11 Aug 2002, 23:29 p.m.

I hereby ask my Bay Area readership: who is willing…

I hereby ask my Bay Area readership: who is willing to take care of two regular cats, Junie/Paul and Little Kitty, for two weeks or even just a few days? I need a breather. I'll …

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11 Aug 2002, 10:27 a.m.

I dated a gamer, Dan, for almost three years. …

I dated a gamer, Dan, for almost three years. (Ga'mer; n.: one who uses tabletop, live-action, or computer role-playing games for recreation. Connotation: usu. to excess.) His gamerness was virtually dormant for the first few …

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11 Aug 2002, 0:15 a.m.

A million years ago, back in the nineties, I applied…

A million years ago, back in the nineties, I applied for a job writing ads. I would have written seductive proposals that would open the wallets of corporate clients and lure them into contracting with …

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10 Aug 2002, 23:11 p.m.

Congrats Susanna from one newly inducted bike-rider to another. As per the…

Congrats Susanna from one newly inducted bike-rider to another. As per the suggestion of my neighbor and a woman at the Berkeley Farmer's Market, I have constructed a moat around the catfood dish. Also, store …

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09 Aug 2002, 22:56 p.m.

I have to wash my hands every few hours when…

I have to wash my hands every few hours when I work the register. I guess that's what happens when you handle filthy lucre. Primary reading, about fifty pages per day: Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. …

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08 Aug 2002, 16:37 p.m.

At some point in the future, Leonard and I are…

At some point in the future, Leonard and I are going to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Not this one in New Orleans. Best quotes: Ten aquarium visitors, including four children, fell into a shark …

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08 Aug 2002, 11:10 a.m.

The September Cody's Events calendar is out! Jeremy Rifkin,…

The September Cody's Events calendar is out! Jeremy Rifkin, Sarah Vowell, Tom Hayden, and David Edmonds (author of Wittgenstein's Poker) are among the luminaries making author appearances.

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08 Aug 2002, 0:03 a.m.

I had dinner with Anirvan and dessert with mutual friends…

I had dinner with Anirvan and dessert with mutual friends Michelle and Christina. Anirvan told me, among other things, that BookFinder now has a company weblog ("Information Week had a cover story on weblogs [for …

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07 Aug 2002, 23:41 p.m.

Having pets inures a petowner to gross icky work, smoothing…

Having pets inures a petowner to gross icky work, smoothing the path to successful reproduction and care of offspring. I guess this is good for society as a whole.

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07 Aug 2002, 23:01 p.m.

I am assuming that Susan Calvin did not believe in…

I am assuming that Susan Calvin did not believe in robot predestination, as per her behavior in the story "Robot Dreams."

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