09 May 2003, 7:48 a.m.

The Opposite of "Remember You Are Mortal"

I walked along Blake Street and saw a woman in full graduation regalia. I shouted, "Congratulations!" She responded, fist raised, "Perseverance!" This is not a story, but a marker.

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08 May 2003, 23:36 p.m.

Kernels of Funny Bits

First: Gollum in an ad for CapitolOne credit cards. "What has it got in its wallet?" And second: will my new job have me pay a Salon Insurance Premium?

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08 May 2003, 12:55 p.m.

If J. Bradford DeLong is going to say that I…

If J. Bradford DeLong is going to say that I havesmart views on why comments sections of weblogs (and everything else collective on the internet) tend to degenerate rapidly to USENET levels of chaos and …

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07 May 2003, 10:15 a.m.

Leonard called me at work to tell me to read…

Leonard called me at work to tell me to read Dear Raed. Salam Pax is okay! Thank God, he's okay! He's alive! Just thinking of it brings tears to my eyes. Update (10:50 am): I …

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06 May 2003, 23:17 p.m.

In two weeks, about a year after my graduation day,…

In two weeks, about a year after my graduation day, I'll start a new job as a Salon.com Premium support tech. I think it'll suit me really well. Salon Premium: Spread The Meme-ium! Getting this …

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06 May 2003, 18:29 p.m.

It's Up - It's Good!

Just got my offer letter. Dear Sumana, I am pleased to offer you a position with Salon... Officially: YAY! Oddly enough, I've found my new job, my current job, and my apartment and boyfriend without …

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06 May 2003, 13:43 p.m.

It's now been about six weeks since Salam Pax, a…

It's now been about six weeks since Salam Pax, a Baghdad weblogger, last posted.

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06 May 2003, 11:50 a.m.

Beyond Extreme!

One of our distributors maintains a web page that alerts booksellers to hot new titles about to hit the market. One such title: Lost Souls of the Dead and Dying by J. Berkman. Publisher Marketing: …

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06 May 2003, 9:04 a.m.

Our Dumb Decade

The Onion produced Our Dumb Century, a book of fake newspapers satirizing twentieth-century US history. Every once in a while a headline heralds that some sensationalized court case is "The Trial Of The Century." The …

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06 May 2003, 9:01 a.m.

Steve Robertson's fiancée, Alice, now has a weblog. "Wow.…

Steve Robertson's fiancée, Alice, now has a weblog. "Wow. Getting into the fabulous world of weblogs - I feel like I should have taken some oath or something. However, now Sumana can think that I'm …

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