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As a means of passing the time after work in an air-conditioned environment (since our power was still out), we went to see “Fahrenheit 9/11” last night. I'd read some reviews here and elsewhere that left me skeptical about how

Our power came back on last night around 10 PM. It had been out for over 24 hours. I was already asleep at that wacky hour because, hell, there's just about nothing else to do. But I got up and

the power at our apartment is Still. Out. Since last night. And I'm so not pleased about the fact that we're going to have to replace everything in our fridge and freezer. Blah.

I just got three copies of the next issue of Vegetarian Journal in the mail, complete with my article on Cajun & Creole cooking. I'm pretty sure I queried that article back in the spring of 2002. Gotta love editorial

I'm always disappointed when I encounter incompetence. I don't think I have unrealistically high expectations of people — in fact, I expect people to have varying levels of competence, yet I'm still disappointed by it. Perhaps it's just that I

Writers' Night hosted by Don Ellis [Don Ellis is a great guy and very entertaining host. I highly recommend his writers' nights if only so you can hear him do a spot-on impersonation of Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers,

There's one born every 5.8 seconds. Blog, that is. According to weblog search engine Technorati, as quoted in The Register, 8,000 to 17,000 new blogs are created every single day. “Of these, a reported 36 per cent irritate friends or

Edited from an email message from a friend: Some in Congress are pushing for a vote on the Constitutional Marriage Amendment and it will occur this Wednesday. MoveOn.org has an easy, ready-made letter that they will send in your name