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Not much going on. Called and caught up with some old friends out West this past week.

Had Chinese for Thanksgiving.

Looking forward to Mr. Wolfe on Monday; Mr. Wolf made a decent Mason.

26 days to go.

Space is a tough place where wimps eat flaming plasma death. It's nearly time for the annual play-through.

Politics & Prose is a national treasure.

The Metro town hall had a SRO crowd. This is good.

Dr. Strangelove is excellent on the big screen; go see it.

I Heart Huckabees was amusing. Lily was fantastic, and the fireman character was too like me. Funny though.

Deming and the folks at Toyota would be proud. Yesterday, I had maybe ten more pages of endnotes to American Dream left when I walked up to the counter, picked up my preorder copy of I am Charlotte Simmons and paid for a copy of Free World, which I had autographed. Since it is a few weeks yet before Mr. Wolfe (hee hee) will...
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Tufte was cool; he signed my swag. Plus, work paid for the class.

Top reports I'm now at over 200 days uptime. Yay!

Tomorrow, I get sent for some training I hope will be cool. Copies of the Strunk & White of data are promised, so I'm optimistic.

Today, I need to return the new cellphone I got, and cancel the associated contract. The buttons are too tight for me to be bothered to reprogram it, so I'll...
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With all three branches of government in their clutches, all I can say is that the next two to four years better be the most peacful, prosperous fucking years this country has ever seen.

The haircut feels so fucking good.

These past few days, I've been feeling like a Mad Arab wannabe. Or maybe Bart Simpson...
I will not read mind-bending texts to all hours of the night.
I will not read mind-bending texts to all hours of the night.
I will not read mind-bending texts to all hours of the night.
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Also, I think I will be...
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Got too little sleep again.

Time for a haircut.

Also, I shall go foraging for brains. Or maybe a bagel.

ItisbycaffeinealoneIsetmyassinmotion. Goddamn, I'm getting too old for that shit.

In other news, Sir Richard Burton did put the word act in actor. Also, Raquel Welch is hot. Again.

Thank you, and good night.

The Hirshorn is a great place to go, and not just for the modern art. The shock on some of the visitors can be awesome!

Lynne Truss is coming to DC next month. Also, so is Tom Wolfe.

Richard Florida had better have fucking lead in his wrists, or something. His book has been delayed again.

Guess I'll read Jeremy Rifkin's latest sooner than...
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Highlights for the week just past include seeing David Rees (My New Fighting Technique is Unstoppable, &c.) in person at my friendly local book store. He's one funny motherfucker.