Friday, February 27th, 2009
D-Day
It took me a bit longer than I had planned, but as of today, I have no debt.
Entries from February 2009
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Study Zeroes In on Calories, Not Diet, for Loss
Study Zeroes In on Calories, Not Diet, for Loss “…For people who are trying to lose weight, it does not matter if they are counting carbohydrates, protein or fat. All that matters is that they are counting something. That is the finding of the largest-ever controlled study of weight-loss methods published on Wednesday in The [...]
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control trying to shut down DNA lounge
I know some of you are fans, so I thought you might like to know that the DNA Lounge could use your help: The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is trying to put DNA Lounge permanently out of business. They are accusing us of “running a disorderly house injurious to the public welfare and [...]
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Ice Skating
Went ice skating at Belmont Iceland last night. Lot’s of people there — students with ID get in free during the month of February. There was a large group of Stanford students (15-20). They looked so young! Two of them appeared to be a gay couple–at least, they held hands as they skated around the [...]
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
The New Book Banning
The New Book Burning by Walter Olson, City Journal 12 February 2009: It’s hard to believe, but true: under a law Congress passed last year aimed at regulating hazards in children’s products, the federal government has now advised that children’s books published before 1985 should not be considered safe and may in many cases be [...]
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Pride and Predator: Jane Austen/alien mashup to be produced by Elton John
Elton John’s Rocket Pictures hopes to make the first Jane Austen adaptation to which men will drag their girlfriends. Will Clark is set to direct “Pride and Predator,” which veers from the traditional period costume drama when an alien crash lands and begins to butcher the mannered protags, who suddenly have more than marriage and [...]
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Coraline on Valentine’s day
Two hot dates on Valentines day! Woo! Only marred by a cough I contraced the day before. Fortunately, both dates were cool about it, and decided not to bail, even though I offered to reschedule. Had brunch at St. Michael’s Alley in Palo Alto. I had a salmon scramble. Delicious, but a little pricey. Conversation [...]
