22 Jan 2002, 10:55 a.m.

I greatly enjoy every entry that Leonard and Kris post…

I greatly enjoy every entry that Leonard and Kris post on their punditry-venting joint effort, Counterpoint/Countercounterpoint. These days they quip around and about the Enron fiasco. Excerpt: A big campaign donor got access to the …

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22 Jan 2002, 10:13 a.m.

Yesterday my breakfast was leftover ommelette from Bacheeso's, an excellent…

Yesterday my breakfast was leftover ommelette from Bacheeso's, an excellent breakfast cafe at San Pablo and Dwight in Berkeley. Today my breakfast is leftover sub sandwich from Extreme Pizza. I recommend both of these establishments. …

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22 Jan 2002, 7:48 a.m.

Jon Carroll today: "Also, Enron makes that whole Ayn Rand…

Jon Carroll today: "Also, Enron makes that whole Ayn Rand Fountainhead thing look a little silly. Who is John Galt? Ken Lay."

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21 Jan 2002, 19:17 p.m.

My host mother from St. Petersburg, Vera, sent me a postcard!…

My host mother from St. Petersburg, Vera, sent me a postcard! And I understand it, sort of! I need to fully decipher the handwriting and the Russian, but I think she tried to tell me …

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21 Jan 2002, 19:09 p.m.

In case you can't tell, I spent a great deal…

In case you can't tell, I spent a great deal of time with Steve and Seth this holiday weekend at Albertson's, a.k.a. my apartment. And it was all so fun! Sometimes I underestimate my need …

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21 Jan 2002, 19:00 p.m.

I'm moving from one room to another, as Swami Ramakrishna…

I'm moving from one room to another, as Swami Ramakrishna said. Of course, he said that in a comforting vision his widow had just after he died. I am merely moving my possessions and residence …

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21 Jan 2002, 14:47 p.m.

"The U.S. Supreme Court judged the contest, voting Vermont the…

"The U.S. Supreme Court judged the contest, voting Vermont the loudest in a 7-2 decision." I really don't know what I'll do if The Onion keeps making funny. I'm just not used to it. Recently …

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21 Jan 2002, 14:39 p.m.

"North Dakota and South Dakota don't really need to be…

"North Dakota and South Dakota don't really need to be separate states." "And if we want to keep the fifty states, then we can unify the Dakotas and split California, Northern California and Southern California." …

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21 Jan 2002, 13:51 p.m.

Zack had a hella funny dream. In more Cuisinart-style humor, Steve…

Zack had a hella funny dream. In more Cuisinart-style humor, Steve says, "When the master has no tools, every hammer looks like a screwdriver." Take that, bell hooks!

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20 Jan 2002, 21:13 p.m.

Steve and I discussed his problems with QTest, a closed-source…

Steve and I discussed his problems with QTest, a closed-source program he uses in his research. He's given the developers so many and such difficult-to-resolve bug reports that they have now given him access to …

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