Winter in New York City; learning to love the gurgle of the radiator. Project management is sometimes a matter of asking an obvious question, then standing there with an expectant look while your team member …

Since I last mentioned my career, I have turned into a consultant. I have a few gigs; let me tell you about two of my clients. QuestionCopyright.org is a nonprofit that aims "to educate the …

Karaoke lesson: I do not actually know the lyrics or melodies of pop songs. At least, not the ones I pick. As it turns out, "I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey has many words and …

From April 2005 to August 2007, I wrote a weekly column, "MC Masala," for several Bay Area newspapers in the Alameda/ANG Newspaper Group. Circulation: maybe 200,000? Between now & then, I've made various uninspired attempts …

"As diversity is a highlighted feature, many things are held in common amongst the students." --Robin Y.'s unfortunate lead to the "this year's fashions" story in a Tokay High School yearbook. "Stylin': Teens pay price …

Today I learned that TV advertisements for Apple Jacks cereal used to emphasize the apple taste, then (coinciding with my watchership) proudly renounced any claim to tasting appley, and now have a talking apple mascot …

Brunch ideas: The "tempted by the fruit of another" song as fanfic about that William Carlos Williams icebox-plums poem Trix rabbit as Prometheus, punished for giving humanity the gift of sweet breakfast cereal

Just finished Sarah Glidden's touching, heady, funny memoir How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less. She went on a Birthright Israel trip, determined that they wouldn't brainwash her, and had her views confirmed …

According to its main website, the QuahogCon security/DIY convention has not yet opened registration for this year, which makes me slightly nervous. There does exist an Eventbee ticket-sales page but I don't trust it yet, …

Soooo much easier to work with people who laugh at my jokes.