24 Dec 2002, 8:55 a.m.

Bon Mots from the Mot Shop

"People is the thinking man's Us." "Where do you put all the books by political pundits talking about how the left are all Communists?" "You mean they're not?" "His Dark Materials is like C.S. Lewis, …

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24 Dec 2002, 8:53 a.m.

The Sandman Cometh

Odd dreams recently. Last night I tried to clean out my braces and accidentally broke them off my teeth. (In real life, I have no braces. I did, for a few years, in high school.) …

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24 Dec 2002, 1:15 a.m.

Tassel Pass

Congrats to John for graduating with various degrees from U of Maryland. Whoopeee! Wish I were there for the party, J-sobaka.

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24 Dec 2002, 1:05 a.m.

Business is Up-Down-Left-Right-Left

Happy Retail Eve! Today I helped people pick gifts via demographic; I suppose I could use the Chicken Soup series for this if I had no soul. A kind soul made booze cake for the …

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23 Dec 2002, 9:35 a.m.

Fine Corinthian Columns

Oh no! Jon Carroll has turned into Dave Barry!

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23 Dec 2002, 9:34 a.m.

The Island of Mathematicians and Morons

Last night Michael shared a logic problem with Devin and me. Evidently Smullyan, in What Is the Name Of This Book?, mistakenly said it was insoluble, and Michael corrected him. But it took Michael at …

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23 Dec 2002, 1:19 a.m.

Pinging in the Rain

Well, I'm sure rain will come soon enough. My point: I finally implemented network access in my room, with Michael's help. Finally, broadband on Unix in my room! I never knew I wanted this till …

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23 Dec 2002, 1:16 a.m.

Spaaaaah

Nandini gave me many presents today, including socks and a great trip to the Kabuki Springs & Spa in San Francisco. Kabuki S&S is: Tony. The clients and staff are courteous, everything smells nice, the …

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22 Dec 2002, 22:08 p.m.

Lack of Interest, Ha!

People actually are asking me to put them in my group-discount list for my Apollo performance. I think I'll get 10, especially if you write me!

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22 Dec 2002, 11:39 a.m.

Disambiguate!

Today: "biannual". You could use "semiannual" for "twice each year," and "biennial" for "every two years." As for "I have same-sex intercourse once each year," I can't help you.

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