05 Dec 2005, 16:17 p.m.

Worry

Is Malcolm Gladwell really talking about himself?But if you're the one responsible for those bright new ideas there is no such certainty. You come up with one great idea, and the process is so miraculous …

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05 Dec 2005, 8:06 a.m.

Wuh?

In my dream, Harlan Ellison was dating a guy I knew. I should have known it was a dream because we all hung out and it was awesome and fun and not awkward at all.Clarification: …

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04 Dec 2005, 9:37 a.m.

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At http://www.insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_3278439 we have my new MC Masala on sitting on BART with my eyes closed. "....I'm not very disciplined, so I have to close my eyes to ignore the outside world...." And at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/magazine/04coach.html …

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03 Dec 2005, 13:35 p.m.

Useful Phone Number

I was reminded last night that many people who have cell phones do not have the phone number of a local taxicab company or dispatcher on their speed-dials. It's useful to have one for many …

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03 Dec 2005, 11:46 a.m.

Tip

450 Sutter Pharmacy is wonderful but their hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm. Not that you'd find that information on their website, argh.

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02 Dec 2005, 18:48 p.m.

Tales Of XM

Every time I hear One Night In Bangkok from the very odd musical Chess (which I have actually seen), and those little rap-like spoken-word bits between the refrains occur, I mentally substitute, "Hot town, summer …

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02 Dec 2005, 18:13 p.m.

Edutainment

I'm going to Will Franken's one-man show Good Luck With It tomorrow, and you should too (if you can). Tomorrow's performance includes an optional epilogue about Tookie Williams. I've confirmed with Will that Good Luck …

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02 Dec 2005, 17:20 p.m.

Luck

I went to Bakersfield for a one-day visit with Leonard. We attended his grandmother's funeral. Rosalie was such a wonderful woman. She treated me like another grandchild as soon as she met me, and was …

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30 Nov 2005, 16:41 p.m.

Chocolate-Milk-Through-The-Nose Hilarious Aside

"(Ben Folds' desolate "Brick" is also set at Christmastime, yet somehow it isn't regarded as a holiday favorite either.)"

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30 Nov 2005, 15:32 p.m.

Smart Dirty Jokes

Funny interview with an actor who's on Arrested Development. And another and another.

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