Ok ... this looks more like the results everyone else is getting ... hanks!

~ $ run-standalone.sh python2.5 /opt/witter/witter.py
gestures enabled
no service setting
No more users to load
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/witter/witter.py", line 1166, in <module>
app = Witter()
File "/opt/witter/witter.py", line 169, in __init__
self.activeAccount.tweetstore = self.reload_timeline_data('/home/user/.wittertl',self.activeAccount.getTimeline())
AttributeError: Witter instance has no attribute 'activeAccount'