Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

22 Sep 2003, 17:56 p.m.

Is "I Apologize For the Inconvenience" Better?

I am guilty of (18) "I'm Sorry You're Having Problems".There it was: "you're having problems". This is the formula for pretending to apologize while insinuating that the person that you are non-apologizing to is a …

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22 Sep 2003, 16:44 p.m.

What do you get when you add insult to injury?…

What do you get when you add insult to injury?

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22 Sep 2003, 15:47 p.m.

Neal Stephenson Outing

I'm going to see (I hope) Neal Stephenson at Cody's on Thursday. Anyone care to join me? There could be dinner.

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22 Sep 2003, 12:15 p.m.

America's Embarrassment Kitchen

I asked two questions whose answers made me slink in my chair during the Kimball event. One recipe had egg in it, but there was no mention of heating the egg. I asked whether he …

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21 Sep 2003, 9:53 a.m.

Schultzariffic

Steve Schultz! I haven't been able to get an email through to you because worm emails are loading your inbox to capacity. So here is the letter I wrote to you. So lots of people …

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20 Sep 2003, 21:29 p.m.

He Has Only Surprised Me Like That About Three Times Ever

Earlier today, I discovered that Alton Brown had already done an event in San Francisco. I let Leonard know that he would also be doing something in San Mateo that I couldn't go to, but …

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20 Sep 2003, 19:14 p.m.

A subscriber emailed with the subject line aren't I a…

A subscriber emailed with the subject line aren't I a member, which reminded me of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?"

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20 Sep 2003, 16:13 p.m.

Filk Request

Who wants to apply a song about a dead logger love to the world of online journals? If Andy Holloway were still reading this journal he'd be a prime candidate. I used to think that …

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20 Sep 2003, 14:32 p.m.

The Party Game

Last night I went to a Salon party where subscribers met Joe Conason, one of our most popular writers. I took it upon myself to circulate and mingle with guests, since the event was pretty …

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19 Sep 2003, 17:59 p.m.

Tired and demoralized. Endless email. Update ten minutes later: I…

Tired and demoralized. Endless email. Update ten minutes later: I reread The Preacher's Story and that helped.

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