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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28 May 2003, 7:14 a.m.

Useful Information

Only one of the ten most dangerous intersections in the US lives anywhere near me. It's in Sacramento. Yes, I can buy an AC Transit pass at Andronico's.

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27 May 2003, 12:01 p.m.

Mondeblues

The other day someone asked me, "Have you seen The Matrix Reloaded?" and I thought he said "The Magic Freeloaded."

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27 May 2003, 6:48 a.m.

Quickies

Paul Ford gives us more pirate jokes and a New York Times Magazine parody. A very sweet InPassing moment: "Happy graduation!" "Is this a joke? I don't get it." "They were out of flowers at …

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24 May 2003, 18:56 p.m.

George F. Will Can Take A Walk

Nandini's housemate Laura raves about Cook's Illustrated magazine, but only today did I learn of the magazine's affiliation with America's Test Kitchen, which is a cross between Underwriters Laboratories and PepsiCo R&D. I saw an …

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