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- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel
- David Rakoff

- 3 wds: Rhythmic Raw Rakoff
- The Signal and the Noise
- Nate Silver

- 3 wds: accessible, insightful, broad
- The Casual Vacancy
- J.K. Rowling

- 3 wds: captivating, political, believable
- The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War against al-Qaeda
- Neil Shah

- 3 wds: Captivating, informative, redacted
- The Blank Slate
- Steven Pinker

- 3 wds: Rant, lengthy, correct
- The Trial
- Franz Kafka

- 3 wds: Disheartening, linear, skippable
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Monthly Archives: August 2004
Large, sharp, metal shards
Just a couple of links today: A funny letter to the President from Michael Moore. I think I remember from high school that this is called burlesque. The next link has nothing to do with my upcoming party, but What … Continue reading
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A Bring-your-own-robot party
My brother is an international champion! No, he didn’t win Olympic Gold in juggling, but he did help make a pretty awesome robot. His team from MIT won RoboCon, an international robot competition in Japan. He won a trophy and … Continue reading
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Spinning Spickner
The New York trip was fantastic. A much needed break from work, if only for 28 hours. Seth’s musical (see below) was surprisingly good, even though the plot climaxed at the end of act one. If it gets picked up … Continue reading
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The Illegals
Traveling for NYC for the one-night, one-day to see The Spickner Spin–compsed by my good friend Seth. But, before I take my leave, here’s what appears to be an actual radio ad by a Republican running for Congress in North … Continue reading
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West Wing Night, Sans The Active Ingredient
Been quite busy at work, hence the lack of blogging. The week in review: Friday night I went miniature golfing in Arlington with a co-worker. We took two buses to get there, and after putting and some time at the … Continue reading
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Not Quite A Koan
A few people have been commenting to me about the selection of Feminist books on the right side of the blog (which desperately needs updating). Well, last Friday, I picked up The Second Sex. Previously, I had only read the … Continue reading
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Sorry Mom: The Summer of 1980
Found this interesting article about the boiling summer during which I was in the womb…my Mom has always reminisced bitterly about the weather that summer. I guess the heat was pretty bad if the Post decided to write about it … Continue reading
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Killing, Saving: Same Thing
My fulfilling weekend started by getting out of work at a decent time (in celebration of a great convention!). Went up Connecticut Ave to watch Spidey at the Uptown (again); but, this time we sat in the front row. Tobey’s … Continue reading
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