- My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/09/2013: 8,434 steps and 6.2 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:02:37
- RT @NYCGreenfield: Only 100 heads of state there RT @MarquardtA: Incredibly lax security at stadium for #Mandela memorial. No mags, no pat-… 07:37:34
- RT @BuzzFeedNews: The official program for Mandela's memorial service and is scheduled to start at 4:00 a.m. ET http://t.co/FZ2RjjKp3k 08:12:21
- RT @NBCNews: The Obama and Bush families arrive at Waterkloof AFB in Pretoria, S.A. (@CNBCAfrica) #RememberingMandela http://t.co/OumpWVUexg 08:12:42
- Think I am staying up to watch the #Mandela service. I’ll do some email in the mean time I guess. 08:34:42
- Network of choice for #Mandela coverage: BBC World News. Watching on my iPad via Slingbox. 08:39:42
- Looks like the #Mandela service is getting underway. 09:30:36
- Just announcing arrival of various dignitaries so far. So many of them though! 09:32:14
- Ok. Starting for real now. Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. #Mandela 09:59:35
- RT @abumuqawama: The scenes from the Mandela memorial are crazy. Hollande chatting with Sarkozy, Clinton and Bush working the crowd. Dogs a… 11:15:18
- Obama heading to stage. 11:27:19
- RT @BBCkomladumor: Barack Obama steps up a handshake for Raul Castro a kiss for Dilma Rousseff a hug for Ban ki Moon 11:29:41
- RT @RonAllenNBC: Obama greeting other heads of state to speak including Castro of Cuba…rare contact between US and Cuba #MandelaMemorial 11:30:39
- RT @MichaelSkolnik: President Obama shaking hands with Cuban President Raul Castro. #MandelaMemorial http://t.co/RmLWoDaLzX 11:30:59
- RT @MichaelSkolnik: America's first black president is honoring South Africa's first black president. Amazing. #MandelaMemorial 11:35:27
- RT @AdamSerwer: We're gonna hear about the handshake with Raul Castro for a few days at least. 11:35:36
- RT @allafrica: @allafrica #MandelaMemorial "In America and in South Africa and countries around the world…our work is not yet done" 11:45:34
- RT @allafrica: @allafrica #MandelaMemorial citing leaders who refer to Mandela's example but suppress dissent at home – cheers from the cro… 11:48:29
- Obama talks about his “Improbable journey”. Call back to 2004 DNC keynote. Still his best speech. :-) 11:49:41
- Just looking at Obama, Bush, Clinton, Carter reminds me that occasions like this often have hidden significance. See: http://t.co/UkP0LVdQOk 11:51:46
- RT @OwenJones84: Much to criticise Obama about – talking of peace while raining drones on people, for a start – but blimey, he is an incred… 11:52:41
- RT @MichaelSkolnik: President Obama and Graca Machel. #MandelaMemorial http://t.co/1uBBNahQJK 11:55:06
- RT @gwenifill: This RT @carlquintanilla: Love the detail that, in South Africa, rain at funeral means the person who passed on "was blessed… 11:55:38
- RT @AdamSerwer: Wapo has full text of Obama's speech. One of his best, IMO. http://t.co/yJhcLxk4zg 11:55:46
- Now the BBC folks are talking about Obama’s speech over the Brazilian President as she speaks. We don’t care what she says? 11:58:25
- RT @abumuqawama: Dilma Rousseff was always going to have a tough time following that. 11:58:38
- RT @AdamSerwer: Notable that Obama called out persecution of people not just for race or political beliefs, but for "who they love." 11:59:35
- Live feed still covering the stage: RT @wapiflapi: @abulsme http://t.co/Zj4qCyyjq8 12:08:07
- Not sure I’ll be able to stay up all the way through to the end. My alarm to get up in the morning will be going off in… ~2 hours. :-( 12:11:40
- RT @allafrica: TV viewers in U.S. can see live #MandelaMemorial program coverage from SABC on C-SPAN2 12:20:29
- .@allafrica Or via YouTube: http://t.co/Zj4qCyyjq8 in reply to allafrica 12:21:38
- RT @evefairbanks: Obama gets the most cheers of all at #mandelamemorial. Weirdly, assumes mantle of Mandela w/ SA crowd – b/c no SA pol has… 12:24:43
- RT @ZekeJMiller: Pool: Local press accounts say Bush was booed when he was shown on the video monitor, as was current South African Preside… 12:25:24
- RT @allafrica: @allafrica #MandelaMemorial Ramaphosa interrupts Indian president to tell a band to stop playing until later 12:28:29
- Crowd is getting anxious. Ready to be done and get out of the rain. 12:29:25
- RT @kgosztola: "You will play your wonderful music in a little while." -Ramaphosa of ANC interrupting India president to stop band playing 12:29:49
- Wonder if the Castro handshake was actually on purpose, or if Obama was just shaking everybody’s hand and didn’t realize until after. :-) 12:30:48
- It would be crazy if he wasn’t fully prepped on who would be on stage and such. Has to be on purpose. Right? :-) About time anyway. 12:32:29
- Can Obama normalize with both Iran and Cuba before he leaves office? Certainly within the realm of the possible if all parties want it. 12:33:27
- RT @MichaelSkolnik: Cuban President Raul Casto now takes the stage. #MandelaMemorial 12:37:01
- On both Cuba & Iran, changes in law would be needed to fully lift embargo/sanctions (I think) so O can’t undo on his own. But can move ball. 12:42:45
- RT @MichaelSkolnik: South African President Jacob Zuma taking the stage… #MandelaMemorial 12:49:40
- RT @dcGisenyi: In 2000, President Clinton shook Fidel Castro's hand at the UN Millennium Summit in NYC. So can we just move on now? http://… 12:50:25
- Zuma getting loud boos. Ouch. 12:51:02
- Fell asleep during Zuma. Woke briefly during Tutu because a 4yo was snuffling and sneezing & needed meds. Now up again for actual day. :-/ 15:28:19
- Reading – Officials say mass surveillance keeps us safe but provide zero evidence for the claim (PravacySOS) http://t.co/Kqje6KiroN 15:38:41
- Watching – Muppet Movie Frog-E-Oke: Can You Picture That? (Muppets) http://t.co/6W7iwQFqSZ 15:43:11
- Reading – Can Mandela’s Truth and Reconciliation Heal the Middle East? (Juan Cole) http://t.co/S8Hi1lAP5H 15:51:10
- Ok @imbou and @byufan. Just bought 0.05 BTC. $50 worth. If it isn't worth at least 6 figures by New Years I'll be pissed! :-) 23:23:00
- RT @BYUfan: .@abulsme Don't let those Bitcoins just sit there. Make them work for you at https://t.co/92kb94w4od #cloudmining. I just got s… 23:40:02
- .@BYUfan I will take your advice into consideration in the unlikely event I have not retired by February. in reply to BYUfan 23:40:45