09 Jan 2002, 9:42 a.m.

Leonard and Zack and I had fun last night conversing…

Leonard and Zack and I had fun last night conversing on many topics and eating at King Dong (a.k.a. the surprisingly good Chinese restaurant next to the massage parlor at Haste and Shattuck). Me: It's …

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08 Jan 2002, 19:06 p.m.

Dinner with the Good Zack of the East and Leonard! …

Dinner with the Good Zack of the East and Leonard!

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08 Jan 2002, 18:44 p.m.

If I may defend myself/state my beliefs more precisely with…

If I may defend myself/state my beliefs more precisely with regards to Hindu-Muslim tensions (cf. Zack's reference): I must have misstated my views on the roles of the different actors in the Partition. I do …

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08 Jan 2002, 18:27 p.m.

It just struck me that I'm moving. I was…

It just struck me that I'm moving. I was sitting on my futon in my comfortable living room and I realized that, in a few weeks, this will no longer be my home. I will …

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08 Jan 2002, 16:52 p.m.

I have begun to refer to Zachary Weinberg as the…

I have begun to refer to Zachary Weinberg as the Good Zack of the East.

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08 Jan 2002, 13:05 p.m.

Sometimes it takes a lot to get started on a…

Sometimes it takes a lot to get started on a task, but it's important just to start. It's okay that it's hard. It's not just me. Joel Spolsky reminds me that "We just have to …

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08 Jan 2002, 8:10 a.m.

Jon Carroll, like me, will soon clean up his papers. I…

Jon Carroll, like me, will soon clean up his papers. I need to save some of the notes from classes long gone just so I'll have something tangible over which to reminisce. Right?

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07 Jan 2002, 13:18 p.m.

Leonard alerted me to "Hack On, Jeeves": I didn't need Sherlock…

Leonard alerted me to "Hack On, Jeeves": I didn't need Sherlock Holmes to explain Jeeves' icy manner. It was the Samsung video monitor I'd brought home the other day for my computer.

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07 Jan 2002, 10:51 a.m.

When I was but a lass, in my senior year…

When I was but a lass, in my senior year of high school, I took Advanced Placement World Literature with Lynda Nahigian, and we had to perform a graduation requirement called the Senior Project. Each …

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07 Jan 2002, 10:51 a.m.

In the preface or epilogue to paperback editions of best-selling…

In the preface or epilogue to paperback editions of best-selling books (e.g., Ender's Game, Iacocca, The Gift of Fear), authors oft say something like, "I never expected that I would get thousands of letters from …

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