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 …
The Islamic Garden Story of Cinderella. I've seen retellings of fairy tales that empower the heroine, but never quite like this.
One of my coworkers has a slow, deep voice. Whenever he does the ritual closing announcements ("Cody's is closing at ten o'clock, ten minutes from now. If you have purchases to make...") some of my …
Sour note on 'American Idol' might be music to your ears, writes the Chron At Work editor in a grabby yet useful analogy. He says that the contradictory hunger and scorn of American Idol participants …
I hereby ask my Bay Area readership: who is willing to take care of two regular cats, Junie/Paul and Little Kitty, for two weeks or even just a few days? I need a breather. I'll …
