22 Feb 2006, 7:44 a.m.

Should I Call Him Gordon Or RLP?

I had a conversation with some coworkers yesterday about customer service, and about whether to try to get abusive customers to realize their rudeness and stop. If one is more concerned with one's sanity than …

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21 Feb 2006, 12:27 p.m.

Miscellany

My great-grandmother was a midwife. Even though she was a Brahmin, she delivered babies at Muslim and Harijan houses without fuss or ceremony. "The mouse! Overcome! Will never be a plum!" "Software development" in German …

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19 Feb 2006, 22:47 p.m.

"Robin" Was Supposed To Be Androgynous

New MC Masala.I pondered the topic as we climbed out of the subway station and wandered among the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Ground Zero, Rockefeller Center and Central Park, all of which are, of …

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15 Feb 2006, 23:44 p.m.

Heard Today on the 8th Floor of a Building

"It means a lot that you came today, overcoming snow...well, there's not that much snow now, really...overcoming, um, elevators..."

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15 Feb 2006, 8:35 a.m.

Puzzling & Disturbing

Opinion = sedition?!

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15 Feb 2006, 7:54 a.m.

Valentine's Day

Leonard made delicious pesto pasta, salad, and apple crisp. we watched Operation Petticoat, which didn't have the most conventional plot, and then I helped clean the kitchen. Of course India hosts controversy over Valentine's Day …

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12 Feb 2006, 23:06 p.m.

Misc

Penny Arcade does an ad for Copilot and Leonard foreshadows my fear.

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12 Feb 2006, 21:02 p.m.

Dale Carnegie and the Friendly People

New MC Masala on influence. So the Carnegie technique is like secret manners, if there is such a thing, courtesy that makes someone like you until they sense the mindfulness behind your smile.

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11 Feb 2006, 23:02 p.m.

The Legacy of Mr. Rogers

I was in charge of a big student poetry reading/musical performance night at my high school during my senior year. It was an annual thing and took much planning. The amphitheater got half-filled with water …

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11 Feb 2006, 10:12 a.m.

Jellyfish - Wait, "Sea Jelly"

My instant messenger icon is something I did in Microsoft Paint ten years ago. nandini: i like your im icon nandini: did you draw it yourself? sumana: yeah, 10 yrs ago sumana: I call it …

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