03 May 2004, 12:07 p.m.

The Replacement Swimmer

Betty now swims happily alongside her new tankmate, Bill. I did not realize until after naming Bill that I'd created an homage to Pleasantville.

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30 Apr 2004, 11:00 a.m.

Compare And Contract

Currently reading Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS by Richard Yancey. I find it quite enjoyable, as I did Scott Turow's One-L (memoir of his first year at …

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30 Apr 2004, 9:46 a.m.

Dave, my grey goldfish, died yesterday. Leonard and I…

Dave, my grey goldfish, died yesterday. Leonard and I buried him in my backyard. I hope he did not suffer too much in his death, and that I helped him live a happy life while …

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28 Apr 2004, 9:16 a.m.

Dave

Dave, my grey goldfish, is dying, or at least very ill. He was lethargic this morning, floating sideways, getting caught in the fake plant. I isolated him and did what I could, but by the …

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27 Apr 2004, 16:27 p.m.

Spring

At a BART station, birds have nested on the stanchions, and I saw an egg.

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27 Apr 2004, 12:59 p.m.

Shopping Is Hard; Let's Do Math

I spent my first 21 years hating shopping for clothes. I still find shopping laborious, not fun. But recently I've begun dressing more professionally for work as part of my "don't work in customer support …

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27 Apr 2004, 11:04 a.m.

It's Been A Quiet Week in Riyadh

The Religious Policeman, Saudi Arabia's Salam Pax, has read Garrison Keillor.

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26 Apr 2004, 16:01 p.m.

Enjoy

Sometimes people offer to me, say, a chance to go out and do something with them, or to share a dessert, and I refuse and say "have a good time." Leonard pointed out to me …

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24 Apr 2004, 16:24 p.m.

More Gross Fish

I saw Betty poop. Awesome!

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22 Apr 2004, 14:12 p.m.

Yay!

Some NYPD officers have little magic boxes, okay, special cell phones, that automatically connect them to call centers where the operators speak lots of languages. That way officers can communicate with who don't speak English, …

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