it's a scary morning when the time elapsed from Tyler Cowen saying "You'll know it's bad if X happens" to X happening is < 24 hours.
08:14 AM October 07, 2008
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home again, much rejoicing. perfect SF weather to welcome me home. now off to a slightly shaky choir rehearsal
04:33 PM September 21, 2008
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@ms_curmudge0n btw, a book called _Richistan_ covers the gradations in great detail. I haven't read it but have been told it's great
01:30 AM September 12, 2008
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@ms_curmudge0n There are many sub-gradations of rich. At level N you tend to think "superrich" = level N+1. The article's nbhd is level ~2
01:27 AM September 12, 2008
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cars I wish were exported to the US: Peugeot 207, Seat Cupra/Leon, Alfa Romeo 147/156
10:52 AM September 07, 2008
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in a major civilizational advance, Europeans have discovered comfortable mattresses and large, soft terry cloth towels
01:30 AM September 07, 2008
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at Heathrow. very very jetlagged.
05:35 AM September 06, 2008
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fried duck testicles are surprisingly mild-tasting. Also surprisingly large.
11:24 PM August 30, 2008
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c'mon, nyt, s/dowd/lithwick already. or, even better, s/friedman/lithwick.
09:02 AM August 30, 2008
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nothing spotlights one's relative lack of aerobic endurance quite like high altitude
11:49 AM August 29, 2008
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right here, right now, Laphroaig tastes good. Of course this is drink #5 so judgment may be impaired
09:29 PM August 27, 2008
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At Tahoe offsite. Amit is waving fistfuls of extra drink tickets. This can't be good
07:50 PM August 27, 2008
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ngh. nasty cold + cat meowing at 3 AM = groggy and cranky
08:41 AM August 03, 2008
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the cover band at the DNA lounge is playing "lola". We are all singing "Yoda" along with them
10:48 PM July 18, 2008
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typical July 4th in SF: fireworks hidden in the fog, bone-chillingly cold
09:17 PM July 04, 2008
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oxymoron of the day: "a small family winery producing 35000 cases a year"
04:51 PM July 04, 2008
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last night, my weirdest pair of book purchases ever. 1. Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence. 2. Stuff On My Cat: The Book.
10:15 AM July 04, 2008
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a cleaning service that vacuums all the cat hair off your furniture is a cleaning service worth keeping.
09:27 PM July 01, 2008
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eyes itchy, throat sore from wildfire smoke in the air. Wonder if this is what Beijing is like.
06:44 AM June 27, 2008
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