This weekend, ending tomorrow, Cody's Books holds a fundraiser. If a neighborhood school participates, then you can buy stuff at Cody's and give the receipt to the school, and the school will show the receipt …
Some days I consider how much I inhabit an imaginary universe that happily coincides with other people's imaginary universes. Reality is intersubjective, Mr. Hatch once told us. And so I actually know gobs about the …
Longtime associates know that I think Joseph Lieberman (A*-Connecticut) resembles the rock star Beck. (I mention this eerie similarity every time I sell someone a magazine featuring Beck on the cover. To date I have …
Best of Craigslist: To craigslist girls I've loved before - an ode to Casual Encounters and An open letter to my son.
"We are all time travelers..." Speaking of Zed, I got to see his Super Troupers of Improv tonight. Again, very funny. I only wish their set were longer! Ah, I'll have to get my next …
Oh yeah, I met Harlan Ellison today. He didn't insult me too badly, I think, and not on purpose. Details later.
I made a customer's day today when she heard me mutter, "I hereby rail against the universe." While you await the next Harry Potter book (tentatively titled Sorry It's Late, I Got Married and Stood …
The Keillor intro: Leonard assures me that I didn't flop. But I think most of the audience didn't know or care that I spoke in abcb iambic pentameter. Well, no one booed me, at least, …
A very transit-y day. I've taken BART, I've bought an AC Transit pass, and I biked to the polls to vote. I'm an ad for Carfree Living. Tonight's The Keillor Poem-O-Rama, I guess, and I …
Very odd dreams recently. Sam Seaborn/George Stephanopolous in love with me, chopping kale (Pauline Kael?) on a picnic with Garrison Keillor, that sort of thing. In other news, I am trying rather hard to figure …
