02 Jun 2003, 22:58 p.m.

The Irony Of It Is, I Need a Haircut

Tomorrow will be my tenth day at Salon. I'm not completely over the novelty and glamour, it's just that I've been there long enough to absorb more pressing concerns, e.g., how do I more efficiently …

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02 Jun 2003, 17:18 p.m.

Geeks Great and Small

Adam is staying at my place for a bit, as he's between apartments on his way to New York City. It's barrels of fun. Yesterday we saw the awesome spelling bee documentary Spellbound (Flash site), …

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01 Jun 2003, 10:42 a.m.

Sumana Homesteading Update

My time at Salon has only reassured me as to my future there, and it gets tiring to live an hour away from Leonard and forty-five minutes from work. And lots of my friends are …

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31 May 2003, 11:51 a.m.

No, I Don't Own A TV, But Humor Me Anyway

Not only did I miss "Ultimate MUSCLE" this morning, I also don't think I'll see "America's Test Kitchen" because KQED has some Nick Stellino marathon going. Public TV/radio fund drives remind me that Salon's model, …

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30 May 2003, 15:51 p.m.

Hail To the Grief

Leonard made up a Salon Premium theme song last night and I've been humming it ever since. It's quite catchy. It goes like this: Salon Premium Salon Premium If you need help call Sumana at …

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29 May 2003, 22:09 p.m.

I Expound, Leonard Distills

"What if Data was gay?" "They'd do an episode about it! It would be called Data's Gay!"

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29 May 2003, 17:15 p.m.

The Intersection of With-It and True

"They really didn't care one way or the other. It absolutely did not matter to them at all." Update: Link corrected.

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29 May 2003, 15:11 p.m.

I can't help it. I must tell you about…

I can't help it. I must tell you about Aston Martin or whatever his name is. Kutcher finds life in L.A. a goof. Give your keys to a stranger for valet parking?! "Back where I …

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28 May 2003, 10:26 a.m.

"Hypocrisy in people is not a vice, particularly when the alternative is to be sincerely horrible"

D-Squared Digest hits the mark yet again: ....Contrast with rightwing politics. As I've posted earlier, the single most sensible thing said in political philosophy in the twentieth century was JK Galbraith's aphorism that the quest …

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28 May 2003, 10:07 a.m.

Glimpses of Sadness

I entered the elevator and hit my button. The other passenger hit his button and, looking at my selection, asked if I was going to Salon. I affirmed. He said that I was lucky because …

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