Thank God (and the Iraqis) that the Iraqi elections seem to have gone okay. I tear up when I see people voting or when I think about voting. I hope this takes some steam out …

As a sucker for Beatles and Beatles-esque music, I have now listened agape to a mash-up of several Beatles songs and this video for a "Paperback Writer"/"I'm a Believer" mix. By the way, the only …

Musician Jonathan Richman plays the Rickshaw Stop on Fell Street in San Francisco in a few weeks. I am probably going on the 14th.

Recently I met Eric Fischer, who probably knows at least one of my readers through the geek network. In fact, I know he knows Mike Popovic. Hi, Mike! I met Eric through Valencia Street Books, …

If anyone wants a large white shirt with a Salon logo, let me know and I can grab you one. Pocahontas, I'm already saving one for you.

Last night I dreamt that I met "Daniel Asimov," a son of Isaac Asimov who looked exactly like his father. Daniel's brother Eric writes about cheap eats for The New York Times. How much of …

Several friends turned out tonight for the Will Franken show at the Odeon. Neat-o for the friends and the material. I'm proselytizing the gospel of Franken more successfully than I ever evangelized Linux.

Last night I couldn't sleep and I read Spam Kings by Brian McWilliams, a frequent Salon contributor. For a reader at my level of net savviness, McWilliams spins a great tale of the intimate battles …

This has been a fantastic month for hanging out with friends - and this weekend will only increase that wonderfulness - but the burnout at Salon just gets worse and worse for me. If you …

I salvaged some mannequin parts when the Old Navy downtown was tossing them. I assume they came from Old Navy because the buttocks of the mannequin legs carry an Old Navy stamp. They're going to …