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Monthly Archives: June 2007
My afternoon
1. Complete first stage of a massive, migraine-inducing, twice-yearly number crunching. 2. Prepare to bicycle home. Discover it is raining. Okay, but it’s just a drizzle. “That’s fine,” I tell the world. “Just keep it like this for ten minutes.” 3. Skies open up. 4. Get home. Get undressed. Realize I have promised to take [...]
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There Goes Rhymin’ Simon
Anybody else see the tribute to Paul Simon last night on PBS? Great stuff. Some very strong covers by James Taylor, Allison Krauss, Lyle Lovett, and especially Yolanda Adams and Jessy Dixon with their full-out gospel version of “Gone at Last.” And I don’t know how any grown man with a little girl can listen [...]
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A slight increase in traffic
My little Costco anecdote was picked up by Consumerist. I sometimes wish this blog received more visitors, but I’m always a little surprised when that actually happens. (Even when it’s a result of my own action… like sending a tip to Consumerist.) Anyway, welcome, folks.
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Winston hearsay
My editor sent me an e-mail after returning from the ALA, a giant book convention catering to librarians. She writes, in part, “And someone came to the booth later that day asking for Winston, saying it was ‘the one getting the buzz.’ Buzz? Really? Cool!
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Oh man, do I wish I could have been there for this
Don’t get me wrong, I like Costco. I do not, however, enjoy their policy of guarding the exit and carefully inspecting my receipt as I am trying to leave. It irks me that their default mode is to treat all customers as shoplifters, and I especially don’t like that they won’t own up to the [...]
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A kick in the pants
Surprise, surprise — the dopey judge lost the case of the multimillion dollar pants. I guarantee he appeals.
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What we did today