11 May 2004, 11:54 a.m.

Probably No Connection

Over the past three days, I met The Poor Man and The Claw, and got a free "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" mug as a "thanks for taking pledge calls" raffle prize from KQED. Also, …

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10 May 2004, 16:36 p.m.

Atari Bihari Vajpayee

A little joke. Anyway, Slate covers India's elections so I don't have to watch Namaste America and blink through the Hindi.

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09 May 2004, 9:03 a.m.

The Apple Cobbler's Children

My mother taught me frugality in buying shoes -- twenty dollars per pair, tops. However, yesterday I paid fifty dollars for a pair of black flats (work/comedy shoes). I required more than one reassurance from …

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09 May 2004, 8:26 a.m.

You're Not Scottish, Stop Macking On Me

Friday and Saturday had comedy stuff. Evidently people do not know who Robert Rubin is. Also, evidently there are unfunny male comics who will awkwardly try to pick up any given non-white-haired woman, regardless of …

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07 May 2004, 8:33 a.m.

I Be Walkin' Down The Street (to the Marsh's Mock Cafe)

I'm doing stand-up again. SAGE, a nice-sounding UC Berkeley mentorship program, asked me to do a $50/head fundraiser on the 26th, so between now and then I'm hitting area open mics (info may be out-of-date). …

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06 May 2004, 10:47 a.m.

Now I Have Seen Norm Howard

This morning I volunteered to take pledge calls for KQED-FM. Let me say that when you ask for public radio listeners who are willing to come into the Mission District at 6:30am to take pledge …

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05 May 2004, 16:56 p.m.

How Do Dead Godzillas Stomp?

Preparing for a trip to Japan? "After your bath put on your "yukata" robe which you can wear throughout the ryokan. Put it on left-over-right (unless you are dead)." "DO NOT PLACE YOUR CHOPSICKS STRAIGHT …

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05 May 2004, 9:12 a.m.

Hoji-Cha

Drinking "hoji-cha," a toasted green tea that a coworker gave me. The tea smells like some interesting intermediate of black and green tea, and he wasn't lying about the fuller flavor. I can really taste …

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05 May 2004, 8:56 a.m.

As Though They Cater To Me Specifically

Berkeley Repertory will host Mike Daisey this summer for performances of 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com! I wonder whether the performance will live up to the book derived from the performance.

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04 May 2004, 8:47 a.m.

Cherry Blossoms

Once upon a time, during my senior year in high school, my classmates and I all applied to the University of California at the same time. UC asked me to look at their list of …

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