ג׳ בסיון ה׳תשס״ז (Sunday 20 May 2007)

the vet: take two

ג׳ בסיון ה׳תשס״ז (Sunday 20 May 2007)

Sharav and I went to the vet this evening. We decided to walk because the weather was pleasant and because I didn’t feel like trying to hail a cab with him. The last time we went to the vet, Sharav was sick and he was just tested, diagnosed and treated, so this visit counted as [...]

a weird thought

כ״ח באייר ה׳תשס״ז (Wednesday 16 May 2007)

Have you ever seen a fat albino? I was just in the supermarket and an albino was in line behind me (purchasing a single beer). He was tall and skinny, like every albino I’ve ever seen. It suddenly occurred to me that there might be no fat albinos out there. So if you know any [...]

More on Plagiarism

כ״ז באייר ה׳תשס״ז (Tuesday 15 May 2007)

Since I’ve written here recently about plagiarism, this article caught my eye: The Deeper Fakery of Couric’s Plagiarism – and, even more so, its subtitle: “Why original thought is harder to steal.” I probably haven’t watched a network evening news report in any country or language in close to two decades. Or maybe I have, [...]

dog dog dog

כ״ו באייר ה׳תשס״ז (Monday 14 May 2007)

For everyone who doesn’t yet know, I adopted a dog about three weeks ago. His name is Sharav and he’s a little over four months old. He’s probably some sort of German Shepherd mix, though the vet says he might be a purebred German Shepherd and one of the local dog aficionados insists that he’s [...]

a cool blog

כ״ה באייר ה׳תשס״ז (Sunday 13 May 2007)

If you like Faith in Nathan, you will love Alex In India. Check it out – it’s pretty cool. And I don’t only say that because he’s my brother.

band names

כ״ד באייר ה׳תשס״ז (Saturday 12 May 2007)

You know what might be a good name for a band? The Opposable Thumbs. Another good band name: The White Box Trucks.