Every few months I look around the ShoutCast radio stations and find great selections. Today: flamenco/Spanish guitar. Man, that genre is to me as pink walls are to a PCP fiend.
It's Weekend O'Minor Renovation! Recaulking the sink, building tacky snap-together furniture, hanging up pictures, sorting stacks of dead tree for shredding and storage, and sending notes to charities asking them to take me off their …
Yesterday (Saturday) I tidied my room, dug a bunch of seldom-worn clothes out of my dresser and closet, took them and Leonard's rejects to Buffalo Exchange, got a tiny amount in store credit and dumped …
I have answered at least 600 emails from Salon Premium users this month. This week I've spent at least two hours on the phone conversing with customers about the Bush administration, the 2004 election, print …
Salon's newest Arts/Entertainment story: my interview with the writers of "Uncle Morty's Dub Shack." Trevor: I like the films that have a lot of scenes with just two or three characters having a conversation, because …
Leonard just left CollabNet and thus finished his last day of work there. I'm excited and happy for him but also anxious. I hope it all turns out for the best.
MC Masala this week: an anecdote about a teachable moment. As I wrote the lesson plan, I had to decide on milestones for our first discussion of Le Guin. I knew where I wanted to …
Leonard and I have returned from a sojourn in Southern California, where we witnessed the Andrew/Claudia wedding. Congratulations! I'm glad we also got to see Frances, Rachel, Susanna, and John. And Gretel, Frances's dog. Gretel …
Salon just redesigned its main page. I am basically dismissing out of hand any complaints from the first 24 hours, unless they come from someone whose judgment I trust, because web users are curmudgeonly and …
