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What she said
Advice Goddess Amy Alkon recently tried to hire an assistant. She got a recent journalism school graduate. As a journalism graduate myself, she has my sympathies. Amy wrote: So…the girl was a journalism student, and her clips were okay, but I learned (when it was too late) that she apparently studied only journalism in college…
Read MoreMerry Christmas, y’all
Ciara and the bounty of the day Merry Christmas — or just merry day off! — to you and yours! Now, where's my mimosa?
Read MoreThat’s a dragon, not a chicken
Adventure Okay, so this brings back memories. It's Atari's little "Adventure" game, recreated as a Flash file you can play in your browser. I think it probably even has the Easter Eggs, though the only time I tried to find one my browser quit. (Firefox 2.0 is not impressing me these days.) What I do…
Read MoreThe month in pictures
Ho, Ho, Ho So: Yikes. December happened, and it wasn't blogged. Whatever shall we do? Move on. Today, Cameron and I did one of the few remaining things I haven't done in ten years in New York City — went and sat on Santa's lap in Macy's. We're both suffused with David Sedaris and his…
Read MoreName that thing!
Thing from the sea So, when we were in Tampa for the cousin's wedding, Craig, Kris, Syd, Mom and me all hit the beach for about an hour or so. Enough time to get wet, get sandy, make a Nemo sandcastle, and for Syd to get sand in her eyes twice and have a hysterical…
Read MoreA jolly holiday
Holiday greetings So, I went to "The Holiday" the other night. One of those opening night movie premiere type things which are quite a way for a studio to spend money, quite a way to get some nice nosh, quite a way to see a movie for free and — if you're super lucky, quite…
Read MoreBad English, Part 1
Ineffectual This pains me. And it's not because of the adoption element. And it's not just because of the use of "affect" in the wrong context. It's because someone uses it correctly in the lead, and bolloxes it up for the headline and the URL. Gah! UPDATE: Fixed!
Read MoreThe most wonderful time of the year
Sacked Out As Thanksgiving recedes and I fail to write about it due to time constraints, I fear the events of that week may never be recorded for all posterity. Eh, who cares. I'll get to it if I can. What I'm stuck on now is my complete addiction to Palmer chocolate candy. Seriously. You've…
Read MoreThe new world disorder
So I'm standing in line at the post office, ready to mail out some Ebay items. There's a line of about 15 people wrapping around in a "c" shape. Someone has left their black canvas knapsack in the middle of the floor, near but not in the line, with the backings of some stickered items…
Read MorePost-Turkey tease
Austin Zoo Warning I was going to try and update the past week's comings, goings, eatings, laughings and eye-rollings, but I'm just too bloody tired right now. So that'll be tomorrow. For now, I leave you with the best thing I saw that whole weekend (other than my niece, Sydney): The warning notices at the…
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