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So, today I turn 28 years old. Wheee! I know this may get confusing, but bear with me — it’s also the birthday of Daniel’s stepmom, Tammy (who was born the same year, 1958, as *my* mom), AND of Daniel’s sister’s boyfriend, Mike. In other words, if you take the Clausens and look at the …

A couple of years ago when I went to my first Texas dentist, I adopted this philosophy as fundamental personal truth: Dentistry is not science. Dentists, rather, are voodoo magicians. I don’t mean to imply for any of you dentists (or aspiring dentists) out there that I hate you all. But if you take it …

Last night, a few good friends and I went to the Improv in Addison to see Aries Spears, whose Comedy Central special my TiVo recorded for me a couple of weeks ago. Aries was freaking *hilarious*, I tell you. The opening act was this guy named Ryan Hamilton, who won Sierra Mist’s “Who is America’s …

I saw a link to the Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie Web site on another blog … “An Effective, Low-Cost Solution To Combating Mind-Control.” Hilarious stuff, including this warning: “BEWARE OF COMMERCIAL AFDBS: Since you should trust no one, always construct your AFDB yourself to avoid the risk of subversion and mental enslavement. Sometimes, AFDBs will …

I think this is a brilliant way to see the city! Perhaps we can try next month when we’re there? 🙂

At work, I’ve managed to catch up (pretty much) on the really big projects that have been filling my plate for, oh, the last two years … and for the last few days have been able to do some of the things I should do daily but rarely actually get to. Most notably, I’ve been …

Some people have expressed great surprise that this week’s revelation of Mark Felt as the real Deep Throat has gone unnoticed on my blog. Fair enough. Yes, I’m a journalist by training and to my core … but what you might not know is that, when I was a graduate teaching assistant and (later) adjunct …

Last week’s trivia question was all about documentary filmmakers — particularly, my favorite, one Errol Morris. Morris’s work spans several decades and includes most recently the hit profile of Robert McNamara, “The Fog of War.” As a filmmaker, Morris has an unmistakeable style; watch two or three of his documentaries and try to ignore his …

I heard about a new German film, “The Ninth Day,” on NPR this morning (you can listen to the story, too!). After having missed “Downfall” in the theaters because I let myself be talked into holding off so I could see it with other people (which never happened — UGH), I will not be dissuaded …

So, it’s 3 p.m. on the Tuesday when the AC repair company — a full nine days after we reported AC trouble — was scheduled to show up between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. And AC man *JUST* showed up. He’s crawling around in the attic now, thank goodness, and my great hope is that …