Today's a really unusually wonderful day, weatherwise, in San Francisco. It just calls out for an earthquake from Jerkhovah. Leonard: "I'm still God, and I hate you!"

The Baby Name Wizard is a neat site about baby names. If you can view Java stuff in your browser, look at the Baby Name Wizard Name Voyager, which shows you the relative popularity of …

The Metreon at 4th and Mission in San Francisco has a Dance Dance Revolution machine in an arcade on the theater floor. The machine now runs DDR workalike software called "In The Groove" and most …

I've never seen Dr. Who and yet all references to Daleks crack me up. Also Triffids. He'll say it for all of us. Calling Steve Schultz: this one mentions Ultraman!

Dear Sumana Anyone as prompt as you are will surely go to heaven.

I've updated my guide to menstruation products. Excerpt: The brown rubber Keeper now has a white silicone sister, the DivaCup. I haven't used the latter; here's a compare-and-contrast.... ...I visited a vegetarian expo and got …

My father, a civil engineer and Hindu priest, and my mother, a homemaker with a master's in literature, founded Amerikannada together. It was a family affair from the beginning. My parents solicited articles from their …

I got to see Bride and Prejudice recently, as well as Hitch. B&P was worth watching, but had some truly "whaaaa?" badness. Many of the songs are in English and sound stupid. Due to a …

I have not yet seen the new Merchant of Venice movie. While considering watching it, I came across an essay on Shylock. ....The Magna Carta, the basis for English constitutional law, is itself a testament …

I'm obsessed with religion (Christianity specifically) and money (taxes and loans specifically). In reference to the latter: Credit unions don't have a huge incentive to screw over their member/owner/customers. Therefore, you might consider joining one …