27 Aug 2007, 11:40 a.m.

Making Us Feel Old, Part II

Part I still holds its own -- when I mention in conversations with friends that ST:TNG debuted a full two decades ago, it always results in a stunned moment of silence. But! There is a …

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24 Aug 2007, 14:19 p.m.

Switches & Junctions

I finally hounded Leonard into moving to a reliable (read: commercial-grade) hosting provider. So now I can link to funny entries on his blog with confidence that you can click through and read them. I …

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24 Aug 2007, 9:17 a.m.

Last MC Masala

My last column talks about punk rock, perseverance, and rejected column names. The Mountain Goats are a folk/punk rock band. I think. I always hesitate when labeling something "punk rock" for fear a more authentic …

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21 Aug 2007, 16:29 p.m.

Obsession

Yesterday I read J. J. Weinman's insightful post on The Colbert Report. Like the Richardson/Harihareswara household, Weinman recognizes that Colbert is a farcical soap opera on the order of Arrested Development. I also watched an …

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20 Aug 2007, 15:15 p.m.

Notes To People I Saw Recently

Riana: My friend Stuart is working on AltLaw, and it looks like the NYT heard about it. John: Lincoln Shot First -- The Shirt. Also, The Whitest Kids U Know; I don't see any of …

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15 Aug 2007, 11:53 a.m.

MC Masala Extravaganza -- Columns You Missed

My column archives now link to nine recent columns, including four that hadn't been up before: Life lessons from the farm, including me crying about radishes. Awkward moments on BART, including my 9/11 story. Why …

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15 Aug 2007, 11:46 a.m.

In DC

I'm visiting my sister in Arlington, Virginia for her birthday. I think I'm free for most of the day tomorrow (Thursday) in case you know me and want to hang out.

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13 Aug 2007, 14:47 p.m.

Last MC Masala Column Next Week

I've had a column running weekly in several Bay Area newspapers for the past two years, including a year and a half where I lived on the other coast. MC Masala was pretty cool, but …

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11 Aug 2007, 8:34 a.m.

Misc

My pile of virtual stickies includes one with In Soviet Russia jokes: 9 stitches in time save 1 money is time it's true because it's funny and a bunch of possible web quizzes of the …

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09 Aug 2007, 11:30 a.m.

Elated

Yesterday Leonard and I stopped by a Greek market so he could get his yummy Greek yogurt for cheap. The deli had some sample cubes of cheese out, with a Greek name on the sign …

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