07 Mar 2003, 7:58 a.m.

You Will Believe the Twist!

A few of you have noticed the new feature in the upper right corner of the page. I'm using Tonight's String to present you with a different gag each day on the "In Soviet Russia" …

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06 Mar 2003, 9:05 a.m.

Return to Manzanar

As I drove my parents from the airport, my mother asked about the US political situation. I tried to convey to her the despair. I kind of hope I didn't. Last night I dreamt that …

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04 Mar 2003, 23:02 p.m.

My parents are in town. They're going to be…

My parents are in town. They're going to be in the area till early April in case you'd like to meet them. Accordingly, I'll be slightly less available, but only slightly. I met them at …

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02 Mar 2003, 18:40 p.m.

Well-Rounded, Please

Weeks ago, I scammed some free tickets off KALX and my sister and I watched Aeros, an international gymnastics/dance troupe, perform at Zellerbach Hall. I distinctly remember thinking, "Wow! In a few days, I will …

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02 Mar 2003, 10:27 a.m.

Real Live Preacher's song of praise really sounds like Mirabai,…

Real Live Preacher's song of praise really sounds like Mirabai, as I remember Mirabai's songs from Amar Chitra Katha.

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02 Mar 2003, 10:22 a.m.

I have finished several books recently, such as Mostly Harmless…

I have finished several books recently, such as Mostly Harmless (which I understand much better than I did ten years ago, and which touches me) and Jacques Pepin's memoirs and Ved Mehta's essay collection. I …

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28 Feb 2003, 23:14 p.m.

Gordon Korman, a very good Canadian-American author for children and…

Gordon Korman, a very good Canadian-American author for children and young adults, has fans amd is working on a retelling of The Great Gatsby entitled Jake, Reinvented. I'm looking forward to it.

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28 Feb 2003, 23:10 p.m.

The Man Makes the Clothes Dirty

Every so often, I go through a stressy hectic mopey spell, during which my laundry builds up to a seemingly unmanageable mound of slight stank. And so about every year I treat myself and decadently …

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27 Feb 2003, 8:57 a.m.

Time to Weep

Ada Norton has been born and Fred Rogers has died.

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25 Feb 2003, 12:40 p.m.

It Takes Galt's Gulch to Raise a Child

Libertarian children's books, from The Hobbit to Heinlein. Update: Man, I hadn't thought about Galt's Gulch in a long time. For those of you who haven't wasted hours of your life on Atlas Shrugged, Galt's …

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