08 Mar 2005, 16:26 p.m.

Best Email Opening Ever

Dear Sumana Anyone as prompt as you are will surely go to heaven.

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08 Mar 2005, 16:18 p.m.

The Cloth Pouch Is Really Nice, Possibly The Femininest Thing I Own

I've updated my guide to menstruation products. Excerpt: The brown rubber Keeper now has a white silicone sister, the DivaCup. I haven't used the latter; here's a compare-and-contrast.... ...I visited a vegetarian expo and got …

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06 Mar 2005, 23:11 p.m.

Don't Get Me Started On The SFO Post Office That's Open 18 Hours A Day Including Sundays

My father, a civil engineer and Hindu priest, and my mother, a homemaker with a master's in literature, founded Amerikannada together. It was a family affair from the beginning. My parents solicited articles from their …

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06 Mar 2005, 23:00 p.m.

Movies

I got to see Bride and Prejudice recently, as well as Hitch. B&P was worth watching, but had some truly "whaaaa?" badness. Many of the songs are in English and sound stupid. Due to a …

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06 Mar 2005, 22:38 p.m.

More On Usury, & Eric And Dylan As Shylocks

I have not yet seen the new Merchant of Venice movie. While considering watching it, I came across an essay on Shylock. ....The Magna Carta, the basis for English constitutional law, is itself a testament …

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04 Mar 2005, 12:11 p.m.

Great Deals On Indulgences

I'm obsessed with religion (Christianity specifically) and money (taxes and loans specifically). In reference to the latter: Credit unions don't have a huge incentive to screw over their member/owner/customers. Therefore, you might consider joining one …

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03 Mar 2005, 23:43 p.m.

Thousands Of Things!

Family, job, friends, comedy, food, aaaah! Thousands of neat things happened today! Must sleep and process!

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02 Mar 2005, 9:08 a.m.

Not Just Simple Interest

Last night I finished watching The Secret History Of The Credit Card, another great Frontline show. I am going to look up my credit score by getting a free credit report, and investigate credit unions …

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01 Mar 2005, 15:09 p.m.

Presences And Absences In The Sundries Store Downstairs

The store sells: Choco Leibniz cookies, pantyhose, liquorice allsorts [sic], and blank audiocassette tapes. The store does not sell: Red Hots candies, Red Herring magazine, or any porn that I can see (that last despite …

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28 Feb 2005, 12:47 p.m.

Call Me Frederick W. Taylor

I use an RSS aggregator to keep track of the weblogs I read. The aggregator updates once per day and I read stuff it's cached throughout the day when taking breaks from work. Somehow this …

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