David Crane, you’re on my list. Do y’all remember this episode of Friends where Ross and Rachel finally get together (the first time)? The one where Phoebe says that Ross is Rachel’s lobster and lobsters mate for life? (If you don’t remember it, don’t ever talk to me again. The only reasonable excuse is if [...]
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Have you ever paid attention to the number of emails you exchange with any one person? Your admin, for instance. I tremble to think how many messages shoot across the server between us. Thank god for IM, at least internally. Having a Blackberry just makes it worse, because you know we’re all answering email when we [...]
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I am pleased to report that the nail salon in my building is more than adequate for my pedicure needs. Alicia and I had our tootsies done yesterday afternoon — purely for research purposes, of course — and I am satisfied. I was a little irked when the tech caught a piece of callus and [...]
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Would the real “good children” please stand up? Let’s say, for the sake of argument, you have placed a moratorium of indefinite duration on communication with a parent to protect your own tenuous grip on sanity. This is not a decision said parent will support — it’s not how The Family works, generally, and that probably explains a lot. [...]
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