21:33 Great idea. RT @prestontowers: Christmas at Home and New Year's Eve at Home - Building a Twitter Community http://t.co/W00LDLKs #
18:53 vale Bruce Ruxton. You didn't have to agree with him to admire his passionate defence of his values. #
17:05 @dg79 Nauru is just the right size to cage both of them. #
17:02 Today's Bowen/Morrison talk a predictable waste of time. Whole issue debated is not central to resolving the refugee problems. #auspol #
16:18 Another Xmas Eve gem MT @latikambourke: Australian Government has approved FOXTEL's request to acquire Austar subject to ACCC approval. #
14:56 Twas the last weekday before Christmas. NSW government, you have not let us down. #fail #environment #wind #csg #mining #nswpol #bofgovt #
14:51 Handy hint: RT @TweetsofOld Don't light the fire with kerosene. Let the hired girl do it. She hasn't any wife and children; you have. NC1890 #
11:38 Darby's Pies. Why would you ever want to set foot inside a Pie Face? #
10:47 First time I've set foot in Swansea since the 20th century. It's changed a little. #
10:20 Malcolm Naden. Osama bin Laden. Rhymic slang? Coincidence? Conspiracy! #
07:59 #nswpol #renewables RT @MarkTobinSydney: ABC will be there. @lizfoschia covering the windfarm story for ABC Radio today. #
07:55 Whatever happened to... Brad Drewett? He's just been named new head of the ATP. #tennis RT @iSportconnect: http://t.co/cCxj9sww #sportsbiz #
07:49 Last working day before Christmas. RT @MarkTobinSydney NSW Planning Minister Brad Hazzard will today announce new draft wind farm guidelines #

11:02 Warnie's statue is being unveiled at the same time as the dressing rooms at Suncorp Stadium - home of the Wally Lewis statue - are reopened. #
09:20 @FireUpOnFBI or just a day with a "y" in the name #
09:06 More bloody-minded but empty rhetoric from Tony Abbott. It must be Christmas. #
09:02 Nice objective Herald Sun qn in that last retweet: "have the Booroondara fun police gone too far..." #

18:40 I should watch NBN's 6pm hour of evening news more often. Brief item on North Korea just after 6.30 and now on a roll with animal "stories" #
08:22 Worst headline of the day? Or just a bit fishy. RT @RANews: Tonga's tuna industry flounders http://t.co/gUz8I1ps #
08:15 Thank you and farewell. RT @Letters2theEd: Thank you, it’s been a blast. A farewell from the Ed. http://t.co/6rxi9dPT #
07:59 It's Christmas and the jolly man with a beard is back. @HumanHeadline has returned to Twitter. #

21:26 But is there a memorable song among them? RT @TheAcademy: 39 Original Songs Vie For Oscar's 2011 Playlist http://t.co/oVArCiVg #
20:28 I tweet #cricket on @rickeyrecricket these days. Follow if you dare and/or care. #
14:53 Yuck. RT @sydneyfireworks: $6.3 million to be spent on 20 mins of NYE fireworks (8min at 9pm; 12min at midnight) http://t.co/hDXt357M #
14:50 Thank you. We've enjoyed it. MT @Letters2theEd: After 18 months of snark, Letters To The Ed is calling it a day. Thank you all.... #
14:44 Another icon of my teen years gone. RT @NYTObits: Dan Frazer, Fretful Supervisor on ‘Kojak,’ Dies at 90 http://t.co/DV0oWiUa #

22:39 Help him. Please. RT @vanOnselenP: When does the Boxing Day test start? #
19:24 Yet to see anyone tweet "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Kim Jong-Il at this difficult time." #
19:23 Email from Wayne Swan's office. Two press releases, one about Vaclav Havel, the other on Kim Jong-Il. The tone could not be more different. #
19:05 Must say I thought Walter Cronkite did the "the president is dead" announcement much better than the lady on the North Korean news. #
18:58 Uh oh. RT @Colvinius: Saudi Prince Invests $300M in Twitter http://t.co/JrlfHDPh #
18:19 Revisiting in the context of Kim Jong-Il RT @ggreenwald Christopher Hitchens and the protocol for public figure deaths: http://t.co/ZUUc02so #
17:59 Thunderstorm! #
15:46 "Not to be confused with Kim Yong-il, Kim Jong-pil, or Kim Jong-Il (athlete)." http://t.co/inPOTqJA #
15:21 And why isn't #KimIsNotGreat trending yet? #
15:19 Kim Il-Sung is still President for Eternity... right? #northkorea #dprk #kimjongil #
15:04 I was going to do a joke about Kim Jong being out for 111, but even recently deceased despots deserve some respect. #
12:07 ABC found by @acmadotgov to have lacked impartiality in a radio i'view. This would never happen in commercial radio! - http://t.co/uYsdF5VI #
11:05 It's the Monday before Christmas and I'm entering a Westfield. #fool (@ Westfield Burwood) http://t.co/0NK0yS1E #
09:26 Tony Kevin writes at @eurekastreet on the latest asylum seeker tragedy - http://t.co/cayrM4oA #refugees #auspol #

22:11 I'm currently babbling about the #BigBash game on @rickeyrecricket which is where I do all my #cricket tweetage now. #
15:38 Just visited the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Australian Museum @austmus - an annual highlight for me! #
11:53 RT @Leroy_Lynch: Explainer: political crisis in Papua New Guinea. The #png background http://t.co/xlinuP0a via @ConversationEDU #
08:53 A Herald-Sun column worth a read! RT @J_C_Campbell: My column today on the Lucille Ball of Australian politics.#auspol http://t.co/De3HjI9F #

23:21 Is there an irony that Christopher Hitchens died on the day the US war in Iraq, which he controversially supported, formally came to an end? #
21:12 btw, I tweet #cricket on @rickeyrecricket now. In case you're interested. #
21:05 Wow. #godisnotgreat got Justin Bieber'd by the Twitter trend algorithm! #
18:11 @pandacriss of course! #
17:38 Please. Make it stop. Make the #godisnotgreat hashtag stop. I need to stop laughing! #
17:05 Richard Wilkins reports that Christopher Hitchens has fallen off a cliff putting up decorations for a film in New Zealand #
16:56 School holidays beginneth. Do I laugh? Do I cry? #
16:49 Must get around to finishing Hitch 22 some time, I suppose #
16:16 Hitchens put forward a lot of things to disagree with but he always, always kept you thinking. A larger-than-life intellectual. #
15:58 vale Christopher Hitchens 1949-2011 - http://t.co/PKzIGtg3 #
11:28 #loveyoumolly RT @plalor: In honour of Molly, here is his greatest interview. Iggy Pop http://t.co/39ZFna0R #
11:25 UNICEF on one side of the street, Red Cross the other. Pity that both groups are obnoxious. Another reason I do all charity donations online #
08:53 Typo, or is he marrying a bloke? RT @warne888: My fiancé has agreed to toss the coin tomorrow night #
08:44 The latest Windows software update is taking forever to install on my 2004 vintage XP desktop computer #
08:36 "Former Countdown host"? Sorry @breakfastnews but I think Molly Meldrum deserves a far better description than that. #
08:24 from American Pastor Jim Wallis (not to be confused with the ACL's Jim Wallace) "The Real War on Christmas by Fox News" http://t.co/w41xxtUy #
06:25 Time to inform another timezone of my #cricket followers that I now tweet cricket at @rickeyrecricket. See you there :) #

21:59 Ha. "10 most overused words in LinkedIn (#in) profiles that you should know" http://t.co/SoVUL70l #
17:47 I recall Fordo seamlessly picking up a football commentary mid-game from Rex Mossop who had fallen ill. Sadly both have left us this year. #
17:40 Sad news of the passing of David Fordham. I can remember when he had his start on TV on the sports desk at NBN in the 70s. Wonderful guy. #
17:28 Again, many thanks to @Tavurvur for keeping us informed about the #PNG situation. #
14:42 Angry Beast or Hungry Boys? RT @danilic: Good news! You can now vote for Angry Beast in this years Logies!! #logies2012 #
14:03 Imagine John Howard referring a foreign leader to the ICC. MT @KRuddMP: Oz first country to call for Assad to be referred to ICC. KRudd" #
10:17 Independent bottlo wins fight against Coles opposition before selling own business to Woolies RT @InnerWestNews http://t.co/ltGqU57W #
09:42 Yes, it's Taking Daughter To School At 11 Because Of Teachers Stop Work Meeting Time. #
09:40 I remember the days when no one could say "fart" on television. Ever. I've just seen it be the answer to a question on a kids' quiz show. #
09:34 A fine speech this. RT @rickeyrecricket: Full audio of Rahul Dravid's Bradman Oration with this @abcnews report - http://t.co/F7F65A2u #
07:43 Thinking of changing my surname to Protestor #

22:35 Just a reminder that I now tweet #cricket on @rickeyrecricket and only deal with the rest of the universe here #
22:13 A dummy's guide: Making sense of #COP17 - @mailandguardian http://t.co/fldFJVp0 via @mailandguardian #
21:03 Well that was good timing. Rahul Dravid finished his oration online before Malcolm Tucker starts his on #abc1. #
19:38 I wonder if Tony Abbott's sitting back at home looking at the #PNG situation with envy. #auspol #
18:22 Trying to imagine Quentin Bryce being sacked and Peter Slipper becoming the Governor-General... #png #auspol #
18:14 Another amazing day in Papua New Guinea. Is the Governor-General being sacked? Follow @Tavurvur who is tweeting the unfolding situation. #
15:28 My #cricket followers should note that I am now spluttering about Phil Hughes' withdrawal from the #BBL over on @rickeyrecricket #
10:11 Well done The Oz. Their photo of Julia Gillard at Sir Zelman Cowan's funeral points out that Peter Slipper was sitting behind her. #
09:47 ooh. BOF and Bailieu to set to announce a "mini-COAG"? While not go the whole hog and secede? #auspol #nswpol #
09:38 So #PNG has two police chiefs as well as two prime ministers? This could get nasty - http://t.co/vaP3SitN #
09:12 (unless, of course, it's in response to someone mentioning DK Lillie, Belinda Clarke or Ian Healey) #cricket @rickeyrecricket #
09:10 A reminder that my #cricket followers can now avoid my obsessive typo correction tweets by following me at @rickeyrecricket #
09:08 I'm guessing that's Livingstone at New Canterbury. MT @TrafficSydInner: PETERSHAM Livingstone Road at Stanmore Road - HAZARD Spillage. #
08:31 Reminds me to do the Christmas cards. RT @newscientist: Cheques get lost in the mail - but precious moon rocks? http://t.co/x8xDmhwV #
08:21 RT @atompkins: How long will people just give away their photographs and videos to journalism organizations? http://t.co/YH1CZEL5 #

23:22 One last reminder tonight: if you follow me for the #cricket, pls follow @rickeyrecricket because that's where I'll be tweeting cricket now. #
22:50 I wonder if it's time we should start thinking about boycotting Canada? #kyoto #
21:54 Poppycock, John Howard. "Denier" is a person who denies something. It does not have a narrow definition tied to the WW2 Holocaust. #auspol #
19:44 attn my #cricket followers: I'm shifting all my cricket tweetage to @rickeyrecricket. Pls follow me there :) #
19:07 Hmm. @theprojecttv interviewing crackpot Plimer. #
17:58 @dg79 that's a safer bet too when I inevitably post to the wrong account :) thanks #
15:44 No adults watch the National Press Club why should we be worried about kiddies tuning in? #auspol #conroy #
15:12 Oh dear, Senator Stephen Phar Qing Conroy - http://t.co/NUTqs8kJ #auspol #
14:43 I'll still be tweeting a full range of non-cricket nonsense here, (including rugby league next season). #
14:29 For the info of anyone who follows this account for the #cricket, I'm shifting it over to @rickeyrecricket. Pls follow me there :) #
13:41 They waited till after #COP17 to announce this. RT @guardianeco: Canada pulls out of Kyoto protocol http://t.co/nKutLNlk #
10:38 @FireUpOnFBI not saying that the lack of shield cricket is a good thing, just that it is not a new phenomenon #
10:25 just beware of some #cricket simulcasting on @rickeyre and @rickeyrecricket for the time being :) #
10:25 not comfortable with managing two Twitter accounts simultaneously, but it's probably time I did this #
10:22 Renamed @todayincricket to @rickeyrecricket - this will be the home of my #cricket live-tweetage during the Aus-Ind series. Pls follow :) #
09:54 The outrage over the lack of first-class #cricket for fringe Aus players is overblown. Shield program always light around Xmas/January. #