22 Nov 2004, 15:16 p.m.

Aha

Elephant Pharmacy IS a chain!

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22 Nov 2004, 14:36 p.m.

In Santiago And A Hospital

For some reason, mild violence struck twice around Bush at APEC this weekend. Reporters scuffled for the best seats at a press conference, and Chilean and US Secret Service bodyguards got into a fracas over …

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19 Nov 2004, 16:56 p.m.

I Hope to Go

Will Franken hits the Odeon tonight.

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19 Nov 2004, 9:43 a.m.

Unexpected

Why does Apologies Accepted make me cry?

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18 Nov 2004, 18:32 p.m.

Wish List

Life is suffering, as Gautama Buddha and George Orwell both said, and the less you want the happier you'll be, to paraphrase Buddha but probably not Orwell. That actually worked for me when I was …

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18 Nov 2004, 12:39 p.m.

Verb, Noun, Whatever!

A highly entertaining weekend and surprisingly entertaining week. Leonard cooked up a fantastic feast for Zack, Shweta, Andrew, Claudia, and me. I believe we had bread with artichoke-spinach-cheese dip, a beet-and-goat-cheese salad, a squash soup, …

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16 Nov 2004, 16:21 p.m.

Too Many Tears

Margaret Hassan is probably dead. "He had the lines around his eyes that signify a man who smiles cautiously and gravely, not because he has no humor but because he contemplates the consequences of everything, …

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15 Nov 2004, 15:39 p.m.

He Is The Franken. I Must Go.

Tonight I go to see Will Franken (more detailed, if more ephemeral, description) at the Punchline comedy club near Embarcadero BART station. Come one, come many!

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15 Nov 2004, 15:28 p.m.

Yes, Important People Have Weblogs Too

Interesting security/foreign policy weblog by Thomas P.M. Barnett. Includes the line "Then there's my plot to return to C-SPAN!" I found it while Googling for my House of Saud/House of Windsor Freaky Friday proposal; it …

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15 Nov 2004, 11:07 a.m.

Shahrukh Khan Stories!

Fun anecdotes about Bollywood's popularity worldwide.

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