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So my friend Jennifer Weiss wanted to buy up a domain around her name (jenniferweiss.com, etc) but many of the relevant permutations were owned by this one guy. So she emailed him and then got this response : “Hello New York Jennifer Weiss. How strange — I’ve always wondered what someone else with my name is like. . . . My friend [redacted] told me after receiving your e-mail that he had bought up a bunch of domain names with…

Ok, so I finalized the list. Thanks to everyone who submitted ideas: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – California Gipsy Kings – Hotel California Tony Bennett – I Left My Heart in San Francisco Bad Religion – Los Angeles is Burning Beach Boys – California Girls Chris Isaak – San Francisco Days The Decemberists – Los Angeles, I’m Yours Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication The Mamas and the Papas – If You’re Going To San Francisco Arlo Guthrie –…

How beautiful.

Sy Hersh gets skewered by Chris Suellentrop (of Slate fame) in New York magazine. (Via Instapundit NYT on Bush’s iPod

BBC, 4/10/05: Prince Charles has made a diplomatic gaffe on the eve of his wedding, by shaking hands with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at the Pope’s funeral. The prince was “caught by surprise” when Mr Mugabe leaned over to greet him, Clarence House said. Mr Mugabe sidestepped a European Union travel ban to attend the funeral service in the Vatican. Some politicians condemned Prince Charles’ greeting as “stupid” and “not very sensible”. BBC, 4/10/05: Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has denied…

From today’s show of Radio 116 : INTRO: And like the Williamsburg Bridge, commentator Cyrus Farivar’s nine-month relationship with New York hasn’t been entirely smooth either. gowest.radio116.20050408.mp3 [2.17 MB (4:44) 64 kbps]

Ok kids, so six weeks from tomorrow I’m heading back west. And just like my Holiday NYC CD, I’d like to put together another one for my journalism buddies, this one with California flavor. So, I’m soliciting California-themed tunes. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far, in this (tentative) order: Bad Religion – Los Angeles is Burning Tony Bennett – I Left My Heart in San Francisco Mamas and the Papas – California Dreamin’ The Decemberists – Los Angeles,…

The weather is a balmy 72 degrees today. I’m wearing shorts and a polo shirt today! Huzzah! (I’m supposed to play catch with Sam tomorrow on the grass, which will be awesome.) I took these three snapshots while walking to class about 20 minutes ago.

FreshDirect is really great. In fact, the stuff that I mailed home earlier today was in a FreshDirect box. But on the other hand, I really do miss TJs and Berkeley Bowl. Can you tell that I want to come home again? NYT, 4/6/05: Two months ago Ms. Whetstone joined the company of New Yorkers who have opted out of supermarket shopping. Whether they hate shopping with kids in tow, dislike maneuvering a cart through narrow aisles or just prefer…

Someone thinks they can hide the location of the US Capitol! If you go to maps.google.com and type in 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington DC, and click “Satellite” in the top right corner, follow The Mall eastward to the Capitol, the Capitol building appears blurry when everything else around it appears clear. [Mirror] Also the White House looks flatter than the other buildings around it that have a shadow. Any ideas why someone would want to try to hide the location…