Category Archives: California

blogdom 510

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Oops, I have not publicly thanked Steve Neal for hosting Bayside Blogger Bash II this weekend. It was smaller (and therefore more comfortable for this introvert) than the previous edition, ably hosted by Peter Přibík and Christina Tosti who very … Continue reading →

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pedal power

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 April 23 by Anton

While waiting for a bus one morning last week, I saw (across the street) a man with one foot, on a bicycle. I guess he was pushing along the ground with his one foot; I spotted him as he came … Continue reading →

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lexicon lust

Posted on Sunday, 2002 April 21 by Anton

Saturday at Moe’s I found a recent reprint of the great Monier-Williams dictionary of Sanskrit (1899) for $35, about a quarter of what I had expected to pay someday for it. Whee. I find, by the way, that Indian printing … Continue reading →

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area code is destiny?

Posted on Sunday, 2002 April 14 by Anton

It has been brought to my attention that 415 is HTTP code for “Unsupported Media Type”. I guess that would include former employees of the Industry Standard.

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wildlife around us

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 April 03 by Anton

So that’s it! On the way home this evening, I saw a raccoon slip into a sewer-grate. In other news, frogs (or somethings) have been chirping in chorus at night; I guess they’re in the ditch by the railroad.

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reading the tea leaves

Posted on Saturday, 2002 March 16 by Anton

Strangers keep asking me for cigarettes – more often, it seems, than they did even a few months ago. Is this a sign of something?

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Zegnatronese Liberation Army

Posted on Saturday, 2002 March 09 by Anton

Zegnatronic Man has a new sign! He has given up his impeachment campaigns, and now wants the world to know this: I MAGNIN 12 GALAXIES ALPHATRONIC PROFANED PERJURIES AGAINST THEM RULING THE UNIVERSE AND DECTROTRONIC PROPOSITIONS (The italic parts are … Continue reading →

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