Latest Lifestream (October 31 2009)

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David on Fridays, all four 9am coaches supposed to repaint soccer field lines. Of course, I was only one … and I painted the other field #fml [dhkeller].
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David well, this morning I am dressed as a Green Ninja, of course! 5yoF’s team plays an early "game" at 9:00. 10yoJ’s Dare Devils at 1p [dhkeller].
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David yes, looked good over long-sleeve black shirt! … and it survived the white field paint and 10yoJ’s bloodied nose from a ball in the face [dhkeller].
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David today’s U6 opponent failed to stripe the field, arrived late for set-up, pushed, shoved, and celebrated goals like the World Cup. nice. [dhkeller].
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David Sure, it’s Halloween, but this year I like to think of it as "10yoJ’s Birthday Eve-Eve-Eve" … Celebrating with a sleepover party tonight! [dhkeller].
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David 10yoJ’s Dare Devils have no chance of ending our losing streak today (playing the best team), unless we show up dressed as Brazilians ;-p [dhkeller].
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David Dare Devils played best game in a long time … against the best team. Held them 1-0 until the end. We pushed up to score, but they did [dhkeller].
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David Interesting U12G (over)analysis. played nine games on three fields, with all goals (8) on only one of them. No goals ever on today’s pitch [dhkeller].
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David 6:04 … nine girls over for a Halloween Slumber Birthday Party, and I am plunging my first clogged toilet. peace out! [dhkeller].
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David did I mention it’s a Harry Potter Halloween Slumber Birthday Party? kids about to begin their "Muggle Studies" (aka trick-or-treating) [dhkeller].
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David on the one hand, no one knows that 10yoJ is a ‘blue candy monster’ … OTOH, everyone loves her costume [dhkeller].
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David Mr. Glenn, owner of the hands-down scariest display (seriously over the top) jus singled out 10yoJ as ‘awesome costume’ [dhkeller].
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David we took roll call by Hogwartz houses. everyone is here, so we’re heading back down the street [dhkeller].
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David one or two people have called 10yoJ ‘Gumby’ which is a reasonable venture, I suppose. [dhkeller].
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David average year of candy-dispensing, but we’ll leave the lights on to see how late the kids wil come. Just got a ~4-year-old. at 8:45. [dhkeller].
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David for the HP kiddos, our master bedroom is the ‘room of requirement’ … Our cats are hiding in there, and they require peace and quiet [dhkeller].
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David I am taste testing a bag of original Kandy Korn vs chocolate-covered Kandy Korn. the chocolate in not an improvement [dhkeller].
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David 10:29. second clogged toilet plunged. Third time, everyone has to hold it until they go home in the morning. [dhkeller].

Witches Eaten by a Blue Candy Monster

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Happy Halloween!

Here are the California Cousins showing off their 2009 Halloween costumes, with Felicia and Kiana sporting different versions of witches, and that’s Jocelyn in the middle with her self-designed “Blue Candy Monster,” once again beautifully rendered by Karen.

For additional detail, Halloween festivities were lightly-Twittered during Friday’s school parades and again on Saturday.

Latest Lifestream (October 30 2009)

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David Campbell Rotary End Polio Day http://ow.ly/15YjWV [dhkeller].
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David this morning’s holiday proceedings began appropriately with sour milk in the cereal. Happy Halloween Eve! ;-) [dhkeller].
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David Kinder costumes: BOYS: 3 stormtroopers, , R Hood, Spiderman, Hippie (1 kid + teacher), Knight, pirate, Boxer 2 Obi-Wans [dhkeller].
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David Kinder costumes: GIRLS: princess, 2 witches (+ 2 parents), 2 cats, Elmo, cowboy, 2 Dorothys, Cleopatra, BatGirl, SuperGirl. [dhkeller].
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David I have finally been authorized to release the following number: $170,000 in income @BooksinWAT !! … exceeding last year’s $152K. [dhkeller].
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David my phone plays ‘Never There’ by Cake as alarm reminder to get girls from school. @Channel923 playing it now as I drive to school. weird [dhkeller].
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David enjoying the Kinder Costume Parade at school … Me? I’ve got a dollar bill clipped to my Walkathon T-Shirt, and I’m dressed as $170,000 !! [dhkeller].
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David @garzag tasked with similar challenges regularly, I can totally respect that! [dhkeller].
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David discussing today’s costumes, 5yoF wants to now "Who is Obi-Two" ?? [dhkeller].
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David 5yoF: "Whis is Obi-Two?" … RT @gskeller: He is the backup first baseman behind Who. [dhkeller].
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David heading back for Big Kids Halloween Parade at school. 5yoF choosing not to dress-up, so she can watch all the other kids. I’m still $170K! [dhkeller].
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David Principal made a fairly big deal of the "5th Graders’ last Halloween parade" … and then played ‘Time Warp’ from Rocky Horror. [dhkeller].
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David if there could ever be a day I could wear my team-signed @fcGoldPride kit (solidly womens cut), guess it would be Halloween soccer practice? [dhkeller].
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David Speak up! … RT @ryankuder: If you live in #willowglen, @ or DM me. I’m putting together a list. @ryankuder/willowglen [dhkeller].
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David @timpmartin shipped 10yoJ’s birthday present in a Wii box. Either way, Uncle Timmy might have some explaining to do ;-P [dhkeller].
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David @SanJoseSharks @CSBBayArea HEY! WTF? You say Sharks are supposed to be on @DishNetwork 474, but game is not on. #FAIL [dhkeller].
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David @SanJoseSharks thanks for the DM, but @DishNetwork 474 is not broadcasting the game (can’t tune to it) #FAIL … someone fix it! [dhkeller].
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David Sac Kings postgame is stupid. RT @brianbozzo I live in San Jose, do not get to watch the begining of the Sharks game. Sharks and CSNCA=FAIL [dhkeller].
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David Sharks Broadcasting #FAIL … but impressed by Avalanche game available online … RT @brianbozzo Now watching Avs feed via atdhe.net [dhkeller].
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David @BleedTeal Thanks, but neither channel is available to me, and @DishNetwork customer service is useless. [dhkeller].
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David @SanJoseSharks has been helpful. Failure is probably on @DishNetwork‘s end. Game now live on CSN CA. [dhkeller].
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David @brianbozzo good call; watched some. MAJOR KUDOS to @SanJoseSharks (3 DMs to me trying to fix it) Gotta get it ironed out in reg season ;-0 [dhkeller].
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David @BleedTeal Did you have it on Dish down there? … Gotta get this JIP stuff ironed out now before it really matters ;-0 [dhkeller].
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David @kball2 @brianbozzo @SharksGirlsClub @janemcmurry @BleedTeal @mymclife @CouchTarts TV showed Clowe wiping his brow in mock relief afterwards [dhkeller].
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David @breathesoccer expect fewer conflicts in 2010. lots of games to be played before WWC in 2011. Perhaps @MeaganMcCrayGK will be ready by then [dhkeller].
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David @breathesoccer yep. all ‘Developmental Players’ are FAs by definition, but I don’t think one has changed teams yet. stay tuned. Draft Picks! [dhkeller].
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David Recap: @DishNetwork forces me to watch *boring* Sac Kings postgame, then cuts off @SanJoseSharks postgame before it ends, to replay Kings [dhkeller].
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David @mymclife @CouchTarts When I have gone to see other teams play while I am traveling, I wear my Sharks jersey. gotta represent! [dhkeller].
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David @BleedTeal Yeah, @DishNetwork, if you preempt local game with an out-of-town premium game, at least let me watch *one* of them. right? [dhkeller].

Latest Lifestream (October 29 2009)

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David is there a reason @SanJoseSharks & @SharksinGame give a star to back-up Ersberg (who didn’t play)? Am I missing a Jonathon Quick joke? [dhkeller].
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David I mean, I made mistakes live-tweeting @fcGoldPride games, but I don’t think I ever gave credit for a save to the goalie on the bench [dhkeller].
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David Thx, and now for the equally impressive #USWNT updates, right? … RT @ussoccer And the final whistle blows. USA 1, MWI 0. U-17 #USMNT [dhkeller].
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David Sunday’s pumpkins are getting soft, mold is next. 5yoF earlier: "It’s ok that they get moldy, because then they are really creepy" [dhkeller].
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David @aaronh @edubya Too bad, since I was kinda figuring I’d just piggy-back onto your lists cuz it’s too tedious to create my own ;-P [dhkeller].
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David #USWNT on Internet TV is a bust, but I’m off to 5yoF’s kindergarten class for pumpkin carving anyway. @ussoccer update stream is promising [dhkeller].
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David at pumpkin carving, concerned parent: "you trust her with that knife?" … Me: "um, yes. have you seen these <finger perentheses> knives?" [dhkeller].
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David prizes at practice to U12G players who know result! … RT @ussoccer Final: #USWNT 1, Germany 0. Resolute team defending with a goal by Abby [dhkeller].
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David @FCGoldPrideGM Look at you being all interactive-y !! ;-P … Did you trade DiMartino to Philly like they were dreaming of? [dhkeller].
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David now uploading pictures from today’s Kindergarten Pumpkin Carving … this is the one 5yoF did … http://flic.kr/p/7btgaY [dhkeller].
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David Ballerina Grandparent: "Are you a Mr. Mom?" … Me: "No, I’m her Dad." … under my breath: "<censored>" [dhkeller].
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David @BleedTeal yes, they did, even after the shootout. [dhkeller].
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David pulling out all the stops at Dance Class today: Raffi’s "Five Little Pumpkins," "Monster Mashm" and now "Ghost Busters" [dhkeller].
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David shared 2 photos.
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David @JeffKassouf For the record, I guessed Philly first ;-) and she’s ignored me. Of course, I guessed that based on your article, but still ;-p [dhkeller].
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David FCGP.com says team acquires "10th and 12th round picks" … showing picture of Whitworth (no story yet, though) .. assume #10/12 overall? [dhkeller].
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David almost forgot to fill our little Halloween Goodie Bags for classmates. last-minute assembly now in process ;-) [dhkeller].
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David @breathesoccer Whit was the best back-up in the League; she’ll never unseat Barnhart. She deserves to play, and those are high quality picks [dhkeller].
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David anyone else find the current neighborhood list-serve discussion on "bullying" to be, well, just a bit ironic? [dhkeller].
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David @JeffKassouf Yep. total hyperbole … and therefore a bit anti-climactic, especially when no actual player comes in return [dhkeller].
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David @JeffKassouf And now, FCGP needs to turn all of those draft picks into Kelley O’Hara. @fcGoldPride @wpsASN @BASportsBlogger [dhkeller].
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David @alondra_h the FCGP headline is a typo. that’s 10th & 12th overall. A good deal, I think [dhkeller].

Latest Lifestream (October 29 2009)

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David I have one humble demand of @KarenMKeller‘s iPhone. That it help her read every one of my tweets. including this one. [dhkeller].
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David @sarahntastic hah! no, she actually solicited that one to test a potential iPhone twitter client. … but I had to be a smart ass anyway ;-p [dhkeller].
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David in 5yoF’s Kindergarten class today. Kids are acting out "Looking for Dracula" (vaguely reminiscent of "Going on a Bear Hunt" camp song) [dhkeller].
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David Its Official: Willow Glen Lions Club – WGx has been following the saga of the newly formed Willow Glen Lions Club, … http://ow.ly/15XTYm [dhkeller].
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David the girls’ KMK-made Halloween costumes make their debut in about 40 mins, and 5yoF can’t wait. wants to go to choir *right now* !! [dhkeller].
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David Halloween Dress Rehearsal (looks like Flickr-2-Twitter is on delay) http://twitpic.com/nbjl5 [dhkeller].
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David I’m at the Tank (and an unlikely twitterer), but If anyone at my house is watching: Dish 451 … RT @SanJoseSharks http://bit.ly/12rvRQ [dhkeller].

Latest Lifestream (October 28 2009)

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David WGHS Rams Roll Over Panthers – Thanks to Greg Lydon and his Your Preps Hub website, you can read about last Fridays… http://ow.ly/15Xxrb [dhkeller].
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David shiny new-car smell has worn off the Safety Patrol, and now 10yoJ’s school volunteer job is just 10 minutes of less sleep each time. [dhkeller].
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David My girls get to visit Horace Mann program next week! RT @brandichastain: interested in making communities happy&healthy? Join us @ bawsi.org [dhkeller].
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David once again, Target is out of the most important thing on my list. clearly a well-orchestrated plot to force me to go to another Target. [dhkeller].
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David Oliverio: Certifiably Spooky? – Did you decorate your house over the weekend? Yeah? Well, did you get a City Proc… http://ow.ly/15XEC9 [dhkeller].
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David standing in front of Diddam’s vampire teeth display. literally 20+ choices, so I will unavoidably pick the wrong one for @KarenMKeller [dhkeller].
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David @Marcella555 you got your standard teeth, monster fangs, silver fangs, crooked teeth fangs, bloody teeth. aren’t those all a little red-neck [dhkeller].
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David @Marcella555 Actually, Diddams "no refunds on Halloween merchandise" policy made it pretty easy. I bought the cheapest two-piece fang option [dhkeller].
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David the extreme wind in SJ today should make soccer practice a bit more exciting. if not productive. [dhkeller].
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David Today: Starting Arts for Kids – We welcomed Ann Watts and Mike Boston, the Executive Director and Artistic Director… http://ow.ly/15XJqD [dhkeller].
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David Fun: 10yoJ’s 5th Grade homework is Halloween spelling words. … OTOH, who cares how many syllables in ‘howl’ / ‘howling’ ?? ;-P [dhkeller].
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David speaking of which, I need to get up there! … RT @mercnews: Silicon Valley couple aims to save 100K acres in Sierras http://bit.ly/1mrwSg [dhkeller].

Latest Lifestream (October 27 2009)

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David 5yoF has been eager to try a ‘school hot lunch’ … I’m counting money for Wakathon, so today is her big chance! [dhkeller].
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David by the way, we’ve got about $87K collected …. on <drumroll> …. pledges of $103K. both numbers are GREAT NEWS! [dhkeller].
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Latest Lifestream (October 25 2009)

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David making a rare appearance at church, in the name of choir video. but sanctuary banners totally obscure my balcony camera angle. sucks. [dhkeller].
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David the ‘debt reduction’ commercials pervasive on radio are as offensive as the other trashy stuff that make me turn-off radio with girls in car [dhkeller].
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David finished up the (admittedly low-key) external Halloween decorations … spider webs and ghosts. no ghouls ;-) http://flic.kr/p/7agXyz [dhkeller].
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David on our way soon! … RT @CampbellRotary: a great pumpkin patch: the ‘Haunted Woods’ http://mefhome.org/ … Benefits Moreland Schools! [dhkeller].
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David today’s banner-obscured church choir video currently being uploaded to Flickr. … Full HD uploads delayed by my @motionbox problem [dhkeller].
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David BOO! from Moreland Haunted Woods! … Follow geotag for local pumpkin patch http://flic.kr/p/7anT7j [dhkeller].
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David Sharks on DVR-delay today. Don’t usually watch those as closely, but curious for Logan Couture’s NHL debut. might not fast-forward as much [dhkeller].
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David carving pumpkins, 5yoF: "totally gross!" … just wait ’til they get moldy (probably even before Halloween with this warm weather) [dhkeller].
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David Pumpkins Carved! … More carving on Thursday in 5yoF’s Kindergarten class http://flic.kr/p/7ao8ai [dhkeller].

Latest Lifestream (October 24 2009)

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David 50 Miles .. and a lot of Money! – Sure the Booksin Walkathon was actually two weeks ago, but since David was one of… http://ow.ly/15X07Q [dhkeller].
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David WGx Week: October 23rd – Wait. What Happened this week? you ask. WGx has your recap right here WG… http://ow.ly/15X0gk [dhkeller].
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David 5yoF’s U6-Coed Green Ninjas play her BFF’s team this morning. Unclear whether she’ll play harder, or get out of the way so he can score [dhkeller].
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David 10yoJ’s U12G Dare Devils face the last team they beat (five weeks ago) at 11:30. We were really, really good five weeks ago. (too good?) [dhkeller].
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David @csborg Yay! there’s hope for us then! [dhkeller].
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David @Shendoah @sleep_til_noon Small windows on the @nhl schedule never make any sense. Sharks playing 3-in-4, after playing 3-in-7 [dhkeller].
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David U12G Dare Devils only give up one today, but are also shutout. reports that 5yoF played well for half of her game. [dhkeller].
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David anybody else think Nabby starting all of the first 10 is a sign that #Sharks don’t have a real backup? [dhkeller].
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David what? #Sharks score the first goal? now what do we do? [dhkeller].
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David @SharksInGame Wow … Saturday night in Atlanta and that building looks pretty empty? [dhkeller].
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David that’s like the third time the camera work in Atlanta has totally missed the action. maybe they just grabbed someone out of the stands? [dhkeller].
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David @janemcmurry You, me, and the 24 people inside Phillips Arena ;-) [dhkeller].
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David @BleedTeal You are correct on Malhotra, but I believe Heatley is now tied with Marelau *and* Setoguchi at seven. [dhkeller].
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David yes, @BkleedTeal, going into today’s action http://ow.ly/wote, there were five NHLers tied for 4th in goals (with 7 goals, two are Sharks) [dhkeller].
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David wow. Marleua absolutely robbed by Dan O’Halloran. [dhkeller].
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David OK, the Hockey Gods just over-ruled O’Halloran with that wacky bounce. It’s even Marleau’s goal [dhkeller].
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David @SJMetblogs No, you’re wrong. the justification was that the whistle had blown (that’s a referee’s decision). [dhkeller].
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David @SJMetblogs NHL rules say the referee’s *intent* to blow the whistle is good enough. only O’Halloran could know his intent. ergo … [dhkeller].
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David apparently, Chevy’s at The Plant only serving chips tonight. and balloon animals. Hate when balloon guy arrives before server, who is late [dhkeller].
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David yes, @aaronh, Daiso is awesome. we’re picking up some chopsticks (to become wands for 10yoJ’s HP-themed bday party). options are staggering [dhkeller].
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David @RichWalsh Thx for your Thx (of WGx) … but the credit for the Zombie pics goes to @DrsPix !! ;-) [dhkeller].
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David wow. STUNNED by the 30+ spambots who scraped recent @MercNews story on "Willow Glen" spruce-up. will report as spam on behalf of the Merc [dhkeller].
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David @MercNews, oh, and technically, Vine Street isn’t in WG; Article says "outskirts" .. healing is misleading [dhkeller].
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