Ryan Berg
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I am a user experience designer in New York, NY. I also do freelance web design and development.
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Resting up at home after paintball
November 1st 2008, 5:07 p.m.
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Getting ready to take a drive on the tail of the dragon with @
jlsisme
in the GTI
November 2nd 2008, 12:59 p.m.
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Took a drive today to the Tail of the Dragon and Hellbender. Most fun I've ever had driving! Some pics scenery:
http://tinyurl.com/6k2d8c
November 3rd 2008, 12:52 a.m.
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@
kev097
There's some gorgeous land out here. I'm enjoying as much of it as possible.
November 3rd 2008, 1:50 a.m.
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Obama campaign ads are on seemingly every website I visit, including a takeover of
http://pandora.com
.
November 3rd 2008, 2:12 p.m.
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Early voted last week, so I get to sit back and enjoy the show today
November 4th 2008, 10:53 a.m.
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Online election coverage is a treasure trove of information design. I'm having a lot of fun taking in various data presentation experiences
November 4th 2008, 10:20 p.m.
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Checking out today's newspaper front pages at
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp
November 5th 2008, 10:48 a.m.
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@
JLSisMe
So what rental automobile have you been handed this time?
November 5th 2008, 12:13 p.m.
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Our next president in a White Sox hat. I like this era already.
http://tinyurl.com/6ahwao
November 5th 2008, 2:20 p.m.
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Focusing on coding by listening to nerdcore
November 5th 2008, 3:10 p.m.
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@
girljournalist
Glad to hear you're visiting Kuhnoxville!
November 5th 2008, 5:28 p.m.
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It's so nice outside. Why is it so cold in the office?
November 6th 2008, 12:20 p.m.
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Writing yet another blog in Django
November 6th 2008, 5:30 p.m.
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Too. Much. Copy. Paste. Copy. Paste. Copy Paste. Rinse. Repeat. Goodnight.
November 7th 2008, 3:34 a.m.
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Wondering how
http://www.scrnshots.com/
will compare with
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/littlesnapper/
November 7th 2008, 5:50 p.m.
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Preparing a "Welcome back!" dinner for @
jlsisme
November 7th 2008, 8:05 p.m.
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Just gave the GTI a bath
November 8th 2008, 4:43 p.m.
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Jello shots before the bars
November 8th 2008, 11:06 p.m.
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A friendly police officer just made me turn my hat around. Srsly?
November 9th 2008, 1:09 a.m.
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Tv at the 80s bar just showed a
November 9th 2008, 1:43 a.m.
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TV at the 80s bar just showed a picture of McGuire and Conseco on the A's before they'd taken enough steroids to win the Kentucky Derby
November 9th 2008, 1:46 a.m.
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Pushing pixels
November 10th 2008, 12:26 p.m.
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Back home after a busy day at the office
November 11th 2008, 7:02 p.m.
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Catching up on Heroes
November 11th 2008, 11:17 p.m.
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Considering a quick design modification to
http://ryanberg.net
November 12th 2008, 2:33 a.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
Congrats on the new gig!
November 12th 2008, 10:40 a.m.
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Last night I reversed out the content area on my entry pages,
http://tinyurl.com/56x2ww
for example.
November 12th 2008, 10:38 a.m.
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Sharing an office with @
mattheisig
, for the purpose of him having someone to agonize about the speed of his computer to
November 12th 2008, 11:36 a.m.
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@
flohrs
So you're hopelessly addicted, while I'm hopelessly wishing it would be as good as the first season!
November 12th 2008, 3:36 p.m.
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Photoshop quit and now won't reopen. My turn to quit for the day.
November 12th 2008, 6:43 p.m.
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@
girljournalist
Tha eight six fiiiiiive
November 13th 2008, 5:39 p.m.
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Heading out for a run. This one's gonna hurt.
November 13th 2008, 8:24 p.m.
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@
stu_j
I'm your friend. I'm on Twitter. We rode the el together to the acquarium a couple weeks ago. Does that count?
November 13th 2008, 8:47 p.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
No, that wasn't you. I haven't gotten the new HR site to work since it "launched"
November 14th 2008, 12:10 a.m.
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Writing a very R-rated blog post. Not sure if it will ever see the light of day.
November 14th 2008, 1:44 a.m.
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Quit shitting on your users with Flash.
http://tinyurl.com/67bhse
November 14th 2008, 10:55 a.m.
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@
jezdez
@bshaurette I'm glad you agree! While we're at it, let's do something about autoswitching tabs and autoplaying video with sound...
November 14th 2008, 11:29 a.m.
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Heading out for a delicious Five Guys bacon cheeseburger and some peanuts
November 14th 2008, 12:04 p.m.
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@
scalden
You have my sympathy.
November 14th 2008, 12:12 p.m.
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@
kristoferbaxter
Thanks. I've been bitching about it for a long time, but only last night did it ever occur to me I should write about it.
November 14th 2008, 1:11 p.m.
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@
skatterbean
The Lawrence Five Guys opened this summer. Probably a good thing it wasnt there when I was. I really need to give Littons a try
November 14th 2008, 1:10 p.m.
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@
jcroft
Now now, Jeff, we put Roy behind us when we embarrassed his Tarheels in the Final Four.
November 14th 2008, 1:37 p.m.
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@
Derek
Shun the nonbelievers!
November 14th 2008, 1:40 p.m.
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@
xemion
Thanks for the kind words. Found some good resources in your Tweets and website.
November 14th 2008, 1:49 p.m.
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In case you missed my entry this morning, Quit shitting on your users with Flash
http://tinyurl.com/67bhse
It's a lovely piece, I assure you
November 14th 2008, 3:11 p.m.
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Won 4 tickets to a Knoxville Ice Bears game via radio station on my way home from work. Woo!
November 14th 2008, 6:07 p.m.
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Seeing quantum of solace with @
jlsisme
November 15th 2008, 10:05 p.m.
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Mmm, I love coming home to the smell of Soy Vey in the apartment
November 16th 2008, 12:27 a.m.
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Relaxing with some football on PS3 after a long day of loading @
jlsisme
's apartment into a uhaul and then cleaning the apartment out
November 16th 2008, 7:15 p.m.
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At b dubs watching a KU team I don't recognize. Lots to learn!
November 16th 2008, 8:49 p.m.
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Oh how I missed hearing the Rock Chalk chant at the end of a basketball game
November 16th 2008, 10:39 p.m.
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@
webology
No doubt Wheat State is the best pizza in Lawrence. Assuming nothing greater has opened since I moved away in January
November 17th 2008, 12:09 a.m.
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Wishing I hadn't left my glasses on the nightstand
November 17th 2008, 10:05 a.m.
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So how does django-taggables compare to django-tagging?
November 17th 2008, 9:11 p.m.
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No missed clicks on my MBP since the trackpad firmware update tonight. Mucccch better.
November 17th 2008, 11:18 p.m.
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Having big ideas
November 17th 2008, 11:20 p.m.
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Up too late working on client project. Bedtime.
November 18th 2008, 1:28 a.m.
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Watching the KU game on a crappy internet feed while working on a client project
November 18th 2008, 9:29 p.m.
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@
flohrs
Happy birthday!
November 19th 2008, 1:46 p.m.
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Not staying up late working on stuff tonight. I'm beat.
November 19th 2008, 11:47 p.m.
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Mmm, cookies
November 20th 2008, 9:35 a.m.
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@
stu_j
Frosted sugar cookies were perched on some file cabinets when I walked in. Then 15min later my boss walked in with Biscoffs. Mmm
November 20th 2008, 10 a.m.
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Gmail: Thanks for the themes. Now how about some more generous line heights?
November 20th 2008, 11:17 a.m.
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The Scripps office is being invaded by chili, in cook-off format. My digestive system is trembling in fear.
November 20th 2008, 12:08 p.m.
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Chili was accompanied by ice cream sundays. What a day
November 20th 2008, 1:10 p.m.
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Shopping for a garbage can feels a lot like throwing money away.
November 20th 2008, 3:19 p.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
Ain't nothin' new 'bout that rule.
November 20th 2008, 3:47 p.m.
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@
flohrs
@jlsisme Recycling the same bad pun gets us nowhere
November 20th 2008, 4:02 p.m.
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Observing usability testing sessions
November 20th 2008, 5:11 p.m.
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Usability testing sessions lead to me eating way too much free food. I have no willpower
November 20th 2008, 6:54 p.m.
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@
bluerogue
You should have been at our chili cookoff today.
November 20th 2008, 7:50 p.m.
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I'm still finding little tricks in TextMate that make me love it even more.
November 20th 2008, 9:50 p.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
I sure hope so
November 21st 2008, 10:54 a.m.
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I'm pretty sure Biscoff cookies are laced with crack.
November 21st 2008, 11:49 a.m.
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@
bluerogue
@dannydb Woah, cool. Is Will Smith as dreamy in person?
November 21st 2008, 2:50 p.m.
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@
bluerogue
No way. Will Smith is larger than life.
November 21st 2008, 3:12 p.m.
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So I once again have three blog entries in the queue. And once again have no time to devote to them. Moving sucks.
November 21st 2008, 3:51 p.m.
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Anyone in knoxville want to buy a less than a year old couch?
http://twitpic.com/n8aj
Or a small corner desk?
http://twitpic.com/n8ay
November 21st 2008, 11:24 p.m.
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@
gruber
My SE phones all had context-sensitive hardware buttons, used for call/end but also select, quit, play, etc. They weren't dedicated.
November 21st 2008, 11:27 p.m.
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It's Friday night. Where the hell is everyone in the old city?
November 21st 2008, 11:43 p.m.
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At the new kroger in Farragut, tasting all the samples
November 22nd 2008, 1:03 p.m.
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@
stu_j
sounds like your day was wrecked from the start
November 22nd 2008, 4:02 p.m.
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@
stu_j
It's true. @
jlsisme
knows better than most.
November 22nd 2008, 4:43 p.m.
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Just squashed a quick bug on a client site
November 23rd 2008, 2:53 a.m.
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Just knocked out some quick Django models for an idea I'd like to chip away at. Bedtime.
November 23rd 2008, 3:15 a.m.
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Just dropped off some excess stuff at goodwill. Now off to buy a washer/dryer
November 23rd 2008, 2:28 p.m.
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Walked out of Best Buy, drove to hhgreg, and bought our W/D. Much more knowledgeable, friendly sales staff.
November 23rd 2008, 6:29 p.m.
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Walked into Best Buy today ready to pay for a W/D. Salesman took 10+ minutes to pay attention to us, then knew nothing about his products...
November 23rd 2008, 6:29 p.m.
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Not enjoying my Monday
November 24th 2008, 2:24 p.m.
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City of Knoxville won't be coming out to certify our new apartment for occupancy tomorrow as planned because of the upcoming holiday. WTF?
November 24th 2008, 4:56 p.m.
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According to Heroes, Lawrence KS is a cornfield with mountains in the background.
November 24th 2008, 9:37 p.m.
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What's up with Lawrence popping up in TV so much? Aside from being the center of Google Earth?
November 24th 2008, 10:04 p.m.
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And now Bobby Knight doing commentary during the KU game on ESPN2. Awesome.
November 24th 2008, 10:07 p.m.
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Way to finish the half, Jayhawks! Now get a rebound next half, please.
November 24th 2008, 10:44 p.m.
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Up and moving. Kinda. Getting ready to head to Albany for Thanksgiving with @
jlsisme
November 25th 2008, 5:39 a.m.
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Just touched down in Motown
November 25th 2008, 8:52 a.m.
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@
boltron5k
try streaming to your mac and plugging your mac into the tv!
November 25th 2008, 10:44 a.m.
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@
kylehoedl
sure they do. You've just gotta search for the beta :-)
November 25th 2008, 12:36 p.m.
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Ugh, Kansas. I'm too tired for overtime.
November 26th 2008, 12:27 a.m.
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Jayhawks fell apart down the stretch. Total lack of experience showed.
November 26th 2008, 12:42 a.m.
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Baked my mother's banana cake recipe with @
jlsisme
and her mother. Smells delicious!
November 26th 2008, 6:32 p.m.
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@
kylehoedl
It has already been devoured. And savored.
November 26th 2008, 10 p.m.
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Slicing lots of veggies, learning the joy of really sharp knives
November 27th 2008, 1:33 p.m.
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Forgot how bright the stars are in the country sky
November 28th 2008, 12:12 a.m.
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Trying really hard to get through on the phone with hhgregg about a price match. Failing miserably.
November 28th 2008, 9:39 p.m.
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Just landed in Detroit, hoping to watch 2nd half of Kansas vs Mizzouri while in the airport. Rock Chalk!
November 29th 2008, 2:06 p.m.
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Out. Of. Breath. Sprinted the length of detroits c terminal to recover the wallet I left on the ticket counter.
November 29th 2008, 2:47 p.m.
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Really frustrated that we cant get Fox Sports Midwest at any sportsbar in Detroit airport. Frantically refreshing webpage for ku mu updates
November 29th 2008, 3:20 p.m.
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Pretty absurd that the Fox Sports branded bar doesn't carry all the Fox Sports channels
November 29th 2008, 3:42 p.m.
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@
patrickbeeson
congrats. @
jlsisme
and I got ours from hhgregg last weekend
November 29th 2008, 4:23 p.m.
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Rock Chalk!
November 29th 2008, 4:22 p.m.
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@
adrianholovaty
As a displaced Chicagoan in the south, I couldn't agree more. I miss Chicago deep dish. Badly
November 29th 2008, 4:56 p.m.
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If northwest airlines had a rep on twitter, he/she would be hearing from me right now
November 29th 2008, 8 p.m.
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Boarded my third plane of the day. This bird's flying to Knoxville. Doubt @
jlsisme
's confiscated bag can say the same.
November 29th 2008, 8:26 p.m.
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Kuhnoxville.
November 29th 2008, 9:44 p.m.
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@
jlsisme
's red, easy to find bag removed from the cabin by an unfriendly flight attendant is of course nowhere to be found. Not happy, nwa
November 29th 2008, 10:09 p.m.
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@
danrubin
So glad to hear 24ways is back for 2008. Good luck on the article.
November 30th 2008, 1:34 a.m.
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Writing a letter to Northwest Airlines customer service
November 30th 2008, 1:35 a.m.
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18 hours after Northwest Airlines took possession of @
jlsisme
's bag without permission, they still have no idea where they put it
November 30th 2008, 12:36 p.m.
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Found it. Our carryon luggage was rudely removed from the plane and promptly expedited to Ft Walton Beach, FL. Thanks, NWA
November 30th 2008, 1:21 p.m.
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Bears game is on TV, but I'm about to hopefully pick up the bag that NWA snatched away then lost, then take @
jlsisme
to see bolt
November 30th 2008, 8:55 p.m.
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