05 Jan 2002, 18:04 p.m.

So I'm going to take the California Basic Educational Skills…

So I'm going to take the California Basic Educational Skills Test� (CBEST�) as insurance of a sort against unemployability. Substitute teaching, much like temping, would provide flexible employment and income, but I'd be teaching, which …

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05 Jan 2002, 17:42 p.m.

Now I have to update my weblogging software (NewsBruiser). …

Now I have to update my weblogging software (NewsBruiser). I should be glad that Leonard added functionality. And I am. But upgrades. Grrr. I have to reply to a lot of email. I will be …

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04 Jan 2002, 21:31 p.m.

I am getting by with a little help from my…

I am getting by with a little help from my friends. Specifically, Jeana, Steve, Zack, Angel, and Leonard have given me precious email, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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04 Jan 2002, 14:17 p.m.

I recently found that, because of my own family-friend commitments…

I recently found that, because of my own family-friend commitments and commitments my mother made for me, I have to call or e-mail four different males: Manoj, Ravi, Raffik, and Giri, for purposes of giving …

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04 Jan 2002, 14:14 p.m.

A necessarily rhetorical question: Do parents who argue in front…

A necessarily rhetorical question: Do parents who argue in front of their children realize what they're doing to their kids?

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04 Jan 2002, 11:06 a.m.

Finished The Gift of Fear and will have to talk…

Finished The Gift of Fear and will have to talk more about it later, especially regarding de Becker's pet peeve: local TV news. de Becker warns us that one indicator that signals danger is a …

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04 Jan 2002, 7:05 a.m.

Who else wants to go to a sketch comedy festival? …

Who else wants to go to a sketch comedy festival?

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04 Jan 2002, 6:59 a.m.

I am responsible for the meeting of Seth and Leonard…

I am responsible for the meeting of Seth and Leonard (at some party of mine a while back), and Seth is responsible for Leonard meeting me. One day three or so years ago, I watched …

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04 Jan 2002, 6:47 a.m.

This morning on Morning Edition -- gee, it feels like…

This morning on Morning Edition -- gee, it feels like a Saturday except they say it's a Friday -- Bob Edwards was interviewing Kenneth Turan and I never would have known that it was the …

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04 Jan 2002, 6:28 a.m.

Must leave very soon. Argh, I thought of something in the…

Must leave very soon. Argh, I thought of something in the shower that I can't remember now.

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