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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …