Selection of My Twitter Favorites, Edition 55

Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 55th edition of My Twitter Favorites (the oldest post is at the bottom, the newest at the top): Micro-blogging on Twitter is easy, fun and can be very useful and educational if you follow/subscribe to interesting people. You can read more here: A Doctor's Opinion: Why I Started Microblogging on Twitter and visit my account at Twitter/AllergyNotes.

1. joemd Things are usually never as bad as they seem, or as good as they seem. Balance is a good practice in this chaotic world. 11:57 AM Apr 5th from web
2. bencasnocha In Alaska I learned I didn't like boats, in India I learned I didn't like spicy food, in Cartagena I learn I don't like tropical weather. 3:44 PM Apr 4th from web
   
   
3. colinsegovis Spring is not determined by temperature but by the amount of anti-histamine one must take to survive the day. 2:49 PM Apr 4th from twhirl
4. EdBennett To @brendafinkle I've noticed that also, over the last ten years everything has been printed in smaller and smaller type. it's a conspiracy 8:14 AM Apr 4th from Power Twitter
5. richardquest Good evening if you are new to following me. Be assured of one thing - ALL posts here come from me personally. All of them. 10:17 PM Apr 3rd from web
6. bencasnocha The higher end the hotel, the more likely it is to charge for wi-fi, breakfast, etc. Cheap motels have free wi-fi. 8:46 PM Apr 3rd from TweetDeck
7. bencasnocha"The internet enables smart people to get smarter and dumb people to get dumber." - Ben Casnocha 12:49 PM Apr 3rd from TweetDeck
8. Scobleizer Funny that people send me DMs but aren't following me, so I can't DM them back. Sigh. And people ask me why I think Twitter needs work. Sigh 8:47 AM Apr 3rd from web
9. AllergyNotes Colbert video: Co-founder Biz Stone calls Twitter the messaging service we didn't know we needed until we had it. http://bit.ly/GcyJ7:10 AM Apr 3rd from TweetDeck
10. stephenfry Komodo Dragons seen. Scary drooling monsters of minimal cuteness, but most impressive. 3:03 AM Apr 3rd from txt
11. Pogue Same magazine refers to "an historic" event. Why "an"? Do you also say "give me an hug?" "An happy day?" "An hippo?" Pretentious much? 1:37 AM Apr 3rd from TweetDeck
12. michaelharkess "Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to act in the presence of fear." - Bruce Lee 12:38 AM Apr 3rd from web
13. richardquest I have a daily struggle with Muffins. Especially non low fat ones. which suddenly attack me in the late afternoon. Diet Destroyers 10:34 PM Apr 2nd from web
14. zappos At a friend's house and when I walked by a cactus it poked me. Personally, I find that unnecessary and a bit immature. 8:05 PM Apr 2nd from txt
15. AllergyZoneCEO on lonnnnng conference call, toooooo long. 7:25 PM Apr 2nd from web
    
    

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