• I’m reinstalling Roller Coaster Tycoon just to launch people to their deaths! Mwahahahahaha! #
• I really need to tone down my disgust toward certain events and people in D.C. #
• The government tells a private sector CEO to step down. First, don’t take federal funds. Second, that’s what you get for electing THEM. #
• Nice benefit of DirecTV: Free NASCAR Hot Pass this year. I love it! #
• Trying to clean up the house while I’m alone. My “only child syndrome” shines in the silence. #
• You followed me, then I made “that” comment. Now you follow the one I called commie and drop me. Say stuff about us, but can’t take it? #
• @desmondwingard Des, is WSFA running at full power on the digital transmitter yet? #
• @megrainey I’m with you. We’re house hunting and trying to clear ours out, too. I’ve got stuff on stand-by for eBay. in reply to megrainey #
• Great. Another year of listening to annoying “we are the best talk show and station in Alabama” promos on #WANI. They play them every break. #
• Did we go lights out tonight? Heck no! #
• @desmondwingard @AinsleyBruister They’re dropping the 5 p.m. newscast. They could also drop the noon before long. in reply to desmondwingard #
• Wow … WRBL is dropping newscasts faster than I can blink. #
• @awbryant Ouch. I hope we’re not hit that hard here, either. in reply to awbryant #
• Sean Penn as Larry in the new Three Stooges movie? I guess as long as he doesn’t start kissing Curly I’m fine with it. #
• Finally beat Fallout 3 last night. I will definitely play again and go the bad guy route. #
• Yes! Congresswoman bill would ban replacing the dollar with global currency: http://is.gd/p6GY #
• @bowerep Thanks! Wife says she’s starting to calm down at the house. She was so pitiful and cranky this morning. in reply to bowerep #
• Daughter had tubes put in her ears this morning. Not fun. Also sitting at work w/o contacts or glasses. Sitting very close to the screen. #
• Nice to see Tim “Don’t tax me, bro” Geithner’s loose lips sink the value of the dollar today. #
• It’s a new day, and I’m determined to finish the alumni e-newsletter this morning. #
• @ChrisHudgison I’m hoping and praying for a good job in your near future. You deserve it. in reply to ChrisHudgison #
• Wow. It’s sad when one political comment in a free country drives a wedge between you and someone you thought was a friend. #
• @HeyLee9 I’m sorry you were offended by my comment, but I don’t like the way he’s running the country. Government is gaining too much power. in reply to HeyLee9 #
• Holy moly … Communism … I mean Obamaism … is in full force: http://is.gd/oGTK and http://is.gd/oMU1 #
• Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and asks, “Does this taste funny to you?” #
• @Tex3911 Trying that link again:http://is.gd/oIPo in reply to Tex3911 #
• @Tex3911 I think I found one solution to Firefox logging us out of sites:http://snurl.com/egq8b #
• @Tex3911 I don’t know what it is, but it’s bugging the mess out of me. Firefox has never acted that way. I may reinstall it tonight. in reply to Tex3911 #
• Why is Firefox now logging me out of every site when I close it? It’s never done this before, and it’s happened 15 times tonight! WHY?? #
• Back home from UAB. Wife got a good report, we think. The doctor offered his findings in less than 30 seconds and never came back. Ugh. #
• Heading to UAB for the day. Kids are at home with Grandma. Maybe this will help the wife feel better. #

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and asks, “Does this taste funny to you?”

• And the socialism creeps in … http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/us/politics/22regulate.html #
• Finally home from the marriage conference. It was a lot better than I expected. Waiting on Brian to pop over and help move furniture out. #
• Heading to a marriage seminar this morning. Lasts all day. Not the happiest person today since we’re trying to get the house ready to sell. #
• At dinner, my daughter asks, “Daddy, can we watch Slimer?” We’ve got “The Real Ghostbusters” cartoons on DVD. I almost shed a happy tear. #
• “Somebody blows their nose, and you want to keep it? #
• Our house isn’t even on the market, but we know of a couple of people already interested. Can you say, “light a fire under us?” #
• @AnneMHolmes I have plenty of people here that say we are losers FOR tweeting. in reply to AnneMHolmes #
• Almost finished with the alumni e-newsletter this morning. Thinking of redesigning it soon. #
• House was gorgeous. Closet space is lacking. That means unhappy wife. And that means we’re probably not making an offer. #
• Heading to rent a storage unit, then look at another house. I hate we got sniped on that one this morning. Feels like eBay. #
• Made an offer on a house this morning, and someone else signed the papers on it at the same time. Such is real estate. We’ll keep looking. #
• All I can think about is getting the clutter out of our house. Hopefully we can get the house we’re interested in, but ours needs to sell! #
• About to seriously de-clutter this house. We think we found one that will work for us. Here’s hoping no one else snags it before us. #
• In honor of St. Patrick’s Day … The Mobile leprechaun! http://tinyurl.com/avyg4k #
• I wonder if you can get a cold sore from kissing the Blarney Stone. #
• Sirius Internet radio is down right now. Not happy! #
• @coryodonnell I’m only thinking of those with a Beano addiction. in reply to coryodonnell #
• @coryodonnell “May the wind at your back not be your own.” in reply to coryodonnell #
• Top o’ the morn! #
• Taxes are filed, and kids are awesome tax deductions! Yes, I love them for many more reasons than that. #
• I can’t wait for a quiet night at the house. It’s been so long since we’ve had one. So what if we’re painting? #
• @HeathCates Count me in. I left Charter last week with no regrets! This only helps me ditch my antenna, too! in reply to HeathCates #
• Posting old photos to Facebook. Dang … I love looking back except I looked a lot better back then. #
• Campus is quiet so far this morning. I love spring break! #

• Daughter is at Granny’s house, so it’s a relatively quiet night at home. She returns Wednesday, so two nights of painting ahead. #
• I like how Yahoo! touts their bloggers and columnists as “Exclusive.” I’ve had to correct one of them before. I’m not impressed. #
• At Mom’s house tonight. Got to see Jimmy’s dad today. All’s well in south Alabama. Thinking of going home to Geneva to see how things are. #
• Just finished watching “Independence Day.” Saw it in the theater in Austin, TX, 1996. Everyone in there cheered when Houston got nuked. #
• Glad it’s spring break. I’ll be working, but hopefully all will be quiet on campus next week. #
• @bowerep Love those energy-draining lunches and afternoon meetings! in reply to bowerep #
• Sleepy. #
• @Tex3911 I was thinking, “Someone left him out a little too long.” in reply to Tex3911 #
• @Tex3911 You scared me when you said funeral for Millard Fuller. He’s been dead for a while. Glad to see it’s a memorial service instead. in reply to Tex3911 #
• @Umatter2Charter Thank you. I’m locked in for two years with another provider, but will reconsider when the time is up. in reply to Umatter2Charter #
• @Umatter2Charter The local rep here did treat me well with a 2-yr Internet guarantee, so we kept it. But I’ve now cut our TV bill in half. in reply to Umatter2Charter #
• @Umatter2Charter The service itself was not terrible, but my bill seemed to go up every month. It got to the point I had enough. in reply to Umatter2Charter #
• @coryodonnell I am learning to appreciate the new DVR, but it’s not the same. I can’t watch YouTube videos, and the interface isn’t as fun. in reply to coryodonnell #
• @coryodonnell I feel horrible for giving up my TiVo, but Charter was so bad and expensive, I had to. My TiVo HD isn’t compatible. in reply to coryodonnell #
• I want to hug my DirecTV HD DVR even though I still love my old TiVO HD more. #
• @mat1583 Sleep all you can now, my good man. One was hard enough. Two … oh, my. in reply to mat1583 #
• The U.N. calls the U.S. “deadbeat.” Ok, so get your headquarters out of our country, and get us out of the U.N. You’re worthless anyhow. #
• @coryodonnell Comment on the blog: “What did he ring the doorbell with?” LOL! #
• @coryodonnell That’s cool. I do miss some of the perks working in T.V. in reply to coryodonnell #
• @coryodonnell That’s awesome you got to spend time with him. He’s always been so funny to me. in reply to coryodonnell #
• @coryodonnell Awesome! I know you’re a tall guy, but you dwarf him! I didn’t know he was that short. And why is his hair longer now? in reply to coryodonnell #
• @coryodonnell Definitely get a pic! Hal is awesome! in reply to coryodonnell #
• @mat1583 It’s been awful, I know. No more Moe’s until you’re completely over this. in reply to mat1583 #
• Sick and tired of only getting four or five hours of sleep. #
• @mat1583 Feel better, man. Sorry about the bug. in reply to mat1583 #
• Charter is H-I-S-T-O-R-Y! Viva DirecTV! It is beautiful! #
• This is breaking my heart even more to see all this coverage from home. I can’t believe my sleepy little town is enduring this. #
• Who scheduled two news conferences at the same time on the same subject? As a former reporter, that drives me a little nuts. #
• Why am I seeing one press conference live on WSFA and another live on MSNBC? Both about Samson/Geneva, but different conferences. #
• Waiting on the DirecTV guy. After that, it’s off to the #charter office to cancel our high payments and service! #
• @mat1583 Lol! Here’s a toast to a healthy stomach for you! in reply to mat1583 #
• Calling on fellow Geneva/Samson folks. I’ve got a lady from the BBC needing reaction / interviews from those still close by. #
• I grew up in Geneva and graduated from Geneva High. I never thought a shooting spree could happen. Top story on Drudge Report right now. #
• Absolutely stunned by the shooting spree back home in Geneva and Samson. #
• @mat1583 I hear ya. I’m feeling fine right now, but Moe’s always gets angry with me later in the day. I hope you feel better soon! in reply to mat1583 #
• It’s going to be a Tums kind of afternoon. Moe’s for lunch. So good … so painful. #
• @bowerep Because GroupWise is an excellent piece of software. ;-P in reply to bowerep #
• Another day, another short night of sleep. At least I’m off tomorrow. Will check on mortgage options and DirecTV will free me from #Charter! #
• That last tweet was no disrespect to my friends and old co-workers @wtvm. I just got so fed up with local news, I don’t follow it anymore. #
• Now following @wtvm. Don’t know why. Haven’t watched but three newscasts since I left there a year ago. I don’t miss being a reporter. #
• Alright … This is a little too close to home. Close the borders to illegals NOW!: Mexican cartels plague Atlanta, http://snurl.com/dh2nz #
• @McKinney_N14 Thanks, man! I had an interactive widget, but our servers blocked some of the feeds. in reply to McKinney_N14 #
• Yes! The weather bug finally works! It’s not the one I wanted, but it tells you the current temp/condition in Auburn. http://www.auburn.edu #
• New *revised* weather widget (more like a static bug) looks like it’s working well. May be making it live today. #
• T minus two days until #charter is history at my house. Your overpriced service is outta here! #
• That time change really screwed up my sleep last night. It normally doesn’t, but I only got about 4.5 hours. #
• Another early morning. Sleeeeeeeep … #

First of all, please pray for the folks in my hometown of Geneva. I’m actually from Coffee Springs, right in the middle of Geneva and Samson, but I spent most of my time in Geneva since that’s where I graduated from high school. What a terrible day for my friends and loved ones there.

However, I couldn’t help but pass this along. Twitter is more powerful than I thought. It seems more news agencies are watching Twitter feeds to help their stories.

Since I’m from Geneva County, I wrote some stuff on Twitter shortly after the news broke about the shootings. Within 10 minutes, a reporter from the BBC e-mailed me asking if I could point her to some people there. She said she saw my “tweets,” and I was able to put her in contact with my best friend and the local weekly paper editor. They both helped her out, and it was top story on the BBC Web site tonight.

I have yet to hear if I know anyone killed, but here’s hoping I don’t. I love all of you back home.