Leonard and I saw the very odd and very good movie "Charade" tonight. It has suspense, romance, comedy, and international intrigue. All it's missing is some song-and-dance numbers! Recommended.

All this time I thought I was a multiply-layered intersecting matrix of identities, and all this time I was actually a seven-word elevator pitch.

"Man, [that instance of vermin] is eating that poison like crazy!" "Yeah, we can't keep it on the shelves!" "Yes, because the FDA won't let us, because it's POISON."

I have a healthy respect for the inherent viciousness of the feline. You don't care for cats. He's afraid of the kitty.

Yay for Leonard! He is a triumpher! Within Ruby, there are these packages called Gems. Whenever I hear Leonard refer to a RubyGem, I think he's being sarcastic. "Oh yeah, I have to go over …

My favorite writer this month: Steve Yegge. Update: I know I already mentioned Yegge. Here's an excuse to mention him again: Paul Graham has to be that way. Not just because he's a rich bastard …

If you have coworkers, vendors, or customers who work in Bangalore or some other Karnatakan city, you won't be able to get much done with them today. Rajkumar has died. Think Elvis plus Jesus. Mourning …

Yesterday, as I waited at 59th and Lexington for a subway train, I listened to a busker play a steel drum. As I came in, he played a medley of "When the Saints Come Marching …

Aha! Writers changed last night's election outcome because John Spencer died.

I like story arcs in my TV these days. House, West Wing, Fall And Rise of Reginald Perrin, Deep Space Nine -- I want stories that grow and deepen. The West Wing is almost over. …