Category Archives: California

symptom

Posted on Thursday, 2003 October 02 by Anton

Today I saw a Windows reboot script on one of BART’s new ticket machines.

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I can see your house

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 July 23 by Anton

View from high above a neighborhood where I spent quite a lot of time between 1971 and 1981; much has changed since then. Elsewhere: Dad’s house, which is new, is not visible – I can’t even identify his street. 2004: … Continue reading →

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geography

Posted on Friday, 2003 July 11 by Anton

I’m working today in a skyscraper in Oakland. I can’t remember when I was on such a high floor on this side of the bay; I keep looking out the window and thinking “That can’t be right.”

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those wacky economists

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 07 by Anton

A couple of weeks ago I happened to meet Jeff Hummel on Market Street. My eye was caught not by his face but by his t-shirt, which bore several crossed-out misspellings of Laissez Faire.

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an outing in Area 650

Posted on Friday, 2003 July 04 by Anton

At dinner last night, whom should I espy but loyal reader Mysterious Mike Linksvayer. (After that, it is fitting that Mike’s page leads me to a guide to spices.) Afterward my party went to a cinema for Lawrence of Arabia, … Continue reading →

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family visit

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 July 02 by Anton

Spent the day with Dad. He said that with my new drug habit I seem not only happier but more decisive; that even Seth remarked on the change. (What d’ya know. Seen from inside it’s not nearly so dramatic.) Dad … Continue reading →

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a weekend with family

Posted on Monday, 2003 June 30 by Anton

After six months as a car-owner, the freckles on my left arm are distinctly darker than those on my right. My stepsiblings recently moved nearby, and half of our respective parents are visiting this week. Saturday we met at Stoa, … Continue reading →

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