13 Jul 2007, 15:17 p.m.

Here We Go

In this week's MC Masala column, Leonard talks about making pesto, and I talk about the Indian tulsi plant. Leonard used the garden as a trick to get himself to exercise. His hours of plantings, …

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09 Jul 2007, 21:50 p.m.

7x7

At my request, Eric Fischer calculated the long tail of San Francisco street lengths as part of his effort to walk every block in SF. I threatened to set up flash mobs that would walk …

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08 Jul 2007, 9:06 a.m.

Go Mel!

"Running an Education Jam in the Philippines" is only one of the subheadings on that blog post.

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02 Jul 2007, 14:12 p.m.

MC Masala on Modesty And A Sidewalk Cafe Story

The taboo on attention-seeking (my column last week): I spent my adolescence learning how to turn down my showoff dial. Or trying to. Enthusiasm + intelligence = "brown-noser," right? And now, like so many women …

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27 Jun 2007, 22:16 p.m.

Disclaimer

Blogging will be light for a few days.

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26 Jun 2007, 14:02 p.m.

Insider Faceball

If you just can't get enough Sumana, and you're already reading my column and my del.icio.us subfeed (with comments!), check out my entries at the newish Fog Creek non-Joel weblog. I tend to talk about …

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25 Jun 2007, 19:04 p.m.

Today's Firsts

I played Guitar Hero for the first time (wow, this is much harder to get the hang of than Dance Dance Revolution!) and the second time (wow, this is fun). And I heard, via Guitar …

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24 Jun 2007, 11:19 a.m.

Off to MoCCA

Today I visit the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival. Comics to get, or get autographed, include:Ryan North's stuff Raina Telgemeier's stuff Alison Bechdel's stuff Action Philosophers! David Malki!'s stuff Nothing Better And stuff I haven't heard …

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23 Jun 2007, 10:52 a.m.

Just Look Away

My first lolcat is one for Ron Paul, which logically makes it a RonLOL.

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22 Jun 2007, 15:55 p.m.

The Lensman, Focusing Elsewhere

By the way, Leonard "The Lens-man" Richardson, my husband, is at the digerati conference "Foo Camp" this weekend. No, spouses don't get to come along automatically. We are sadly parted, and cannot act as a …

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