10 Mar 2003, 12:17 p.m.

Dreamweaver, Don't Bother Me

More dreams. A few nights ago I walked along a city block and looked at Danny O'Brien's family's weblog. The format: not a candy bar wrapper, but art installations, mostly the hoods, engines, and wheels …

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09 Mar 2003, 8:55 a.m.

Wondrous Skeins of Connexion Guide Us to Booze

John will recall (if not from memory, then from the very end of his long and funny record of the St. Petersburg trip) the African liqueur Amarula: Monday, 6 August - Closure Costs Extra Morning …

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08 Mar 2003, 17:32 p.m.

J. Bradford DeLong, whom I should meet someday, presents A…

J. Bradford DeLong, whom I should meet someday, presents A Brief Dialogue on Behavioral Economics (The Importance of Framing the Issue Properly), another funny "economists gettin' down" transcript in the tradition of his notes from …

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07 Mar 2003, 7:58 a.m.

You Will Believe the Twist!

A few of you have noticed the new feature in the upper right corner of the page. I'm using Tonight's String to present you with a different gag each day on the "In Soviet Russia" …

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06 Mar 2003, 9:05 a.m.

Return to Manzanar

As I drove my parents from the airport, my mother asked about the US political situation. I tried to convey to her the despair. I kind of hope I didn't. Last night I dreamt that …

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04 Mar 2003, 23:02 p.m.

My parents are in town. They're going to be…

My parents are in town. They're going to be in the area till early April in case you'd like to meet them. Accordingly, I'll be slightly less available, but only slightly. I met them at …

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02 Mar 2003, 18:40 p.m.

Well-Rounded, Please

Weeks ago, I scammed some free tickets off KALX and my sister and I watched Aeros, an international gymnastics/dance troupe, perform at Zellerbach Hall. I distinctly remember thinking, "Wow! In a few days, I will …

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02 Mar 2003, 10:27 a.m.

Real Live Preacher's song of praise really sounds like Mirabai,…

Real Live Preacher's song of praise really sounds like Mirabai, as I remember Mirabai's songs from Amar Chitra Katha.

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02 Mar 2003, 10:22 a.m.

I have finished several books recently, such as Mostly Harmless…

I have finished several books recently, such as Mostly Harmless (which I understand much better than I did ten years ago, and which touches me) and Jacques Pepin's memoirs and Ved Mehta's essay collection. I …

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28 Feb 2003, 23:14 p.m.

Gordon Korman, a very good Canadian-American author for children and…

Gordon Korman, a very good Canadian-American author for children and young adults, has fans amd is working on a retelling of The Great Gatsby entitled Jake, Reinvented. I'm looking forward to it.

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