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The Devil You Know

Stream o’ consciousness for June 29th

In me, Me, ME! on June 29, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for June 28th — 5:09pm via orrenmedia.com
	@JoostTX I could take em both. [#] — 11:21pm via Twitter
	@conej Cool to hear! #wcdfw09 [#] — 9:42am via Twitter
	RT @GuyKawasaki How the Internet has changed advertising: http://om.ly/?htW [#] — 9:48am via Twitter
	Nothing more infuriating than disingenuous machinations that the machinator thinks you don’t see right through. [#] — 10:00am via Twitter
	Brilliant? Suicidal? Just flailing? Dallas Morning News gets into the brokerage biz: http://is.gd/1i7Qo [#] — 10:01am via Twitter
	Shared The risks Michael Jackson took on Thriller — 10:02am via Google Reader
	@dangillmor Won’t be "a" social network. Disparate melange of interconnected tools and one user won’t know or care which one(s) other uses. [#] — 10:49am via Twitter
	Cool iPhone app feX adds images to your contacts by pulling from Facebook: http://is.gd/1idMx [#] — 12:25pm via Twitter
	RT @bsaren RT @mattmcgee:I love it when Dilbert covers online reviews. http://bit.ly/VyBmD Heheheheee… [#] — 12:39pm via Twitter
	First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. Suit over "million $ challenge.": http://is.gd/1ies2 [#] — 12:42pm via Twitter
	iTunes DJ giving me lots of Avett Bros. today. And that’s a good thing. #fb [#] — 12:43pm via Twitter
	Old Saratoga Books rocks. Ordered OOP sailing book on Friday; arrived by Monday. < $11. http://www.oldsaratogabooks.com/ [#] — 12:54pm via Twitter
	Posted Used and rare books, jazz, art, history etc. — 12:56pm via Generic
	@TerryHeaton Heh. I used to keep a BB-to-phone translation key at my desk. [#] — 1:36pm via Twitter
	@adamcoomes Are you involved in Tweetflip? I tried. Nice aesthetics. Otherwise disappointing. [#] — 1:45pm via Twitter
	Listened to 36 songs. — 3:27pm via Last.fm Bobby Sherman – julie do ya love me Broken Wings – Mr. Mister Chet Baker & Art Pepper – Tynan Time Duke Pearson – Time After Time-Duke Pearson James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards – Lights Of Cheyenne Les McCann & Eddie Harris – Compared to What Little Feat – Spanish Moon (feat. Vince Gill) Lou Reed – High in the City Marty Robbins – Foggy Foggy Dew Moby – Flower Moby – The Beach Theme Song Moby – We Are All Made of Stars Neil Diamond – Pretty Amazing Grace Old 97’s – Northern Line Patsy Cline – Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray Steely Dan – East St. Louis Toodle-oo The Avett Brothers – 40 East The Avett Brothers – All My Mistakes The Avett Brothers – Colorshow The Avett Brothers – I Killed Sally’s Lover The Avett Brothers – I Would Be Sad The Avett Brothers – Living Of Love The Avett Brothers – My Losing Bet The Avett Brothers – Pretty Girl From San Diego The Avett Brothers – Salina The Avett Brothers – The Ballad Of Love And Hate The Avett Brothers – The Weight of Lies The Black Crowes – Predictable The Datsuns – What Would I Know The Delta Rhythm Boys – St. Louis Blues The Georgia Satellites – Nights of Mystery The Louvin Brothers – Southern Moon The Lyres – Busy Body The Offspring – We Are One The Sacramento State Jazz Singers – Selfless, Cold and Composed Willie Nelson & Calexico – Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
	RT @bretthoerner Google Voice is seriously amazing. [#] — 3:30pm via Twitter
	Posted Photo gallery: Maiden China from Rush Creek Yacht Club wins Dallas Race Week on Lake Ray Hubbard — 3:41pm via Generic

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