12 Nov 2001, 17:49 p.m.

I'm really glad I hung out with Alexei. He…

I'm really glad I hung out with Alexei. He gave me some great food for thought regarding faith and religion. In addition, he sprang for lunch and I got back Bargainville and Garrison Keillor's The …

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12 Nov 2001, 17:44 p.m.

Camille's party: Camille had a birthday and I wish her…

Camille's party: Camille had a birthday and I wish her well. I attended her party and, while many interesting people joined me, the party was more conducive to dancing than to conversation. I sort of …

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12 Nov 2001, 17:39 p.m.

Notes from the a cappella concert on Friday night: Women can…

Notes from the a cappella concert on Friday night: Women can do Michael Jackson's "Beat It" as well as, or better than, Michael Jackson. At least, UCLA's Random Forces (a women's group) can. All-women's groups …

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12 Nov 2001, 16:42 p.m.

Mike Parsons told me that Steve Martin was a genius.…

Mike Parsons told me that Steve Martin was a genius. I usually like his work, and Roger Ebert's interview with him makes me feel secure and justified.

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12 Nov 2001, 16:33 p.m.

I went to Camille's birthday party on Saturday night, and…

I went to Camille's birthday party on Saturday night, and the night before, I went to an a cappella concert on campus. More on those later. As Leonard pointed out, saying "18th century" when you …

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12 Nov 2001, 11:26 a.m.

Frustration. I tried to buy some stamps at a…

Frustration. I tried to buy some stamps at a vending machine in the post office annex on Allston Way. It ate my $4.00 and gave me back 60 cents in change but did not give …

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11 Nov 2001, 11:19 a.m.

More Red Cross madness!: From Today's Papers: The WP front gives…

More Red Cross madness!: From Today's Papers: The WP front gives the misstepping Red Cross more bad press. It seems that the Red Cross over-collected blood after Sept. 11 and now will have to burn …

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11 Nov 2001, 11:08 a.m.

Is there a porn search engine entitled "Ass Jeeves"? …

Is there a porn search engine entitled "Ass Jeeves"?

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10 Nov 2001, 14:06 p.m.

It took me something like 20 minutes of searching to…

It took me something like 20 minutes of searching to find the year in which Donald A. Norman, cognitive scientist, was born. It's 1935, just so you know, and I finally hit upon it by …

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09 Nov 2001, 16:51 p.m.

I have to read Fathers and Sons by Turgenev over…

I have to read Fathers and Sons by Turgenev over the weekend. Good thing it'll actually interest me.

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