30 Jan 2005, 23:28 p.m.

Will Franken

Several friends turned out tonight for the Will Franken show at the Odeon. Neat-o for the friends and the material. I'm proselytizing the gospel of Franken more successfully than I ever evangelized Linux.

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29 Jan 2005, 16:27 p.m.

The Spam King's Gambit

Last night I couldn't sleep and I read Spam Kings by Brian McWilliams, a frequent Salon contributor. For a reader at my level of net savviness, McWilliams spins a great tale of the intimate battles …

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28 Jan 2005, 22:19 p.m.

Stet

This has been a fantastic month for hanging out with friends - and this weekend will only increase that wonderfulness - but the burnout at Salon just gets worse and worse for me. If you …

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28 Jan 2005, 12:07 p.m.

Mannequins

I salvaged some mannequin parts when the Old Navy downtown was tossing them. I assume they came from Old Navy because the buttocks of the mannequin legs carry an Old Navy stamp. They're going to …

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27 Jan 2005, 15:19 p.m.

Cabdrivers Complaining About Ambition

Like Riana, I have visited an Alton Brown speaking engagement on his current tour. I wish it had been more fun. I did find out that he only found out what he wanted to do …

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26 Jan 2005, 10:59 a.m.

A Better World Is Possible

Abolition of slavery. If you're against this, I kind of want to know why. Anyway, Salon features a great interview about abolition with a historian who's married to Arlie Hochschild.

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20 Jan 2005, 10:35 a.m.

"What You'll Wish You'd Known"

Paul Graham's new essay speaks directly to me! The only real difference between adults and high school kids is that adults realize they need to get things done, and high school kids don't. That realization …

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19 Jan 2005, 11:57 a.m.

Together They Would Explode

Will Franken's diary was on fire a while back - check out A RESPONSE TO H.L. MENCKEN'S INQUIRY: "WHY DID I DECIDE TO GO INTO COMEDY?" despite the Comic Sans typeface. Once I started to …

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12 Jan 2005, 14:18 p.m.

More Links

I hadn't considered these ethical questions in sign-language whistleblowing. Also, laugh-out-loud Lockhorns criticism.

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10 Jan 2005, 16:46 p.m.

Quick Links

"Not Knowing What Else To Do, Woman Bakes American-Flag Cake" always makes me cry. Things That Don't Exist. The video is also cool.

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