Yesterday I read J. J. Weinman's insightful post on The Colbert Report. Like the Richardson/Harihareswara household, Weinman recognizes that Colbert is a farcical soap opera on the order of Arrested Development. I also watched an …

Riana: My friend Stuart is working on AltLaw, and it looks like the NYT heard about it. John: Lincoln Shot First -- The Shirt. Also, The Whitest Kids U Know; I don't see any of …

My column archives now link to nine recent columns, including four that hadn't been up before: Life lessons from the farm, including me crying about radishes. Awkward moments on BART, including my 9/11 story. Why …

I'm visiting my sister in Arlington, Virginia for her birthday. I think I'm free for most of the day tomorrow (Thursday) in case you know me and want to hang out.

I've had a column running weekly in several Bay Area newspapers for the past two years, including a year and a half where I lived on the other coast. MC Masala was pretty cool, but …

My pile of virtual stickies includes one with In Soviet Russia jokes: 9 stitches in time save 1 money is time it's true because it's funny and a bunch of possible web quizzes of the …

Yesterday Leonard and I stopped by a Greek market so he could get his yummy Greek yogurt for cheap. The deli had some sample cubes of cheese out, with a Greek name on the sign …

In May, I saw this SubZero ad in the TiVo showcase: "Stay up to date with everything that's fresh at Sub-Zero. Subscribe to our brand and we'lll send periodic updates and food preservation tips." The …

"Isn't it amazing that someone would create their own Xerox PARC and then treat it exactly as everyone treated Xerox PARC?" -me Also by me: "J2EE: designed by committee, and used by committee."

"Susan then poured the fish into a plastic bag so we could get a good look at it. Afterwards the fish didn't want to leave the bag because it had corners, and corners are safe. …