20 Feb 2004, 19:16 p.m.

Getting down some insights about visiting a call center while…

Getting down some insights about visiting a call center while I was in India. Getting over my "you are being self-indulgent" self-censorship.

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19 Feb 2004, 16:21 p.m.

Calling My Ex

Wil Wheaton runs his kids' first dungeon crawl and it's tender and sweet.

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19 Feb 2004, 14:41 p.m.

Brendan, a good houseguest and a friend, visited and now…

Brendan, a good houseguest and a friend, visited and now he is gone. I hope he is flying safely. On the other hand, Leonard is back! Gladness. Today a colleague reassured me that I won't …

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17 Feb 2004, 12:37 p.m.

Thanks to Alexei, Zack, and Patrick for a nice weekend,…

Thanks to Alexei, Zack, and Patrick for a nice weekend, including movies, a game of Girl Genius, and several tasty meals with friends. While with Alexei on Saturday, I realized that I had broken my …

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17 Feb 2004, 12:06 p.m.

This weekend I reread Laura Ingalls Wilder's The Long Winter.…

This weekend I reread Laura Ingalls Wilder's The Long Winter. Today a loose window in the office is letting in mournful, wailing wind.

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14 Feb 2004, 16:01 p.m.

Sex Taboos

Two bits of news in the Bay Area that connect through the sexual taboos and laws at the heart of each issue. First, a thrice-convicted sex offender, Cary Verse, has gone through a bunch of …

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11 Feb 2004, 10:43 a.m.

Alone

"Leonard Richardson, software developer with the Wesley Clark for President campaign, stands in an empty Clark campaign headquarters in Little Rock, Ark., early Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, as he talks about his plans. Richardson said …

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10 Feb 2004, 20:44 p.m.

Clark Ends Bid

Leonard is coming home!

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09 Feb 2004, 14:32 p.m.

I just got back from a weeklong trip to India…

I just got back from a weeklong trip to India to see my folks. It is very nice to be home. I tried to use beverages to get me on the right sleep schedule during …

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30 Jan 2004, 16:51 p.m.

Salon Brilliant Career (Mine)

On a midday errand jaunt, I bought some Fitzgerald and Trollope's The Way We Live Now at Stacey's. I asked some coworkers about Trollope and we talked about Victorian novels a bit, both the IT …

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