I have not yet seen the new Merchant of Venice movie. While considering watching it, I came across an essay on Shylock. ....The Magna Carta, the basis for English constitutional law, is itself a testament …

I'm obsessed with religion (Christianity specifically) and money (taxes and loans specifically). In reference to the latter: Credit unions don't have a huge incentive to screw over their member/owner/customers. Therefore, you might consider joining one …

Family, job, friends, comedy, food, aaaah! Thousands of neat things happened today! Must sleep and process!

Last night I finished watching The Secret History Of The Credit Card, another great Frontline show. I am going to look up my credit score by getting a free credit report, and investigate credit unions …

The store sells: Choco Leibniz cookies, pantyhose, liquorice allsorts [sic], and blank audiocassette tapes. The store does not sell: Red Hots candies, Red Herring magazine, or any porn that I can see (that last despite …

I use an RSS aggregator to keep track of the weblogs I read. The aggregator updates once per day and I read stuff it's cached throughout the day when taking breaks from work. Somehow this …

Jokes from the press gaggle. The White House reporter pool and White House press secretary possibly like each other but also feel very bitter about their relationship.

Salon's office has moved to Rincon Center near the Embarcadero, nearer the northeastern tip of San Francisco. My commute has therefore lengthened slightly, but I get an obscure pleasure out of maximizing my usage of …

Via Leonard, a bunch of jokes. Speaking of jokes, I'm seeing Will Franken on Wednesday at 8 at the Marsh on Valencia here in San Francisco. I urge you to come for his new one-man …

"The public library? Are you insane?" Sumana: http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/02/16/off_the_rails/index.html Nandini: what did you think of the advice he gave? Sumana: I thought it inspiring, witty, and incisive Sumana: unless you did not Sumana: in which case …