21 Jun 2006, 12:40 p.m.

Rewarding

I just saw Giant Tuesday Night of Amazing Inventions And Also There Is A Game!!! and read Alison Bechdel's very cerebral Fun Home; both highly recommended.

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20 Jun 2006, 13:33 p.m.

It Could Be Worse

From the often-worth-reading Coding Horror: fear of mustard and pickles.

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19 Jun 2006, 10:59 a.m.

Carthago Delenda Est, Charlie Brown!

Seven years ago, Leonard predicted my LA-disliking New Yorker attitudes. LOOK AT ME IM RICH Anyone know of a really good compact shredder? Update: Ooops. As Seth reminds me, it's Carthago, not Carthaga.

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18 Jun 2006, 23:51 p.m.

Go Robin Einhorn!

Yay yay yay! Professor Robin L. Einhorn, who jumpstarted my interest in taxes and economic history in the first place, has published her big new book on the effect of slaveowners' tax avoidance on the …

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18 Jun 2006, 23:27 p.m.

Relief

A few Life's Little Victories. The hymn is one you already know! And can sing! A person whose political and social stances you didn't know turns out to be queer-friendly! Great pizza and a cold, …

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18 Jun 2006, 21:28 p.m.

MC Masala on Gaming For Experience Points

First: Jon Carroll mentions, in passing, Columnist Epiphany Syndrome. At least once a month I end up acting like David Brooks or Thomas Friedman and extrapolating an entire worldview, or at least 750 words' worth …

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16 Jun 2006, 11:47 a.m.

"more than just pity and politics"

My friend Camille Acey has been insider-blogging about the concert/music industry and it is as though she is writing just for me. Camille runs Remarkable Booking, sort of a boutique booking agency for musicians, and …

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16 Jun 2006, 1:11 a.m.

A Night In June

Engaging Shakespeare in Central Park. All's Well That Ends Well. Dinner with new acquaintances. Pretty cheap and good. And inspiration from Kameron Hurley.

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15 Jun 2006, 1:05 a.m.

Lessons Of The Month

It's all about the competitive advantage, the unique value proposition, the ineffable you. What makes you stand out? What can you offer that no one else can? Tangentially related lesson: there exist software resellers, who …

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14 Jun 2006, 10:31 a.m.

Realization

Santos doesn't need Cregg for "institutional memory" in his administration! Lyman has far more political experience, and administrative experience too. Isn't Lyman going to be his freaking chief of staff or something? It is completely …

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