My stomach has growled several times in the past few minutes, and my mouth just watered. I acknowledge my addiction to food and reach for the strength to get this monkey off my back.

I'm quitting eating and drinking (temporarily) and a colleague of mine is suffering through his seventh or eighth cigarette-free day after years of smoking. We're keeping each other on the bandwagon. I got the saying …

Last night I ate at Cafe Andree and of course the ravioli were delicious. Today, eggs and toast because I'm too nervous to eat much more, even though come midmorning I won't be able to …

Tomorrow I have my wisdom teeth out. One of them is causing a classic bony molar impaction. I am kind of proud of being a textbook case. The multiple appointments and conversations leading up to …

Sometimes Leonard and I watch Iron Chef America. I like the American version better than the Japanese version because it feels less feudal, and I know I'm not missing anything in translation, and I see …

Even in correspondence, I avoid writing a number followed by an exclamation point, since that would be a factorial. "Good news! He paid $35!" after all really means "Good news! He paid $1.0333148 x 1040."

Cobb's showcased about seventeen (exaggeration) "comics." Hey, guys and occasional gals? Talking about sex and drugs is not enough! Every few months I forget that mainstream standup sucks but hope grows stronger than hard-won prejudice. …

I have a spare ticket to see Bill Santiago tonight at Cobb's in North Beach. If you want to come with me, email me. Update: Off to the show! No one emailed. Do call if …

I find myself seeing more and more items in the news concerning Kentucky, especially Louisville, now that I know someone who lives there (Brendan). And today I see CafePress has job openings in Louisville! Crazy.

More John on Kelo! I'm glad y'all got a good price for the land. (I thought "arable" meant "good for farming.") But maybe your uncles were, you know, attached to the land. Pearl S. Buck's …