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Writer Guidelines

July 19, 2005 – 10:51 am

Writer C.J. Cherryh says that “no rule should be followed off a cliff.” She refers here to the rules of writing and good grammar. But she also mentions this with respect to her own guidelines, some of which she conveys on this page. Good stuff. And a good reminder that though I’ve come a long […]

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Proceed Undaunted

July 18, 2005 – 11:49 pm

I love it when I get props from a beautiful person. You’re a sweetheart, Stacey!

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Two-Lane Blacktop

June 22, 2005 – 8:48 am

This morning I wake up way before my alarm tells me to. I’m not certain why; when I look at the clock it tells me I’ve had just over five hours sleep. But sleep won’t return, so I decide to use the extra time to list my copy of Monte Hellman’s Two-Lane Blacktop for sale […]

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New Phone

June 20, 2005 – 10:35 am

Back in the infancy of this site (before the long hiatus) I once blogged about wanting a cell phone/cordless phone that looks like an old-fashioned rotary phone. Finally, two and a half years later, someone’s created one. Anyone got $400 they can spot me?

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found

June 3, 2005 – 12:00 pm

From the Found Magazine website:

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an offer you can’t refuse

April 21, 2005 – 8:45 am

You’re sleeping soundly, confident that you’d made yourself clear to Mr. Corleone: no way that talentless crooner’s getting a recording contract. And then you wake up…

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laptop thief

April 20, 2005 – 12:58 pm

You ever had anything stolen? Ever wish you could address the thief directly and point out in a clear and simple style just how unfortunate the theft was and how much you’d like that thing back? A Berkeley bio professor had his laptop swiped. At the end of the next day’s class session he takes […]

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defamed

April 20, 2005 – 1:09 am

When a sparsely-read, small-time website gets poked by a big-time high-gloss website like Defamer, this is what happens: But you know what the number one Google-strike is on this website? Potato bug.

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Libby Gelman-Waxner

April 19, 2005 – 12:36 am

Jack asks in a comment to yesterday’s post how far back Libby Gelman Waxner’s famous column began. Those who followed Libby’s funny and offbeat “reviews” might remember that she was revealed to be Jeffrey scribe Paul Rudnick. Her first column appears in the February 1988 issue, which sports Cher and Nic Cage on its cover. […]

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more premiere

April 18, 2005 – 1:50 pm

The eBay auction is now up. Check it out. I’ve included heaps of pics that I didn’t include in the earlier post, including shots of the cool collector cards and a couple of the big, splashy articles.

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premiere

April 17, 2005 – 3:55 pm

Faced with another day of hanging around the apartment nursing a sore back, I dig into my closet and pull out one of my collections. It’s an old Sun World Grapefruit box filled to the brim with the first three years worth of Premiere Magazine. Issue number one sports Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd. Issue […]

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hospital

April 14, 2005 – 8:58 pm

My Mom is out of the hospital. She went in on Monday for surgery and got out Tuesday. Today, I spot this piece over at McSweeney’s. Amusingly appropriate.

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meow

April 3, 2005 – 9:21 am

I get an email this morning from Macromedia, who apparently labor under the impression that I’m a Flash developer extraordinaire. The email provides a link that, they hope, explains my nagging wonder at just how designers created the “roving cat” at the Whiskas cat food website. After reading the article, I click through to see […]

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pornboy update: day 3

March 30, 2005 – 1:37 pm

I’m beginning to think I’ve overestimated the public’s need to see a baking icon festooned with porn starlet signatures. A common mistake, to be sure. I’m sure we all know many people who’ve made the same mistake. Bidding stands at $1.25. I’d been planning to use auction proceeds to buy a house on Beachwood Canyon. […]

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pornboy update: day 2

March 29, 2005 – 12:42 am

Two bids came in pretty quickly, but the thing is still only at $1.25. That’s pretty cool. Usually bids don’t start rolling in until Day 5. Seventy visitors so far. Not bad, really. I’m actually kind of pleased with the design of the auction page, so that’s the best that can be said of the […]

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