Category Archives: me!me!me!

plink plank plunk

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 January 28 by Anton

Does anybody know a good guitar teacher (for beginners) between, oh, San Leandro and Milpitas inclusive? 2006 May: Never mind, I’m selling the guitar. I find no way to hold it without causing pain in at least one wrist.

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yeah, I said that already

Posted on Sunday, 2003 January 19 by Anton

Strolling through my mail archives (outgoing), I find the occasional bon mot worth repeating. 1998 March 12: Mind you, being a bit of a romantic (former member of the Society for Creative Anachronism), I confess I do find “High-Tech-Middle Ages” … Continue reading →

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Arlo nails it

Posted on Friday, 2003 January 10 by Anton

One of my favorite songs begins: It’s the tenth of January / and I still ain’t had no sleep

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would a Yankee professor lie?

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 January 07 by Anton

I sent Dad a pretty piece of meteorite, without explanation, knowing that he and his missus would have fun guessing what it is. I had never seen stuff like it: lumps of olivine (a translucent silicate rock) in a matrix … Continue reading →

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Uni High

Posted on Thursday, 2002 December 26 by Anton

My hi-skool’s alumnal newsletter came this week. I am pleased to learn that my fellow escapees include someone more eminent than that guy who writes about baseball for Newsweek, namely the late economist James Tobin, whose autobiography names two previous … Continue reading →

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nothing to see here

Posted on Friday, 2002 December 20 by Anton

And now for some news that has nothing at all to do with nude women . . . yet: As of about an hour ago, I am the nervously proud owner of a Toyota, the first car with my name on it … Continue reading →

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it’s somewhat like working

Posted on Monday, 2002 December 09 by Anton

Well, well. The firm where I temped for one afternoon in October – where I did exactly one task, and then spent four or five hours enjoying hi-speed Web access – wants me back for holiday week. I wonder what … Continue reading →

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