So, stuff I learned today:Mitch Kapor signs his autographs, "Keep cyberspace free!" If someone calls asking for a book called "Fecal Incontinence," it behooves the bookstore employee to find a way to keep her on …
Dragonfly, formerly and possibly still known as Bison Brewery, resides at the corner of Telegraph and Parker. I haven't tried the booze, but the food is excellent. Think Venus-style prices (not "out of this world," …
Hooray for socialization. Tuesday was the 'rents party. Last night I got to wish my main man Seth a happy birthday. I met Ben Pfaff, among others, and helped teach some people how to play …
A woman called the store and kept me on the phone for about twenty minutes trying to find a book for her book club. They talked in the background -- "oh, I've read that," and …
So I watched The West Wing season premiere today --WORST...EPISODE...EVER!! Okay, maybe not. But far too long, and badly written and filmed. And these jerky characters miscommunicated and peeved their neighbors so systematically that Connie …
Two recent amusing dreams: I tutored a few young girls, focusing on the history of Watergate. In my dreamworld, Watergate had an exciting finale where Richard Nixon rode to the Supreme Court to give an …
Thank you, Zed, for pointing me to Lore "Brunching Shuttlecocks" Sj�berg's weblog. I especially enjoyed his "mysterious letter" establishing his journal: "So you were in the Gifted and Talented Education program. So was practically every …
I read in the New York Times this morning that an avalanche in Russia may have killed Sergei Bodrov, star of Prisoner of the Caucasus (the later one) and Brother. Quite sad. A sample of …
Today, for very little reason, I wore a formal white button-up shirt and light khaki pants. Every time I look down I feel like someone else is inhabiting my body. Possibly someone entering business school.
I got to introduce Sarah Vowell to a room packed with adoring public-radio fans. Then I went back downstairs and told people that cookbooks are in aisle 24 and helped a kid find a science …
