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I am a huge fan of good customer support, but I am cynical enough that I almost never expect to receive it. A couple of weeks ago, my Canon S500… Read more »

I may have figured it out! I think I know how we can sell the religious right in this country on the value of stem cell research! Pluripotent stem cells… Read more »

A few days ago, I was thumbing through issues of Cook’s Illustrated, looking for dessert ideas for Thanksgiving dinner at Mitch and Tim’s. I found a recipe for cherry cobbler… Read more »

I’ve lived in the SF bay area since 1991, when I first moved up here from San Diego (Encinitas, if you want to be picky about it) for a contract… Read more »

Calling all my friends in SF! The Hypnodome has a new show, and I want to go see it Saturday night. Anyone wanna come with?

I’ve wanted to try my hand at making samosas for a while now, and last weekend I finally decided to give it a try. But I didn’t want to do… Read more »

It is a busy weekend, for a confirmed Meyers-Briggs “I” such as myself. I had dinner and a massage with a pal Friday night. On Saturday, the chickie-babe and I… Read more »

I have been reading more lately, during the rides up and down the peninsula on CalTrain. The latest is Odysseus: A Life, by Charles Rowan Beye, an imagined biography of… Read more »

I need to get better at evaluating the activities and relationships that give me strength and energy, and those that drain me. This week at work has been… oh, let’s… Read more »