2008
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The Secret
My employer recently opened a Wellness Center. (Considering my employer is the state Department of Health, this is arguably several decades behind the curve). There have been a series of lunchtime discussions and activities related to dieting, stress relief, aging gracefully, tai chi, and the like. None of this caught my attention until I saw […]
SiW Birthday List?
You know, some of us know each other very well and many of us have never met… maybe it would be a nice idea for us each to post our birth dates, so that when our birthday comes we can wish each other a happy birthday? It might be sweet!
If you want it done right…
Think Progress has a nice catch from an NPR interview, in which Attorney General Mukasey acts as if the current debate about waterboarding is academic: OK, let’s assume that the president wants, despite a finding of illegality under law, to have waterboarding done, who is it precisely that he’s going to get to do it? […]
Foldables
Isa and I were working on her science lab, from her 4th grade text book. It was to measure the mass of an apple (I broke down and bought a kitchen scale) and then wait a few days, and weigh them again, ostensibly measuring the mass of the water which had evaporated. Fair enough. The […]
Valentine’s Day Dilemma
Here’s my Valentine’s day dilemma. Please tell me what you think. I’ve been on three dates with a woman whom I’m at least moderately interested in. There’s nothing going on between us – it could wind up being a friendship or something else. Any of those are fine; I’m looking for something serious and am […]
Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Since the next film is coming out, I netflixed this one for Isa, because she hadn’t seen it.“Can we watch Indiana Jones?” she asked me.Score one point for the entity that changed this movie’s name. In case you didn’t know, it is now Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, which I think […]
strike meeting
It was surprisingly low key, even though this was a relative victory for the writers. The final meeting in 1988 was much more boisterous, and that was in the face of a clear loss. And I can’t help thinking it’s because of the attitude of our leadership. There wasn’t a sign pointing upstairs saying “WGA […]
their least popular stamp
In Topanga, a typical trip to the post office consists of waiting in line, listening to this sort of exchange: Customer: How much to send this package to Portland? Person behind counter: When do you need it to get there? (several minutes later, they have agreed on a class of postage that balances the need […]
I Get Off on Christopher Street
I ride a PATH train underneath the Hudson River to get from my home in New Jersey to the sinister island of Manhattan, where I am employed. I detrain at the Christopher Street station and walk to my SoHo offices. In the evenings I reverse the route. (I assume most of you are familiar with […]
strike
Yesterday was hopefully the last day of WGA picketing, a mass march at Disney. As soon as I reached the line a stranger asked if I would sign his picket sign. “It’s for my kid when he grows up. So he knows that I did something.” I signed, but also silently hoped that he would […]
Jack Silbert, curator