The horrible reply-all "I don't want to be on this list!" cycle of nondeliberate spam just occurred again, with a UCLink list that got hit by a virus. The usual lifespan of such an event …
Cody's Books Deal of the Week (by my estimation): Isaiah Berlin's The Hedgehog and the Fox for $3.98.
Confusing Symbolism Activist Bumper Stickers! Kris jazzes up the Paul Conrad vibe.
Today I happen to be wearing my hair down. A fella who patronized my register at Cody's today asked me, "Are you Shweta's sister?"
This American Life, 1 pm today, on KALW 91.7 FM, They Might Be Giants!
Wonderful gems I find in the Jon Carroll archives! "There are three distinct varieties of Lake Wobegon narratives...."
Calev Ben-David, managing editor of the Jerusalem Post: "We're looking for any sign of solidarity and acceptance we can get. We really need a boost. We'd give the Palestinians a state if Bruce Springsteen would …
Today at work I conducted a transaction with some tourists entirely in Russian! It was great! I'm still basking. I'm listening to some World Music on KALW right now. I can't tell whether it's in …
Northen California freeways are crazy. Why do I have to go on a freeway labelled "East" to go west sometimes? Grrr. Also, I go from zero to maudlin in six seconds when contemplating public service. …
I'm in Sacramento. I write this from the well-furnished and pleasant Sacramento Public Library, which provided me with a temporary library card so that I could use the Internet terminals here. This morning I rushed …
