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Babysitter Telemarketing (I lasted two weeks, selling lightbulbs for some charity group) Clerk (mall Waldenbooks) Tutor (Algebra II and Trig, while in High School) Clerk (liquor store) Clerk (comic shop… Read more »

There’s not a lot to report from my adventure in civic duty of being an election clerk. Some raw numbers: – Roughly 600 eligible voters for my precinct – Roughly… Read more »

The outtakes from a movie never really show the scenes I want them to. What i really want to see is: when the lead actor got in a screaming slap… Read more »

I went up to the city (sorry, “The City”) last night to see a show with a couple of friends. Okay, that explanation was too easy. One of the friends… Read more »

After a couple of days of solid rain in the south bay, the clouds finally parted Wednesday. Which was good, because I had made plans with my pal Wendy to… Read more »

Your first time is always special, I’m told. Book I own that my friends don’t own: I got rid of virtually all my books a few years ago, so the… Read more »

I haven’t really been hunting for work, but within the past month, three different people have contacted me with “Hey, I just heard about this position; might you be interested?”… Read more »

When I was in Oregon last week, the news made it inevitable that the discussion would eventually turn to politics and the election. I was surprised to find that all… Read more »

I woke up early, and very cold. Dang, it gets cold up here! I broke camp quickly and made my way to the vista point to see Castle Crags. Although… Read more »

After a week of visiting Dan and Melody (and Laurie and Michael and Mary and Andrea) and Owen (and Troy and DJ and Josh), it was time to migrate south… Read more »