Monthly Archives: April 2002

I’m always glad when we come to the end of Hitler’s birthday month. Unfortunately, it’s also the end of Poetry Month and I did almost nothing to commemorate one of my favorite art forms. Back when I was working at … Continue reading →

Ten months old! Lookit the size of that head!

First of all, the playoffs are great this year! Lots of upsets-in-progress. Where’d the Celtics come from, they’re kicking Philly’s ass. I am totally rooting for Dallas, too, which is a little bit of a turnaround for me because I’m … Continue reading →

This morning on Sesame Street Robert DeNiro played a cabbage, explaining to Elmo that he was a great source of riboflavin. Yesterday Ray Charles and Tony Bennett sang the alphabet. And last week James Gandolfini, minus the fantastic goombah accent, … Continue reading →

What is your porn star name? (first name = childhood pet’s name; second name = mother’s maiden name) Uh, that’d be “Claudius Gustafson.” Absolutely nothing sexy about the name, which would force me to be sexier in person. The counterintuitive … Continue reading →

One of the most galling things about being in charge of the housework used to be picking up after Jack. He’d walk in after work, shed all his clothes into a sweaty, dusty pile, stretch his naked self on the … Continue reading →

Every time you masturbate, god kills a kitten! (links via vituperation.com)

Jack has a friend named Cougar Estrada. Cougar is such an insanely cool name that we thought about using it for the baby but we were talked out of it, just as we were talked out of Pablo, Nipsy, Mookie, … Continue reading →

I’m thinking of stealing a domain name right out from under the noses of the selfish, unimaginative looosers who own fussy.com, .net, and .org. Other options (courtesy of Register.com): fussybiscuits, fussycookies, crosscookies, and grumpybiscuits. This morning’s breakfast revelation: They’re not … Continue reading →

One of my favorite blogs is Anil Dash’s shrdlu winograd maclisp teletype. For me, it strikes a good balance of thought-provoking essays and smartass fun. After reviewing someone else’s web log for the Peer-to-Peer Review Project, I started wondering why … Continue reading →