29 Oct 2004, 11:47 a.m.

Votes Count When We Count The Votes

Last year we lost and this year we didn't even enter; the person who usually does these sorts of things was out. This year I'm betting the folk-guitar "Vote for John Kerry" song will stick …

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28 Oct 2004, 16:52 p.m.

A Crying Shame

Andrew Leonard makes me cry and Malcolm Gladwell convinces me I'll never be a genius. Neither of these is a difficult goal.

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28 Oct 2004, 12:23 p.m.

Even Better Than Usual

Websnark today discourses on the different purposes of his different journals and the permanent records we create for ourselves.

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27 Oct 2004, 16:23 p.m.

Customer Service Lessons

If you are yelling profanity at the email on your screen because the customer has the audacity to suggest a deficiency in your website's help infrastructure, take a break away from the computer.

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27 Oct 2004, 9:12 a.m.

No One Cares If You Smoke In A Bar In The Tenderloin

Last night I tried to watch Will Franken perform at 50 Mason. I did arrive a bit late, after schmoozing with my Salon colleague Jeff, and saw the ever-friendly Mike Spiegelman, as well as a …

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27 Oct 2004, 8:48 a.m.

Yet Another Kinship Between My Heritage And LDS

BoingBoing points me to directions to merge fashion with modesty. My personal answer is to dress like a man and not care about fashion. Pants, button-down or tee shirt, done. I guess you need a …

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26 Oct 2004, 15:30 p.m.

I Will Never Learn This

"I've spent a lot of my life trying to become better and better at what I DO. Somehow I thought my achievements might attract love. This has always been my fantasy. It's a crazy fantasy …

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26 Oct 2004, 10:10 a.m.

Yes, It's In The Tenderloin

C.W. Nevius's personal essay handwringing in the Chronicle will find its way into the wringing hands of many a high school student. Great dark humor in the ending. Tonight I watch Will Franken at 50 …

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20 Oct 2004, 20:10 p.m.

Lesson For Today!

Some things you can put off, and that will have some psychological consequences. Example: not writing the great American novel just yet. Some things you can procrastinate only with social, hygenic, and other such risks. …

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20 Oct 2004, 19:07 p.m.

Come With?

I'm going to both Will Franken shows this week.

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