09 Nov 2005, 17:44 p.m.

Predictable Praise

Last night, to soothe my angst, Leonard played me some Leonard tunes on the gee-tar. Man, his recent stuff is incredibly awesome. I hope he can record it soon.

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09 Nov 2005, 14:07 p.m.

Limitations Of The Form, or, "There shall be grief."

The webcomic Cat And Girl hits it out of the ballpark nearly every time. The author admits to ripping off Calvin and Hobbes but I don't mind; she gets her nuggets of wisdom across very …

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08 Nov 2005, 17:43 p.m.

Sounds Like Satire But Isn't

"In addition, the board rewrote the definition of science, so that it is no longer limited to the search for natural explanations of phenomena."

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08 Nov 2005, 16:54 p.m.

RIP

Michael Piller, a man whose work lives on in my and so many fond memories, has died. Via Wil Wheaton's tribute.

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08 Nov 2005, 10:11 a.m.

Yearly Complaint

I hereby complain about California's Proposition 73 and San Francisco's Proposition H.

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07 Nov 2005, 17:40 p.m.

Cheering Exchange

"Hold on, I was thinking about a bit you do in your stand-up act and realized you have a mixed metaphor! Here is a suggested fix." "Oh, thanks for noticing! I'll fix that."

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07 Nov 2005, 7:56 a.m.

East Bay Denizens & Franken Fans Take Note

Will Franken's one-man sketch comedy performances have traditionally taken place after 9pm, making it hard for people from out of town to get home afterward at a reasonable hour. His current Marsh run, however, includes …

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06 Nov 2005, 11:48 a.m.

Bay Buffet

Just talked to my mom about, among other things, Hindu temples in San Francisco. It's good to know which ones are run by Hare Krishna/ISKCON, which ones are rabidly Vaishnavite/Saivite/whatever, and which ones are primarily …

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06 Nov 2005, 8:59 a.m.

One Box Mushroom Bites @5.39ea

The new MC Masala column muses the receipts we acquire without really meaning to. It is possible to log something, and it benefits someone to do it, and so it is done, in all these …

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06 Nov 2005, 8:49 a.m.

Comedy = Tragedy + Paradigm Shift

Leonard's relative Nate Oman is always saying interesting things. Example: "I have always had a soft spot for Prometheus. I figure that to a greater or lesser extent we are probably going to basically fail …

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