Monthly Archives: March 2006
blue elephant
(After talking a big game about making a post every day, I dropped that ball in the second inning. I guess I’ll have to do two posts today to make up for it.) Two nights ago, Amy and I went … Continue reading
Follow Up
Yesterday I received an anonymous comment from Phentermine-Yi. I’m going to admit my ignorance right off the bat at not knowing what phentermine was, as I’ve never sought pharmaceutical treatment for my weight problem. The text of the comment was … Continue reading
beirut.year.slice(316, 317);
The title is from a post called beirut.year.slice(304, 305); that was languishing in my WordPress drafts. I had gotten this far: I got about two hours of work done this morning before the power went out. It remained out for … Continue reading
Surveillance Glow
While walking home from the car rental office after our trip last Sunday, Amy and I saw our first traffic camera in the flesh. This may not seem like a big deal, but if you have any experience with the … Continue reading
Now We Are Older
I was supposed to be working today, Saturday, but as I was trying to put the finishing touches on my concluding Greece post, it became germane for me to include a link to a band that I used to be … Continue reading
Who’s Afraid Of Rachel Corrie?
I cannot claim to have known anything about this any less recently than this morning, but I thought I’d throw in a little plug. Evidently, the New York Theater Workshop had bailed on a production of My Name Is Rachel … Continue reading
Every Day Is A Child With Teeth
Last night we went out for dinner and drinks with our friend Bjorn. This wouldn’t really be so remarkable if not for the fact that I hadn’t left the apartment since Saturday (which unfortunately isn’t itself an occurence that is … Continue reading
Hammer, Meet Head Of Nail
My borderline obsession with the “journalist” Michael Totten has, I believe, reached its conclusion. Our last transaction proceeded thusly: I left a comment on his blog in response to a post in which he urged readers to make PayPal donations … Continue reading
How Does An Applicant Go So Wrong?
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Hired Help
Amy pointed out an interesting editorial about maid service in Lebanon that appeared in the Daily Star. Strangest of all is how the piece is written entirely in the first person plural (…or whatever you call it when you write … Continue reading