MikeGras Show me the path that I must walk, Master. You may call me grasshopper. in reply to MikeGras #
• @brueckj23 Since I don't know your goals, can't say. What are your goals? in reply to brueckj23 #
• .@brueckj23 Still haven't mentioned your goals. Lots of stuff, though. Still planning on reading to them? in reply to brueckj23 #
• @MikeGras Delicious. in reply to MikeGras #
• @brueckj23 Sure. Thanks. budtheteacher@gmail.com in reply to brueckj23 #
• @brueckj23 Cool. Sounds reasonable. So why do the preschoolers need computers? in reply to brueckj23 #
• RT @emailbot @budtheteacher Security Warning: you just publicly posted an email address for spammers to collect.(Duh. – Bud) #
• @MikeGras Have a good one, Chef. in reply to MikeGras #
• Good mythology series on History Channel at the moment. This episode on the mythology of Tolkien. Well done so far. #
• I need the last 72 hours back. That said, total chaos is completely freeing. Or I'm in denial. Either way. #
• And we have pudding. So it's good. #
• RT @johnbattelle: There is far more good work to do than there is time. Cho[o]se carefully. #
• @milobo Smart dudes. in reply to milobo #
• @ktenkely: Sorry. If it helps, my wife had to move out until the children are all better. No pudding is worth that. in reply to ktenkely #
• @ddraper: Interesting post. I hope to continue the conversation soon. in reply to ddraper #
• @milobo: But who's looking after our conscience? in reply to milobo #
• New post: Intruding. In Public. http://bit.ly/3wZ8Vn #
• @concretekax Yes. I should. I'll make it back there later today. The use of a particular tool doesn't make for "withitness." in reply to concretekax #
• @milobo Bad news. At low temperatures, water does things. Strange things. in reply to milobo #
• RT @karlfisch If all goes well we'll be ustreaming w/co-creator of Blogger & . . . at 12:14 MDT (UTC -6) http://bit.ly/13MP8 #
• @ktenkely Although, we did just have pancakes. So it's not all terrible. in reply to ktenkely #
• RT @twoodwar RT @shareski: This is good. http://bit.ly/3Xn9gZ via @MrMc 's blog http://bit.ly/14RvdY #
• Working on the important stuff this morning. http://twitpic.com/khu2i #
• Fall leaves mean time for rubbings. http://twitpic.com/kiiks #
• RT @timstahmer @boingboing is batting back at Ralph Lauren for attempting to restrict fair use rights http://tinyurl.com/yeerhw7 #
• So. #edchat. Um. What're folks learning through participation in that "conversation?" #
• @kyteacher Why extra credit? Why not just ask the question? in reply to kyteacher #
• @dlaufenberg Such a positive attitude. in reply to dlaufenberg #
• I don't know why I did, but I am glad that I grabbed that 12 pack of Tab at the store the other day. I am. #
• @dlaufenberg Of course they do. That's okay. We can do our sessions somewhere else and stream them in. in reply to dlaufenberg #
• To those of y'all asking me about the taste of Tab – um, I like it. That's all I can tell you. #
• @chrislehmann: That's all you got? Reasoned thoughtfulness? (I hope you've an Animoto somewhere. Otherwise, you're toast.) in reply to chrislehmann #
• Hmm. What exactly does caffeine taste like? Or does it? #
• @chrislehmann: You? Captain Subtle? Yeah. No way you want to be zingy. That said, it works. in reply to chrislehmann #
• @chrislehmann Of course we can. (I was just messing with you.) in reply to chrislehmann #
• @cannonsr What's a peck? in reply to cannonsr #
• @cannonsr Wait. Answered my own question. You have 21 lbs of apples? http://urbanext.illinois.edu/apples/facts.cfm in reply to cannonsr #
• @ddraper: Not all of them. in reply to ddraper #
• Not sure if I send the check for tonight's work to @ddmeyer or to The Avett Brothers, whom he recommended. Wow. In the zone. #
• Sending one to the reviewing deities. Please let the panel on compassion make it. #
• @shareski What time zone? in reply to shareski #
• @shareski: I quit at 9. in reply to shareski #
• @sleslie: I don't get it yet. Maybe I'm missing something. Or everyone else is. in reply to sleslie #
• RT @ncacensorship Still not convinced free speech is at risk in US v. Stevens? Check out Judy Platt in Huff Post http://bit.ly/Ld9Y1 #
• Day 5 of FluWatch. So far a very uneventful illness. Hoping things stay that way. #
• An apple poem for @cannonsr. "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost. http://bit.ly/QJpbo in reply to cannonsr #
• Belated – NCTE's response to the national standards draft. http://www.ncte.org/standards/commoncore/response3 #
• Oh – the belated bit wasn't in their posting – but in my sharing. #
• @hrheingold Why do you "need" to grade them? in reply to hrheingold #
• @karlstrope Glad that you'll be there. Hope all goes well. in reply to karlstrope #
• @robwall And me. Please. in reply to robwall #
• @shareski The first time you say digiprint, we've got a problem. Otherwise, we're good. in reply to shareski #
• Math folks, help me out here. How's that possible? http://bit.ly/2pffnk #
• Tweeps, I need your help. I need a quick pan sauce for pork chops done on the stove. I'd say we've got about ten minutes. Thoughts? #
• Wow. Y'all're fast with the sauces. Thanks. Any more? #
• @CatherineLeach My favorite suggestion. But no white wine or shallots. This time. in reply to CatherineLeach #
• Y'all have some fancy stuff in your kitchens. Yum. #
• Thanks for all the great ideas. Limited resources at present. Used some cooking sherry and spices thickened w/ breadcrumbs and H2O thinned. #
• Not pretty. But tasty. #
• @AngelaStockman So's life. Oh, wait. in reply to AngelaStockman #
• @theresagray Sorry. Long day here. in reply to theresagray #
• @theresagray Well played. in reply to theresagray #
• @jorech Nice. Awesome list. It's very good. in reply to jorech #
• @karlfisch @milobo Karl's right. But you can borrow Ani. She works cheap. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch @milobo http://bit.ly/OzgjQ in reply to karlfisch #
• @jorech Thanks. I've gotten a, ahem, nice response from some good folks on that. Glad it's useful. in reply to jorech #
• RT @dmagy Silver Creek's program is the title music from three popular video games: Halo, God of War and Warcraft. (That's awesome. – Bud) #
• @ddraper: Um. We pay a filtering company – I haven't a list. Can give you categories, if you'd like. http://bit.ly/IFFT6 (PDF) Why? in reply to ddraper #
• @woscholar My house is an hour and a half away from the conference. @karlfisch's is closer. I'm his couch broker – so bring me the 'que. in reply to woscholar #
• @ELanghorst And the Range? in reply to ELanghorst #
• @karlfisch: Yep. I know. Didn't generate the document and keep forgetting to suggest it get fixed. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch And you should be asking questions. Lots of them. #
• @karlfisch: Our guy managing that work is a straight up dude. He and I feel the same way about filters. Which is cool. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch: Then you're on to something. in reply to karlfisch #
• @milobo: We've got out issues. But yeah. in reply to milobo #
• Waiting in line to figure out why I'm paying for way more Internet access than I'm getting. #
• @milobo Exactly what I'd've said. Liza Minelli moment there, @karlfisch. in reply to milobo #
• @woscholar This close. http://bit.ly/Myl0X in reply to woscholar #
• @woscholar I use the street view of my house to talk about digital footprints. The kid at the stop sign lives across the street. in reply to woscholar #
• @woscholar Wish I had fewer neighbors – but it's nice here. in reply to woscholar #
• @ddraper YouTube's own Terms of Service state that they won't accept "obscene" content. I know what you're arguing. in reply to ddraper #
• .@ddraper: But there's a big difference between blocking content and taking students to it in the classroom. One is not the other. #
• .@ddraper I continue to say this, and you continue not to hear it – bad teachers are not the IT department's issue. Admin issue. #
• .@ddraper: Trying to control the quality of the teacher in the classroom is overstepping the limits of IT, no matter how well intentioned. #
• .@ddraper If a teacher makes a bad choice in the classroom, and there's a policy against that, is that the fault of the IT department? #
• .@ddraper I'm not willing to let that be the way that the work that I do goes. I will not be writing rules for the 5%. #
• .@ddraper We've got to assume the best and work to ensure it. Not the other way around. #
• .@ddraper: I've created a chat room. Let's try this differently. Anyone can join. http://chatterous.com/blocking/ #
• FluWatch. Day six. I think. Needed one of those calendars and a black marker to be sure. #
• Oh. Snow. #
• So bummed Im going to miss this morming's Skyline HS STEM Lecture on Aerospace. Maybe you'll go? http://blogs.stvrain.k12.co.us/skylinestem/ #
• Look for the live blog link. Event starts a little after 9:00am Mountain. http://blogs.stvrain.k12.co.us/skylinestem/ #
• It's National Poetry Day in the UK today. Cool. http://www.nationalpoetryday.co.uk/ #
• Poetry in public places. Also cool. http://www.nationalpoetryday.co.uk/poetryinpublicplaces.php #
• @TheJLV What's a blog? in reply to TheJLV #
• @TheJLV Is that my role? in reply to TheJLV #
• RT @BillCosby You can't sit in the house and do this, I relish my life as a storyteller: http://bit.ly/47JSdP #
• _Finding Forrester_ on while I fiddle with a media server. I'm a sucker for a writer movie. #
• @adewitt2 Not sure if I'm your guy – but send me an email. budtheteacher@gmail.com Away from work until tomorrow. in reply to adewitt2 #
• "Many writers know the rules of writing. But they don't know how to write." #
• The comments are getting interesting. Can y'all handle them for me tonight? I'll be back on the case tomorrow. http://bit.ly/4lSxRO #
• Or y'all could hash it out here: http://www.chatterous.com/blocking/ #
• Thinking as I retire this evening about Facebook and friends and students. http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=1050 #
• Back at my desk for the first time in a week. Going to be digging through voicemail and e-mail now. And for a while. #
• St. Vrain Teachers – A grant opportunity. PD and some technology to go with it. http://bit.ly/IS46b Hope you'll apply. #
• @beverson Thanks. I hope so, too. (We're all flu free at the moment, at least.) in reply to beverson #
• This was a gift from an art teacher i used to work with. It hangs in my office. A good reminder. http://twitpic.com/kuo1s #
• Yesterday was @milobo's first ever "there's snow falling on me" moment. Too cool. #
• Power is tricky. #
• @msstewart Classroom. Life. Yep. Power is tricky. Control's tricky, too. in reply to msstewart #
• Preschool book fair. You know what happened, right? #
• I wasn't terrible. One book per kid. Today. And one on hold at a book fair in another town. And two in the car from Grandmama. #
• That's not too bad. #
• @andrea_r Okay. You have a problem. in reply to andrea_r #
• @andrea_r Yep. A problem. And a sweet home library. (We have that problem, too. I'm okay with it.) in reply to andrea_r #
• RT @andrea_r @budtheteacher no, no – the bookshelves full of books are *insulation*. I swear. And educational. think of the children, Bud. #
• There's a soccer game at 9am tomorrow. And it's snowing. #IloveColorado #
• @jonbecker Yeah. I have tickets for Sunday. It'll be better then. in reply to jonbecker #
• Obscure Hunt family semi-tradition – ice cream when it snows. Definitely snowing. Definitely ice cream-bound. #
• No waiting. Huh. Not a soul here. #
• What a night. Snowy and wet. Beautiful. #
• Beautiful white blanket of cold
  covering everything. No soccer game means we get to play in the snow. #
• @snbeach Big question for a snowy Saturday. in reply to snbeach #
• RT @snbeach: How do you believe trust is developed online? What created the trust which led to strong relationships . . . #
• @crafty184 I don't know. Stranger things have happened. in reply to crafty184 #
• @brueckj23 Didn't mean to be difficult -I just don't know what they need laptops for. You might have an excellent reason. in reply to brueckj23 #
• Downy drifting
  Coffee's made.
  Thinking how we'll spent the day.
  Likely we will go outside
  And seek out snowmen.
  Not stay dry. #
• @snbeach I like @davecormier's answer. But sharing personal information doesn't seem enough. Trust takes time. #
• I also wonder if trust is transitive. I trust you because she trusts you, and I trust her. #
• @brueckj23 @crafty184 Huh. Sounds like you've a bit of a wonderful mess there. in reply to brueckj23 #
• This is tres interesting. @davecormier's thinking on overcoming obstacles in web project development. Thoughtful. http://bit.ly/Jix5i #
• @foes4sports Say more. Are you saying it's only temporary trust? in reply to foes4sports #
• RT @CoSN CoSN now accepting nominations for 2010 Board of Directors http://short.to/rk6i Deadline 10/17 #
• RT @hipteacher Broken Down Teaching http://bit.ly/oJY0c #
• @crafty184: The wonderful bit is a big ol' grant and some flexibility in spending the money. Potential mess – preschoolers on laptops. in reply to crafty184 #
• @kjarrett @milobo Glad it's useful. We're excited, too. Sure. Next week, maybe? in reply to kjarrett #
• @learningdonna: I don't friend students on Facebook unless I know their parents. That said, those aren't terrible guidelines. in reply to learningdonna #
• @kjarrett Cool. Looking forward to touching base. in reply to kjarrett #
• Do you ever want to say to folks who scream they don't want their private lives online: "Maybe you should just try to be a better person." ? #
• @teryl_magee It's Colorado. Coin toss. But you'll probably be fine. in reply to teryl_magee #
• From Gmail: Quote of the Day – Kurt Cobain – "Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." #
• @aforgrave Nice. Thanks for that. in reply to aforgrave #
• RT @aforgrave .@budtheteacher Crisp, blue sky and sun, Technicolour leaves asplendor, Fall is here again. #
• Just a few flakes. Falling. Falling. Falling. #
• Just tried to explain what I meant by that "better person" tweet. Sounded colder than I meant for it to. http://budtheteacher.com/blog #
• @milobo Pardon the pun, but how cool is that? in reply to milobo #
• @demacisaac Here in Colorado. Fort Collins. in reply to demacisaac #
• RT @johncr8on Parental Fears: I walked out of the restroom in the Albuquerque airport last night and got whack . . . http://bit.ly/q2wa1 #
• @milobo You'll pretty much look like a dork. But so will everyone else – you'll be fine. Make sure you get the mirors. in reply to milobo #
• Selfishly enjoying @milobo's "experiencing snow" tweets. Fun to see things through fresh eyes. #
• @hfeldman Congratulations on being done. Bet you did better than you think you did. in reply to hfeldman #
• @jenwagner I knee-jerked a bit, myself. Hence the post. This is the limit of Twitter – and the opportunity of other spaces. in reply to jenwagner #
• @jenwagner Cool. I look forward to reading it. in reply to jenwagner #
• @milobo Roof and hood are important if there's lots – it'll blow back onto others cars or up onto your hood. in reply to milobo #
• @hbuchter That's only for folks cool enough to have running boards. But agreed. Hope you're okay. in reply to hbuchter #
• @jenwagner Why? You can be as non-connected as you want to be. in reply to jenwagner #
• @aforgrave Beautiful. Thanks! in reply to aforgrave #
• @jenwagner Sounds like a good question for a blog post. in reply to jenwagner #
• Hot chocolate and PlayDoh. Good combo for a snowy Saturday morning. #
• @milobo: All about the brakes and stopping. Go slow. Start stopping earlier. Pay lots of attention to the other folks. #
• @jentropy Ew. But now I'm curious. in reply to jentropy #
• @andrea_r Happy birthday and many happy returns to her. in reply to andrea_r #
• @karlfisch @milobo Seafood is wonderful. Rocky Mountain Oysters are wonderful. But there is no overlap on that Venn diagram. None. #
• “tree stills. snow pushes leaves. branch baring. winter air.” -@learningdonna #
• Tweetie 2 is worth the cash. Even if you had Tweetie. #
• @sojbanks Thanks! in reply to sojbanks #
• RT @cmasson50: http://twitpic.com/kffi5 – Is this where they come from? #
• @andorkish Yep. Saved searches are no problem. in reply to andorkish #
• Because we can. http://yfrog.com/2m6q3j #
• Surprise. http://yfrog.com/0w5g3oj #
• I can confirm that snowballs were thrown. I will neither confirm nor deny who threw the first one. #
• RT @brtom: "There is all the difference in the world between the sort of one-ness that is the product of share (cont) http://tl.gd/l1bm #
• RT @brtom: … offering themselves as a peace offering whose gesture is then gently received by all present." J. Alison http://bit.ly/4nIZAj #
• @ijohnpederson Don't forget translation. That's a game changer. in reply to ijohnpederson #
• Too many grants are nothing more than big, flaming, shiny distractions.W #
• RT @tellio: Study: 54 Percent of Companies Ban Facebook,Twitter at Work | Epicenter | Wired.com http://ff.im/-9zWZV (Read the comments. Bud) #
• @davecormier Hurry up and finish it so I've got a citation when I argue this
  in the future. in reply to davecormier #
• Just had a birthday dinner for my wife. Where we had the Moodle vs. Blackboard vs. Blogger conversation. Yeah. We're THAT couple. #
• @aschmitz She's got a very specific project coming up. She knows Blogger, her district has Blackboard, and I can offer Moodle. in reply to aschmitz #
• By the way – Haply Thanksgiving to my
  Canadian friends. Enjoy the weekend. I'm thankful for all y'all. #
• Er. That was "Happy." Not "Haply." #
• RT @jimgroom: New blog post: The Future of WPMu http://bit.ly/aCVY5 (Thoughtful. -Bud) #
• @msstewart English. in reply to msstewart #
• Going to the Rockies game tonight. The high today will be 49. The game starts at 8pm. Brr. #
• @chrislehmann Sounds about right. Go Rockies. in reply to chrislehmann #
• @ryanbretag Lust for recognition rules every human pursuit. in reply to ryanbretag #
• @shareski @ryanbretag That's because it's made of people. in reply to shareski #
• RT @vvrotny: K12Online Conference Announces 2009 Presenters: For the past three years, the K12 Online Conference . . . http://bit.ly/4dpWmY #
• @ssibberson Go Rockies. in reply to ssibberson #
• Off to the game. Brr. Go Rockies. #
• @davecormier Bravo. in reply to davecormier #
• Sun's out. Might hit 40. #rockiesnotbroncos? #
• Pre-game Rockie dog. Yum. Go Rockies. http://twitpic.com/l6xms #
• Here with my dad. The outcome is of secondary importance. That said, go Rockies. #
• @hbuchter Nope. Rockies. in reply to hbuchter #
• Pretty sure we're de-icing with peanut shells tonight. #
• Looking good, Rockies. Keep it up. #
• Too bad @ddmeyer's not here. Need some info on picking the shortest line for the men's room. #
• Good game. Great crowd. Terribly cold, though. #
• @skulpa He's doing fine. So far. in reply to skulpa #
• Close one. Rally time. #
• RT @karlfisch: New post: What's Core? http://bit.ly/2tVSIH #
• @chrislehmann Agreed. in reply to chrislehmann #
• @chrislehmann Had to leave. Long drive home. Now listening on the radio. And biting my nails. in reply to chrislehmann #

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