23 Jun 2005, 11:40 a.m.

Double Masala

The posting of my column last week got messed up, so today I alert you to my column from last week (about not finding a hairdresser who'll cut my hair short) and this week's column …

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23 Jun 2005, 11:28 a.m.

Pillow

A person who just left Salon gave me a small pillow. It had been left here by a previous employee so property rights are sort of nebulous on it (as the Supreme Court would approve). …

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21 Jun 2005, 9:45 a.m.

Giving Away Giants Ticket

R.K. Narayan in "My Dateless Diary" does a US book tour. He gets two tickets to some event. "Why two?" he asks. The giver tells him that "two tickets or none" is an unalterable principle …

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20 Jun 2005, 22:47 p.m.

Job Recommendations

I've now applied for a bit of the jobbery. In the past two hours I've sent out two truthful letters that include the line "I believe I'm a great candidate for this position and for …

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20 Jun 2005, 18:33 p.m.

Developing

I have an extra ticket to a Giants game tomorrow night - 7:15pm, at the Pac Bell park in downtown SF, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Who wants to join me? Update - looks like I …

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19 Jun 2005, 23:35 p.m.

J Neo Marvin and the Content Providers are a pretty good band

What a media-centric weekend! At Riana's house, Leonard and I saw "Spirited Away" again, and then they had the Sumana premiere of the 1980s BBC comedy "The Young Ones." I understand Leonard better now. Also …

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18 Jun 2005, 16:52 p.m.

Flailing At The Keyboard

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17 Jun 2005, 21:06 p.m.

Far From The Greek Ideal

Physically I feel better. Leonard made me laugh last night for about two full minutes. I'm back to the pre-illness level of health. But my psyche feels pretty battered. I gotta get into tech writing, …

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15 Jun 2005, 10:44 a.m.

Nonexistent Sue Grafton Book Title

B Is For Hepatitis

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14 Jun 2005, 10:23 a.m.

Better Enough

Going to work. I'm still sniffly and my ears pop but those Salon Premium member questions won't answer themselves.

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