Category Archives: me!me!me!

thanks for dropping in

Posted on Monday, 2003 March 31 by Anton

Traffic on this site spiked on March 13, thanks-but-no-thanks to 877 hits from 172.176.73.9 and 701 from 172.184.236.112, neither of which shows up in traceroute. Life’s little mysteries . . . . After searches gone astray, the biggest number of referrals this month … Continue reading →

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the language barrier

Posted on Saturday, 2003 March 29 by Anton

Leaving the house today, I heard a neighbor mention to a visitor that he had taken Russian in hi-skool. “So did I!” said I. So he asked: “Kogdá idú?” I remember just enough to know that this means When am … Continue reading →

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pure pure pitiful me

Posted on Thursday, 2003 March 13 by Anton

Another lustrum, another haircut. A lustrum is a period of five years; I’ve known that for about three lustra, but until now I never thought to look up why it’s so called and what the Romans used it for (which … Continue reading →

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look out

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 March 12 by Anton

Recently noticed a flaw in my car: I am tall enough that the main mirror blocks an important part of my view (where there are ramps). If I cannot contrive to mount it a couple of inches higher (or on … Continue reading →

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Mr Micawber

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 March 11 by Anton

One of my fans, who works in Sunnyvale for a firm whose name you’d recognize, thinks there might be an opening for me if only my résumé weren’t so lame. Suggestions invited, including funny ones. November 23: I could emphasize … Continue reading →

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øuch

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 02 by Anton

Yesterday I leapt over a shrubbery, twisted my right ankle (mildly), and landed hard on my left knee. Somehow this stiffened the muscle(s) behind the knee. I think of it as a learning experience: like, I never noticed before how … Continue reading →

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a family outing

Posted on Monday, 2003 February 10 by Anton

My stepbrother Seth Chabay and I have the same birthday, and this year (turning 42 and 21) we celebrated together for the first time. Here we are looking at the kangaroo of a curious little zoo in Wake Forest, North … Continue reading →

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