Sol’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-30
  • @HGBarnes you too…sorry man #
  • @caniso13 thanks sorry I didn't get a chance to talk. We need to do lunch soon. #
  • Wow, I can't believe it's been 25 years since the #Challenger disaster. Do you remember where you were? I do #
  • Yes, I'm wearing a sweater vest #
  • LinkedIn Has No Real-Time Data Center Backup: Site would be offline if primary data center has downtime. http://bit.ly/i8oBdY #
  • @sn0weater And Friday welcomes you too #
  • "You just take your pills, and everything will be all right" Everclear #
  • Going to be a long day. Hope Mandy and Cece have a good day hanging out at home. #
  • RT @andrewbonar: Everything ??is????? ???? ????fine ??? ? ???? love. ???? ????? the ??? Egypt ??? ???? government ?? #Egypt #censorship #
  • @Oasis3457 grenades and landmines for you #
  • @caniso13 when you have 600 members it does that. #
  • @crazytwinmomma ou? #
  • @ahw it makes me laugh everytime. For a long time autocorrect kept changing my daughter's name from Cece to fece. Not cool #
  • @ahw go to damnyouautocorrect.com #
  • ninja please #
  • @matt_is_a_nerd are they applying makeup too? #
  • @lessphiling it's terrible phil. A very old pickup line play on words. #
  • 2.99 gas in Bloomington. #
  • Bad lyric "If I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me". Brit you could have done better #
  • @mzyw as in travel or as in getting hit by one? #
  • "Salmon in fresh water is handled by interior, salmon in salt water is handled by commerce. Who handles them when their smoked?" #sotu #
  • RT @RebeccaLobo: What makes America great : A black President, white Vice President and orange Speaker. #stateoftheunion #
  • Would hate to be speaker of house and Vice president during #sotu because camera is on you all the time. #
  • Impressed that @BarackObama is so talented he can give #sotu and tweet at the same time. Awesome. #
  • @Oasis3457 red and blue make purple. #
  • Boo to you @BarackObama you couldn't wear a Gabby Gifford ribbon? That's not partisan or controversial at all. Why? #
  • Cecilia milestone: tub stopper. Cece grabbed the rub stopper after I took it out and out it back to stop the water! #
  • Cecilia milestone: monster baby. Cece loves when the big kids run away from her. She day arrrgh and chases them. #
  • Cecilia milestone: gymnast. Cece has a black eye coming in from trying to climb out of the pack n play at day care. She is into and onto all #
  • Cecilia milestone: size 4. Finally into a new diaper size even though weight she can wear size 3, she's too long. #
  • "I eat cuz I'm not happy. I'm not happy cuz I eat. It's a vicious cycle" #
  • @Oasis3457 awesome. You should check out the song Yo Momma from the 80s by pharsyde. Excellent #
  • Cecilia milestone: lizard lizard. Someone, not saying any names Mandy, taught Cece to stick her tongue out. Oh boy. #
  • @lessphiling what's the chapter title? #
  • @wjasonstrutz you know you want to see me in it #
  • Cece would flip if I got this for halloween: http://bit.ly/fU5Lkr #
  • @jillgengler excellent. Now hopefully they'll turn into stone and be quiet #
  • @mzyw thanks. It's sad. It's like an older couple when one passes many times the other passes soon. Hardest on my little bro whose closer #
  • @mzyw he's been my dads best friend for 25 years or more. His health has gone down fast, docs are saying couple of days. He's like an uncle #
  • Sad. Sending prayers to Dale. Not ready for this again. #
  • Cecilia Milestone: (1/22) Dancer? Cece worries us about her future career. She stood up in the tub and started to shimmy and shake. Scary. #
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Sol’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23
  • @wjasonstrutz mix em, then you get all the flavor and the nutrients #
  • watched #beinghuman on @syfy not super impressed seemed a little cheezy especially the werewolf effects. Waiting for part 2 2 render verdict #
  • Finally some good news. Got humana to pay 43k of Mandy's hospital bill they denied. Yea! Only 550 for us to pay. Big relief. Some doc left #
  • @sluggirl I had the same reaction. Shock then laugh then glad you could see it out there. #
  • Cecilia milestone: Godzilla. Cece had a stuffed animal in her mouth, stomped through all her toys, going rrrrrrraaaaarrrr. #
  • Saw a psa about testicular cancer on CBS about valentines day. It said "Why give a diamond when you can give the family jewels"? Wow #
  • "if you're going to a marriage counselor and a Barry White album can't fix it, it's not fixable" Tim Wilson. #
  • @news_gazette nasty accident. Semi flipped @ I58, SUB crashed in ditch smashed bad. Fire trucks and police #
  • I74 westbound out of champaign at s standstill. Avoid!!!!! #
  • Grumble parking Rickey grumble. Parking permit was in seat, fell out of window. Grrr #
  • @chambanamoms happy that you guys realize the importance of dads! Wish others like @parenting would focus on both parents being critical #
  • @wjasonstrutz agreed. #
  • @trombonekenny at least you're giving it a chance #
  • "how does she know that you love her" #
  • @trombonekenny I've heard good things about being human. Haven't watched it yet #
  • @lessphiling you can get me 10 of them if you want. #
  • @lessphiling Mandy said you could get a kindle for half price. #
  • I've seen it all. MTV just taught me that all I have to do to tell my ex I'm in a relationship is change my Facebook status. Wow. #
  • @mzyw agreed! #
  • Hey @MTV when are you going to have Teen Dad or show some of this from that perspective. #
  • @mzyw agreed. Or when an it application doesn't give you a confirmation that you've submitted #
  • It's shake and bake…and I helped :-) #
  • hoping tomato soup and sprite help ease my stomach #
  • Rodney Carrington is coming to springfield next month. That could be fun. #
  • if you play your cards wrong
    you can take me home tonight
    you've got all the makings
    of my future ex-wife #
  • "Why are there so many songs about rainbows? What's on the otherside?" #
  • Cecilia milestone: future job? Cece was in re tub chewing on her toys. She kept trying to pass them to me via mouth. Scary. #
  • "Samuel you say we come in here all the time?" "If we covered you in vinyl we could use you as a booth" #mikeandmolly #
  • @parenting so next week is #imagooddad #
  • @maryjanepierce if you bring some, then cookies. Otherwise reading #
  • "I don't like cellular phones. I read somewhere they numb the nads" #mikeandmolly #
  • I think you've fallen of the silly boat into a vat of ridiculous sauce. #
  • "my soul slides away but don't look back in anger, I heard someone say" #
  • @APO_fieldrep awesome. That's brotherly love. #
  • @treerad get off my lawn you hulligans #
  • Hello Woodshed. The line is getting long again today. #
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Sol’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-16
  • Kevin Miller is looking for big crabs, but not the flowering kind #
  • Cecilia milestone: What's a DVD? First road trip with the DVD player and she was confused. It was gabba gabba but in the car! Peace #
  • Cecilia milestone: Walker!!! Looks like the walk is on Cece has been walking all over grandma and grandpas. That's what carpet does. #
  • prompt care trip didn't do much except give me ear drops, waiting till 8am to call doc to see if they can try to irrigate the ear. #
  • @JBear82 yup. Bad ear infection causing dizziness and sinus drainage. No wonder I've felt off my game. #
  • new Spider-Man photo: http://bit.ly/fYtyi1. The suit is interesting, the spider symbol is awful. #
  • @wjasonstrutz wow. Take his plate number and give it to public safty #
  • Sitting in prompt care. I'm NOT getting sick. I repeat I AM not getting sick. #
  • Some people are waiting for their ship to come in. I'm out in my dingy trying to find it. #
  • @caniso13 we love boardwalk. It's great #
  • dad right of passage: midnight trip to gas station to get milk for cece. fun fun #
  • @matt_is_a_nerd Matt, I'll reset it and email it to you. #
  • I'm normally a happy go lucky person but today has just been grrr. good away Wednesday. Thursday what will you bring. #
  • @tmsweet @jillgengler not a fan o twilight but it's based on 4 books so a little diff. New transformers has promise by trailer. Well see. #
  • @soxinsc that sounds like fun. Ready made media frenzy #
  • Love working at a university. Te conversation next to me went from breathing hyperoxygenated fluid to Michael Buble to the death penalty #
  • @soxinsc who is Nikki haley #
  • @Syfy Q) Any new Stargate or similar projects in the works? #
  • "We talk like lions, but sacrifice like lambs" #
  • Pack it up pack it in. Let me begin #
  • Grumble grumble. #
  • RT @tkacich: IL Senate OKs income tax hike, 30-29. Dem Mike Frerichs votes yes. GOPs Dale Righter, Shane Cultra, Bill Brady vote no.sigh #
  • "Excrement! That's what I think of Mr. J. Evans Pritchard! We're not laying pipe! We're talking about poetry" #
  • @Twinsanitydad droid baby. That's what I want next. iphone can't spell check email before sending..really? #
  • @parenting still waiting for the #dadswhorock contest #
  • Happy 31 day. Enjoy it all #
  • Snow = snowblower. Thanks dad. Miss you. #
  • @indirectarvid sounds good. You want to pay my phone cost and contract fee? #
  • @SANGeek kudos my friend. Way to pay it forward. #
  • Cecilia milestone: little helper. Cece helped empty the dishwasher silverware by silverware. One at a time. It was sooo cute. #
  • Cecilia milestone: new word, baba. Cece started saying baba and the new ba sound. Yea! She wanted a baba to drink. #
  • @piaffeatx Couldn't resist. #
  • @tmsweet I found a story on why that is: http://tinyurl.com/y8ufsnp #
  • "Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."

    ~ Sun Tzu #

  • anyone know a way to force the iphone to spell check email before sending? #
  • Watched premiere of The Cape last night. Show has promise. #
  • Cecilia milestone: giant rat. Cece is at chucky cheese for the first time for a party. Oh my. #
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Sol’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-09
  • @UWM_CIO and meeting you finally. #
  • @UWM_CIO thanks Bruce. I appreciate it. I look forward to it. #
  • Cecilia milestone: phantom dooker. Cece now crawls to the other room and is quiet. She comes back with a surprise for us, stink stink. #
  • @tmsweet what about "Best thing since the Segway" Ha ha ha #
  • @niicolee7xx five guys? #
  • @wjasonstrutz not that I've seen. Just more and more tax #
  • Love love Illinois. Looks like we'll be getting a 75% increase in income tax. Wow #
  • @Oasis3457 it's T shirt time #
  • @buraglio I read your post and thought you said "I really love nsync". Ha #
  • @jillgengler there's a party in my tummy. So yummy so yummy #
  • @uwm_cio Hey Bruce hope all is well. Any idea when the LI login page will go live? Just curious. Thanks #
  • @parenting How about a #dad who rocks? Maybe they get a trip to mow the yard #
  • @ahw quatro #
  • "A rack, a shack, and a jack" #
  • @jonathancoulton do you have your swim trunks and your flippy floppies? #
  • @bennyfixedit nope it's a plantain :-) #
  • Getting my Counting Crows fix this morning. Thanks Pandora #
  • "We've got airplane rides
    We got California drowning out the window side " #
  • Good morning all. If you act enthusiastic you'll be enthusiastic. #
  • @treerad don't blink #
  • @APOStaff link please? #
  • @parenting how about a pic of a dad who rocks to be on the cover? #
  • @indirectarvid It didn't fit :-) If I just retweet directly it doesn't go to my FB. Sorry, you get full credit. #
  • To serve man #
  • Giving your wi-fi network "Wicked" the password "defyinggravity" in a gay neighborhood is the equivalent of naming your password "password." #
  • Hello first work day of 2011 for me. What wonders :-) do you hold for me? #
  • @maryjanepierce I do. It was on demand last week when she was at daycare. My treat to myself. :-) . I love dvr. It's an interesting ep. #
  • @maryjanepierce I know, you haven't seen the latest Christmas special have you. :-) #
  • I tweet, on average, 7.4 times per day. Do you tweet more or less often than me? http://www.twuration.com/ #
  • I joined Twitter on the 10th of April 2008 (999 days ago). Find your age at http://www.twuration.com/ #
  • @maryjanepierce does it call air sharks? #
  • "You ok?" "Yup, just two corndogs fighting for kennel space." #mikeandmolly #
  • "Where's John Wilks Booth when you need him"? #mikeandmolly #
  • Cecilia milestone:parrot. Was in the tub pointing things out to Cece an I was saying "What's this". She was mimicking the sound. Yea #
  • @ActuallyNPH because duty reminds us of dooty or booboo #
  • @wadey44 the overall question is how he got someone like her to date him in the first place :-) #
  • No one is going to hand life to you on a silver plater. Want better things? Want change? Make them yourself! #
  • @crazytwinmomma As they say, I'm not a jew, I'm Jew–ish…ha ha ha #
  • Cecilia milestone: dunk tank. Followed Cece to the kitchen where she proceeded to dunk her whole head in the dogs water. She was smiling. #
  • @wjasonstrutz no I didn't. Mandy said she knew. Isn't any pork shoved with cheese good? #
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Sol’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-02
  • Happy 15 day #
  • Cecilia milestone: There is a spoon. Cece feed herself Mac and cheese with a spoon for the first time. Yea! Great job, big girl. #
  • @kmgillespie I love it there. I even facilitated a wedding there last years. Epic fun. #
  • Really? He was there? Were you in a gangsters paradise? #
  • To all: forget about the wrong doings of the past, the hurt, the pain. Remember the joys and love, work toward your dreams. Happy #2011 #
  • Live in redneckville. People are voting bass pro shop coming to Peoria is one of the number 1 stories of 2010. Wow #
  • 10 yrs ago: Party in Downtown Philly with APO. Now: Watching care bears movie with babies and kids. How time changes. Happy New Year 2011. #
  • @caniso13 is the steak alive? #
  • So it's New Year's Eve, what will 2011 bring? More of the same? Will people stick to resolutions to actually make change? Hmmmm, not sure #
  • @caniso13 big girl! Let grandma deal with the teething #
  • "experience is the best experience" – Sol #
  • @wjasonstrutz refill your 2 liters. Save money. #
  • @caniso13 I heard that. I really appreciate you stepping up and taking care of them. Wish we could have been there #
  • @wjasonstrutz @caniso13 thanks for taking care of HE. We appreciate it #
  • @wjasonstrutz why did @caniso13 cross the parade? To get to coke world #
  • Thunderstorms and 60 degrees in Illinois? ON New Years????? #
  • @KatSDC I do. #
  • @crazytwinmomma I didn't know about the dsk till now. Wow b #
  • @sugyroxdemsox I want the pic #
  • @ahw congrats and you get to charter in a little over a month. Awesome. #
  • Cecilia milestone: 1st nightmare. Heard a scream then crying on monitor. Ran down and she just wanted to be held and sung to. Poor baby #
  • @crazytwinmomma thanks #
  • Congrats also to Howard Wolf, on receiving the Phyllis Churchill Tenney Excellence in Advising Award! #aponc2010 great choice. #
  • RT : Congrats to George Kober, the latest recipient of the National Distinguished Service Key! #aponc2010 #
  • @B_KOL me too. I'm just tweeting from friends who are there. I wish I was. #
  • Congrats to Mike Nathan, Iota Rho advisor, on receiving the Phyllis Churchill Tenney Excellence in Advising Award! #aponc2010 great choice. #
  • Cecilia milestone: 1st body part. Cece has learned nose and will grab your nose now! What's next to learn. #
  • @pshiggin interesting. Thank you sir #
  • @caniso13 that's Jeremy. #
  • Wild Card program is Risk Management = Coop, Moran = Finance, Ricther = LD, Kinder = Service, Mims = Alumni? , Strada = M&E? #aponc2010 #
  • @caniso13 was he unopoosed #
  • Congrats PDs-elect Carla Moran, Rob Coop, Marilyn Mims, John Strada, Glen Kinder, and Ed Richter. #aponc2010 #
  • 2012 to Anaheim! Hello Mickey for new years. #aponc2010 #
  • @parenting thx. I challenge you to go thru your mag and count # of mom pics or females vs males/dads my point will be made more #
  • @parenting when are you going to have tips for dad? Both here and mag everything is about dad. This isn't 50s dads play a big role now #
  • Congrats to President elect Mark Stratton and Vice President elect John Ottenand. #
  • @ofmgurl its not midnight yet, you're smarter goal is still good #
  • RT @iWroteLazarus: RT @caniso13: Are you ready to think outside the octagon and step into the Matrix? There is no spoon #aponc2010 #
  • @caniso13 scouting/youth is new pd slot #
  • @caniso13 thanks. I didn't know Bingman was the leg director. And I don't want to know about the other? Ok #
  • Does anyone know where updates on passed legislation are being posted? #aponc2010 #
  • @caniso13 ralph Johnson? #
  • @ofmgurl gotcha, I think I missed that memo :-) Any other good legislation passed yet? #aponc2010 #
  • @ofmgurl ? is that different than life membership? #
  • @Thick_Zebra sounds good. Just saw that he is running from the floor. Good luck to the candidate of your choice :-) #
  • @caniso13 were they covered and smoothered? #
  • @Thick_Zebra Not sure if you've been to conventions, but there is history of people running from the floor winning. Nom com has a tough job #
  • @caniso13 i remember now. thanks #
  • @iWroteLazarus if you still feel strongly about serving the fraternity, do what you think is right #
  • @caniso13 Thanks Candice. Who is Kinder? #
  • @kimathon so you'll be there all night and all week :-) #
  • Hey @APOStaff can you post the slate and other important info as it happens for us following at home? #APONC2010 #
  • @kimathon what RC do you have? #
  • Cecilia milestone: 1st phobia. If a certain toy is in the tub she freaks out. Just started two days ago. No toy, no prob. Weird. #
  • @jbadler poopy diaper depending on the RC. Good rc I'll take the RC depends on what baby ate. Bad RC lots more whining than crying baby. #
  • Great song to cook by: I'm too sexy #
  • 10 years ago APO Convention in Philly, I realized that Mandy was more than just a friend. It took us a couple months to make it official. #
  • @wjasonstrutz next you'll tell me there is a pecan pie bar #
  • @apoonline who got the alumni dsk! #APONC2010 #
  • Dr who Christmas special. Yea. Then nap. #
  • @Oasis3457 cool. Thanks #
  • @wjasonstrutz very true. Like I told mark, if I get annoying just ignore me. #
  • @Oasis3457 I didn't know about the original anti christian sentiment. Looks like that has changed over the years though, more appealing 2all #
  • @Oasis3457 Thanks Omar. Doing my daily reading on Kwanzaa. Do you think the wikipedia article has it right? http://bit.ly/eD0MFH #
  • At 7:15 12/26 came to realization that I don't need to be in the spotlight to effect change greatly. Looking forward behind the scenes ops #
  • finished watching the book of Eli. Pleasantly surpised by the ending. Good message overall, didn't see it coming. Now to enjoy vacation. #
  • Why am I up at 4 on vacation and making a todo list for today? Sigh #
  • Just realized that it's 10 years today that I've been an advisor to Eta Epsilon at Philly Convention #APONC2010 #
  • @apospirit #APONC2010 Michelle Obama is my brother too! #
  • @bennyfixedit I remember back in 2k when he spoke. #
  • Cecilia milestone: nite daddy. I laid Cece in her crib, said I love you night night. Cece started waving night night to me. So cute. #
  • @caniso13 yum. #
  • @APOStaff glad to see elevator problems remain a convention staple :-) #
  • @caniso13 let me live vicariously. Whatcha eatin' #
  • : Holy jeepers, @molly23 made Dr. Who nesting dolls. @thinkgeek, please find her a factory, STAT. http://twitpic.com/3k3tdx I want #
  • @john_arends thanks John. But they're warm and oh so stylish. Hs #
  • @ofmgurl really? APO silly bandz….wow. Haven't those gone the way of the pet rock, furby, leg warmers :-) #
  • why don't more people carry size 14 shoe? I love my furry crocs I got for Christmas but their too small and crocs doesn't make 14. GRRR #
  • @wjasonstrutz Jason go in Atlanta, you're see the truth to the myth :-) #
  • @wjasonstrutz is she pretty fly for a white guy? ha ha ha #
  • @ofmGurl wow. Lets see what happens once everyone gets there. Good luck to you. #
  • @Oasis3457 I appreciate the kwanzaa updates. It educates me. Thanks Omar. #
  • @ofmgurl now Kim is that attainable? #
  • Mahna manna #
  • Sols vacation starts with a sick Mandy. Not cool but oh well. Hope she feels better. #
  • Thanks #kroger for keeping the decorations up a little longer. #
  • Hey brothers, be sure to use #APONC2010 in your tweets so those stuck at home can live vicariously through you. #
  • @JBear82 enjoy the ATL. We'll be thinking about you guys. #
  • Dear stores, don't hound us with 3 months of Christmas then take everything down next day. Keep it till 1/1. Your sales will be better. #
  • Saved by the oven timer. 4 hours of music….Sound of mucus is starting. #
  • Cecilia milestone: refined taste. Is it sad that I bought my first pack of k-cups for Cece? Black tea lemonade. #
  • @Oasis3457 I learned about umoja from watching Secret Agent Oso :-) Habari Ghani to you. #
  • Mandy and I are wishing all our brothers safe travels to Atlanta today and tomorrow. Wish we were coming. Have fun and do good work. #
  • Had a great Christmas. Cece was spoiled but not too bad. I got a kuerig coffe maker love it. Thanks Mandy. #
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