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The long-awaited return of Friday Cat Blogging!
Zachary in his favourite spot: Billie wondering why we haven’t been taking enough snaps of her: Bonus round! Mexico hotel baby lizard blogging!
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Command Blogging
When the second best writer I know tells me to blog more, dammit, I’d better do as I’ve been told. Especially when I see cyberkrunk linked at the top, mind you, of his blogroll. I teared up a little when I saw that. But maybe it was just continuing ill after-effects of that late Wednesday…
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Whole lotta Jankowskis
More than 85,000 people tried to get in to this year’s NY Marathon, and among those were a record number of Jankowskis. Five of us are in, three will have to sit out. My goal this year? Well, of course to be the first Jankowski at Tavern on the Green. But take heart, fellow runners,…
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Proof that advertising works
OK, you’ve all seen that VW ad featuring the kids that look like all of us circa 10 years ago dancing to this great garage song, getting into a row with their downstairs neighbor. They climb into their VW, the song still blaring. Eventually you see them dancing to the tune in their new house.…
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Breaking News!
From the “Now-he-can-tell-you-what-he-Really-thinks-about-library-science” department: This just in: we have heard that Prof. Downey has been granted tenure!!! Proof that you can slag off your flute practicing and still be a success in life. Congratulations, J.S.!
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Things that go boom… chuppa-chup-chup-chup in the night
Early this morning, I had a dream that I was piloting a helicopter. I’ve never actually piloted a real helicopter, although I’ve played with a simulator a bit. Frankly, I think I would be a bit nervous if I ever had to take over the controls–I’d feel more comfortable if I had to, say, land…
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Enron
I’ve been spending the past week with Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling, Andy Fastow and the whole gang from Enron. It began Sunday afternoon, when I saw a screening of “The Smartest Guys in the Room,” the new documentary based on last year’s book. So what really felled Enron? Was it hubris? Greed? Well, yes of…
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Steve Martin, tax attorney
I’m almost certain that everyone reading this remembers this great old-time Steve Martin Bit: You can be a millionaire–and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaire–and never pay taxes! You say, “Steve… how can I be a millionaire, and never pay taxes?” First, get a million dollars. Now, you say, “Steve, what do I…
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Off to the races
To begin with, I have to note with some sadness that Saul Bellow has died. It’s perhaps not necessary for me to mention that he was a great writer, since he actually won the Nobel prize in literature (rather than just being nominated by some insane senator from FL). It was in 1989 that I…
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