A kid today asked one of the cashiers, "Do you know where the bathroom is?" Extremely cute. Years ago, I patronized a library that gave out such classic bookmarks as "41 Ways Books Are Better …
Shill: I got to read an advance copy of a little book, Afterglow, a long interview with Pauline Kael conducted a bit before her death a year back. Good stuff. When it comes out, read …
Happy Indian and Pakistani Independence Day! I've thought similarly, but I don't have a webcomic. Also, Elise says I should train the cats. I hope I have the discipline to get them disciplined. Ah, well, …
Think up what you can remember about that old, obscure book, possibly in French, that you've been meaning to find for a while. Then go to the BookFinder Beta and try it out. Also: more …
Mark Morford's Stephensonesque ramble reminds me of how glad I am to get a minivacation this weekend. (Whales!)
Most days that I work, I put in a shift at the register. Many people pay using credit cards or ATM cards with credit card logos. I am the front lines against credit card fraud, …
How Leonard thinks. (like "How Clocks Work" or some other kids' book)
A great guidance in my life has been the principle: Don't act as stupid sitcom characters do. This was brought to mind by a weird dream last night involving the characters of Mad About You. …
A relatively uninteresting day (shelve shelve shelve, info desk info desk, shelve shelve) turned into a really great one when Seth, Michelle, and Seth's high school friends Josh and Michael showed up at Cody's this …
