Friday, October 31, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 15:17 @JoeFernandez you need to talk to @jackiepeters. I or @gregarious will send you her contact info #
  • 15:21 @JackiePeters dude, my powder blue baby needs a tuneup. i didnt know you had the skeelz #
  • 20:23 @JackiePeters that's so hot. i have an imported '79 gt100 small frame - powder blue. good times. #
  • 20:24 so thankful for the warm front coming through new york. bc my short shorts are short. shorts. #

Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 02:02 loving yammer's new group functionality #
  • 02:15 @JoeFernandez thats exactly what i did. i have a 1979 gt100. it's pretty much a disaster but it's still freaking cool. very expensive tho #
  • 23:54 @jasonfalls how did you enjoy my beloved detroit? Wish I was there #

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 01:22 A mixed signal if I've ever seen one - photo at twitxr.com/rgujral/updates/116456 #
  • 02:52 sad day for detroit as kilpatrick is officially sentenced to 120 days in jail #iheartdetroit #
  • 17:24 Just had a wonderful meeting with our great friends at storeadore.com #
  • 20:02 @QueenofSpain of course, so excited for the barackammercial #

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 00:22 Happy Diwali everybody #
  • 01:39 cnn.com: "...McCain advisers...increasingly frustrated with...Palin "going rogue'" and by going rogue they mean thinking for herself #
  • 01:42 Ridiculous cnn.com: "Her lack of fundamental understanding of some key issues was dramatic" said another McCain source with direct knowledge #
  • 11:51 @brett @theoneinpink HEEEEEEEY YOOOOUUUUUUUU GUUUUUUUUUUUYS #
  • 12:04 Retweeting @gregarious: RT @MeHeatherD: RT @CityMama - Gonna carve some barack-o-lanterns today! Yes We Carve! yeswecarve.com #
  • 12:33 @sondrasondra oh poor you. 56. how will you survive? #
  • 15:39 anybody else a little creeped out that the makeout session at the end of the last gossip girl featured a real life 25 yr old and 15 yr old? #
  • 23:03 Karaoke and rock band jam session at 45 wall st #

Monday, October 27, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 18:57 At the facebook developer garage at chelsea piers #
  • 19:59 @brett they mentioned your name here at the facebook event. Mashable's sponsoring but a no show, I guess. Tsk tsk. This is boring as hell #
  • 21:22 @JanePorricelli great post. i forwarded to some non-believers #
  • 21:23 Retweeting @JasonFalls: Phrases that indicate your CEO is clueless from @guykawasaki - tinyurl.com/6o3fgd Funny stuff. #
  • 22:06 @theoneinpink thanks for the follow. congrats on the store launch. i like the pink ball a *lot* #
  • 22:34 @theoneinpink i can see how all of the buoncy ball violence could get old. def want one, though. hope to meet you soon #
  • 00:22 Happy Diwali everybody #

Saturday, October 25, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 12:41 Getting on the bolt bus to en why see with @gregarious and @nikitagujral. Good times shall be had #

Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 11:07 @ronga yeah sounded like you had a really productive work session last night. if by work you mean aggressively downing booze and thai food #
  • 13:00 michigan only has the 20th largest budget deficit as % of budget size. should we consider that a win? #iheartdetroit #
  • 13:08 @QueenofSpain i dont think i'm getting any follow love. #

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 14:43 "Arts and culture are what make a city fall in love with itself" from the visual record of CreativeCcities Conf. Wish i was there @CCS2 #
  • 21:02 i can't even fake interest in a phillies - devil rays world series #
  • 21:29 Disaster "Women under 50 years old in particular dislike Palin, with 60% holding an unfavorable view—up from 36% one month ago." - wsj.com #
  • 22:14 @ronga i am but a slave to newton's first law of motion: a ranvir at rest tends to stay at rest #

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 15:02 @JackiePeters silver boots, hmmm? i'm looking for a supersized "CHOOSE LIFE" shirt for my wham outfit #
  • 21:06 @sondrasondra i heart the panda. so good and so obviously authentic. makes airports and strip malls all over the country feel like home #
  • 21:07 @brett we doing ktown? i'm so in #

Monday, October 20, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 11:46 @gregarious greg i think you're missing the point with the hundred pushups thing. you dont need to do a hundred on your 11th set you #
  • 15:57 anybody have any favorite fonts they like to use in Word for documents? a proposal, specifically? #
  • 22:25 Wow. Block the Vote: GOP's campaign to deter new voters and discard Democratic ballots bit.ly/4zYiqG #
  • 23:57 Only 24.9% of Detroit high schoolers graduates in 4 years. Lowest in the country #
  • 23:59 One more try: Only 24.9% of Detroit high schoolers graduate in 4 years. Lowest rate in the nation. #

Friday, October 17, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 12:43 my abs are actually sore from all of the sneezing yesterday. my allergies were OOC #
  • 12:44 @sondrasondra mmmmm...vegas #
  • 12:45 @Kingsley2 agreed. not impressed. was hoping for a far more upgraded macbook air. with more freaking ports #
  • 12:50 @JanePorricelli just looked up the video. hilarious. see you in hell indeed #

Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 01:51 I shall henceforth be addressed as Ranvir the Plumber #

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 10:55 @gregarious wtf? the ceiling fell? who did it crush? i hope you got pictures #

Monday, October 13, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 11:48 RT @gregarious: The Rumors of Our Death Have Been Highly Exaggerated - tinyurl.com/4oebks #

Sunday, October 12, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 20:45 #quote "One of the world's biggest hedge funds has just blown up. It's called Iceland." - wsj.com. Ridiculous #
  • 20:52 Had a great time in Baltimore this weekend for Don and Brigitte's wedding. Baltimore was way better than expected. Like Detroit. #
  • 22:19 @gregarious how hot is it in the motherland? #

Friday, October 10, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 18:03 only10 min wait to sit outside at the cheesecake factory on a beautiful sunny day in baltimore's inner harbor. economy really is dead #

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 00:25 @cjuon we're trying to do the same thing (passive to active) but haven't quite figured out how we're going to go about it yet #
  • 01:59 @cjuon it has been a long time! our ann arbor plans for blue whale haven't disappeared, they were just deferred. i hope we make it soon #
  • 16:59 may all my jewish friends have an easy fast #
  • 18:44 @SavvyAuntie have an easy fast #
  • 18:50 nominate your adorable lil one to be a Lil'Grams spokesbaby. We'll put her or his picture on our site bit.ly/25w509 #

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 02:18 Retweet @gregarious: We need a spokesbaby for Lil'Grams - if you've got a beautiful baby (I know they all are) and loads of photos, let ... #
  • 02:19 @khartline i never stopped listening to bobby brown. love him. my prerogative is an all time classic #
  • 10:55 i wasn't worried at all until td ameritrade just sent me an email telling me not to worry #
  • 18:44 @sarahcuda you can't stop rock and roll. @livandlove is just livin and lovin #
  • 21:44 Debate party at the gujral household. We need to figure out how to rig our own scoring system a la cnn #
  • 23:22 @ronga i just pigged out on pie. that's my 4th different dessert today. my diet is a disaster. debates make me hungry. #

Sunday, October 05, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 16:52 @adarshp you brought lunch to a shopping trip? wow. was it in a tiffin? #
  • 20:09 @gregarious have a good flight #

Michigan GOP Reeling after McCain's "Premature Withdrawal"

New Wall Street Journal article today about Michigan's GOP struggling to cope with McCain's decision to stop campaigning and spending in Michigan.

Sen. John McCain's travails are feeding worries among other Republicans on the November ballot that his weakness could hurt their prospects as well.

The presidential candidate's decision last week to stop campaigning in Michigan and scale back advertising there triggered complaints from state party leaders that the withdrawal could undercut in particular two Republican members of Congress facing tough re-election challenges at a time when the party is struggling to contain its losses on Capitol Hill.

In particular, the re-election campaigns of Reps. Joe Knollenberg and Tim Walberg will take a hit as they were banking on help from the McCain-Palin drive. Walberg faces state Sen. Mark Schauer in Michigan's 7th and Knollenberg faces former state Sen. Gary Peters Michigan's 9th district (my home district).

Of course, the Republican machine offers its usual oblivious-to-the-world spin:

Mike Brownfield, Rep. Knollenberg's campaign manager, said he doesn't expect Sen. McCain's absence in Michigan to damage the campaign. "We're not doing anything different today than the campaign was doing yesterday," Mr. Brownfield said Friday.

Yeah right. Just having operatives send out desperate emails:

"I am sure you've heard the news by now that the McCain Campaign decided to pull out of Michigan," Chairman Saul Anuzis, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, wrote in a fund-raising email to supporters marked URGENT. "This move leaves a tremendous hole in our ground campaign that we must now fill." Mr. Anuzis cited the potential fallout for the re-election drives of Reps. Joe Knollenberg and Tim Walberg.

Saturday, October 04, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 13:20 where do people watch michigan football games in boston? #
  • 17:37 Michigan football is so endlessly frustrating like a loved one making bad decisions #
  • 18:07 sitting with my wife in a bar watching the michigan game except she is reading an hbs case and not even watching. and no one else is in here #
  • 18:19 Sometimes I think michigan football does it on purpose because I'm watching and they want to hurt me #
  • 19:21 @gregarious have a safe trip #
  • 19:25 @khartline there will be no joy on saturdays for me until michigan straightens out. There will never be another team for me #

Friday, October 03, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 12:49 @gregarious i'm obsessed with that song, as you may know from my constant singing #
  • 15:49 unfollowing @micropr until it calms the f down #
  • 16:30 @briansolis thanks. following #micropr again #

Thursday, October 02, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 01:56 Happy Gandhi Jayanti to all the homies in the motherland #
  • 12:40 Retweet @gwenbell: Dems vs. Reps DANCE BATTLE: tinyurl.com/3rj5q9 (hat tip @electrolicious) - this is awesome #
  • 15:52 McCain giving up on Michigan? bit.ly/Evq3a #
  • 16:42 @sondrasondra dude, so jealous. cracklin rosie's my favorite #

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

The Day's Updates

  • 18:58 Eid Mubarak, homies #