Monthly Archives: July 2002

recycle life: eat meat

The recent report that a high-carbohydrate diet is Bad for us naked apes, it suddenly occurs to me, takes some oomph out of the altruistic argument for vegetarianism.

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the eight-track web

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weblinks across the ocean

Natalie Solent has sent me eight visitors in a day or so. Hi y’all!

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no, but I play him on t.v.

Warm enough, eh? For the second time ever, someone told me today that I look like Jerry Garcia. Both of them were peddling Street Sheet (the beggars’ monthly) at the time. Coincidence? Later: Mike Linksvayer – who has angular features, … Continue reading

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bang!

On the night of the Fourth, I said truthfully to my One True Ex, “Well, I contributed to the celebratory ruckus—” (A look of alarm began to cross her face, as intended.) “—by standing outside and sneezing.”

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paperless MMF

A first! Got a spam today of the classic chainletter type (send $5 to the first name on this list . . .) — using Paypal rather than snail-mail.

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get over it

Quoth den Beste: Perfect safety is impossible; cope.

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