Archive for September, 2004

  • Thoughts on the Debate

    Thoughts on the Debate

    I think that Kerry had a very forceful showing in tonight’s debate (I was watching on PBS at the j-school). - He was articulate, clear, and didn’t get into long-winded answers. - He was polite, and listened attentively to Bush. - Bush committed the same...

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  • Back to normal

    Back to normal

    After spending lots of time agonizing over my blog, and with Lux from the OCF, I managed to restore my blog as it should be. Thanks!

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  • Please bear with me

    Please bear with me

    Moveable Type seems to be doing strange things to me. Forgive me while I attempt to correct the problem. My whole right-side menu seems to have disappeared and I can’t figure out why. If anyone can help, please email me. Update [8:23 PDT]: Ok now...

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  • What if half of the adult male population were charged with sexual assault?

    What if half of the adult male population were charged with sexual assault?

    Then you’d be living in Pitcairn Island, one of my favorite geographical oddities. This island, population 46, currently has seven of its men undergoing a total of nearly 100 counts of sexual abuse, including the mayor. These charges stem from 1999, when a British policewoman...

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  • Postcard Love

    Postcard Love

    So it completely slipped my mind. If you want me to send you a postcard from lovely NYC, drop me an email (not comments) with your address.

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  • “You drink two Red Bulls in the morning, and you’re set to go.”

    “You drink two Red Bulls in the morning, and you’re set to go.”

    Today we hit up the courts in downtown Manhattan. It was the opening of the murder trial of NY rapper Freaky Zeeky who was injured in a gun battle in May 2003 that left him injured and his bodyguard dead allegedly at the hands of...

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  • “PS: This is what the alphabet would look like if Q and R were removed.”

    “PS: This is what the alphabet would look like if Q and R were removed.”

    Well, technically it was the comedian Darrell Hammond, he of “Saturday Night Live” fame, a man whose imitation of the former president is so dead-on it is difficult to separate the two in your mind. Mr. Hammond, who had dropped in unannounced with a Yankees...

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  • This month in Muslim (and Sikh) world issues . . .

    This month in Muslim (and Sikh) world issues . . .

    Eight female Muslim students were the victims of a hate crime Thursday night when three males threw water on them and screamed derogatory statements, police said. The UC Berkeley students were stargazing from the Vista Parking Lot at the Lawrence Hall of Science when they...

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  • Gemar Chatimah tovah

    Gemar Chatimah tovah

    I hope that all who are observing Yom Kippur have an easy fast this weekend. And particularly to Shawn Green, who has found a way to balance his heritage with his duties as a baseball player. And for this weekend, for those who care —...

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  • Public Service Announcement

    Public Service Announcement

    For all you folks still in the Berkeley/San Francisco area, if you’re interested, go check out my friend Katie Saxon’s singing trio from the University of Oregon who will be performing in Berkeley this Saturday: “Real Gothic Death Metal: Secular Songs of the 14th Century.”...

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