I'm in Sacramento. I write this from the well-furnished and pleasant Sacramento Public Library, which provided me with a temporary library card so that I could use the Internet terminals here. This morning I rushed …
My sister's in Europe, and I have the keys to her car, and I find myself driving on a regular basis. When I have a late shift at work, I drive there and back, since …
One can always count on Bob Herbert to find shocking isolated incidents of racism. It's important work and I'm glad he does it and brings the awful stuff to our attention, but, at the same …
As long as I'm talking about comics: the other day I saw a Hagar the Horrible that seemed to have forgotten that it was a daily comic strip and not a vaudeville act. Dilbert and …
"Ewww, this cheese is even smellier than you are!" Kids are creatively cruel -- creatively, mind!
Recent Beetle Bailey comic strip that Leonard and I discussed at some length: Panel One: the Sarge comes across his anthropomorphic dog, Otto, half-dressed (hat, shirt, and boxer shorts) and angry, next to Otto's doggie …
BART Tests Extension: Local politicos are among the invitees for a test run of transit system's extension to SFO. Is It Just Me, or does this sound like an engraved invitation addressed to Disaster Mansion? …
Don't let me forget! On Tuesday night I have to attend a workshop, and then my writing group, and then the next day I drive to Sacramento to take a civil service exam.
Anirvan stopped by the Cody's information desk today. I asked him: "Can I help you find a book?" He replied: "I think my bookfinding needs are pretty much taken care of, thanks." Funniest thing I'd …
Hey, my Bachelor of Arts in Political Science actually came in handy at work yesterday! "I'm looking for books by Dahl. D-a-h-l." "Roald Dahl. Well, we have a number of books by him in the …
