You have probably already seen that you can download Van Morrison's entire contractual obligation album or just view the lyrics. But Michael, Evan, and Stuart hadn't known of it, and none of us had heard …

Did I ever tell you about the striped straw experiment and deciding to be happy? From a column I wrote about a year ago: ...straw fortune-telling, or bendymancy. For breakfast every school morning, I had …

I work in the heart of New York's historic Garment, um, Fashion District (the bit with the giant button and needle poking out of the ground at 40th St and 7th Ave), yet I rarely …

You are important. You are worthwhile. Your time and effort have value. Right now, a very good way to indicate and articulate and leverage your value is by making sure you get money in return. …

Here are the networking documentation layers of interestingness/readability, from highest to lowest: Neal Stephenson Bossman Joel Conversation with knowledgable friend People on Ask Metafilter Wikipedia The book I'm reading Microsoft knowledge base RFC-type spec

I get some fascinating search requests from people who arrive at Menstruation Products: A Compare-And-Contrast. No, it's not supposed to hurt to insert or remove a tampon. No, you shouldn't put in more than one …

My thoughts are with the victims and their families and friends. Not that that's a deliberate decision -- I can't help it. I couldn't help it all yesterday. I hope to God the body count …

I work in a software firm. I am the only person there, except the office manager, who is not a born-and-bred computer geek. They play video games all the time. Yet I'm the only one …

I am now one connection away from Teresa and Patrick Nielsen Hayden via something like four different acquaintances and friends. This includes someone I've worked with, someone who's had me sleep at her house as …

A short version and a longer version, which makes more sense, of my column this week. April 19, 1995, was the day of the Oklahoma City bombing. I was alive for that one. I was …