11 Mar 2008, 10:28 a.m.

Olfactory Equity

Today I splashed a little of Leonard's aftershave on my wrist so I can sniff it and think of him. He warned me that I might seem mannish! I replied, "So what? I'll get a …

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09 Mar 2008, 15:14 p.m.

Wahoo!

Today Leonard and I beat Super Mario Galaxy. And I beat him at a game of Wii Tennis. And I'm chomping some great yummy dark chocolate. I approve.

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07 Mar 2008, 7:05 a.m.

San Antonio?

I've never been to San Antonio, even though much of the Walch clan lives there. I guess the time was never right with school and all. Then today I saw Gordon Atkinson invite me to …

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06 Mar 2008, 15:56 p.m.

Crime Reporting

According to the Every Block folks, the New York Police Department won't release its incident-level, block-level crime data. That would be a mighty fine dataset to mashup! And the city must already have it, thanks …

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06 Mar 2008, 12:08 p.m.

The Things You Find

I realize now that Weird Al Yankovic triggered my interest in klezmer, and that he and Dave Barry primed me to appreciate the humor of the over-specific. Also, Yankovic appeared on Square One TV, the …

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03 Mar 2008, 2:35 a.m.

Rhythm

My employer's name, "Behavior," has the same syllabic stress pattern as "America." Thus: anthems? Behavior The Beautiful God Bless Behavior (I Want To Work At) Behavior [WebSideStory] Comin' To Behavior

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28 Feb 2008, 12:36 p.m.

Ribbit

What a difference between "Mike can probably do this today" and "Mike can probably do this toady."

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24 Feb 2008, 15:17 p.m.

Did You Ever Doubt I Was That Demographic?

I got my first real paycheck from Behavior this past week. Also last week, I stood in line for about 90 minutes at Nintendo World (Rockefeller Center, midtown Manhattan) to buy a Wii. It's my …

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24 Feb 2008, 14:32 p.m.

Bloggers Who Give Me A Glimpse of Another World

include John Rogers on screenwriting and TV/movie production, Derek Lowe on research chemistry, Dara Weinberg on theater direction, Camille Acey on Slovenia, Beatrice Murch on Argentina, and Martin Marks on some kind of weird architectural …

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21 Feb 2008, 13:58 p.m.

Easy Listening

Today's work soundtrack so far: Michael Masley (whom I suspect my local spa uses for "relax while you wax" music), Weird Al Yankovic, and a conference call I got to leave an hour early because …

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