From Paul Graham’s site, the coolest palindrome I’ve ever seen: A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel), a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a [...]

I meet the strangest people at Starbucks. Due to some confusion over whether a grande soy latte for “Tim” is the same as a grande mocha for “Julie,” (answer: they are not) I ended up talking with a cute twenty-something year old. For some reason the conversation fell into the topic of what she did [...]

I was standing in line today behind a lady that was buying an enormous coffee cup. Seriously, it was about three feet high and probably held 10 or 20 gallons of liquid. For what kind of person would this make a good present[1]? I mean, it’s not a practical cup, despite the fact that it [...]

She came before me out of the moist predawn ground, as insubstantial as the morning fog, breathtaking beauty obscured by her very nature. “Boo,” she said. “Boo to you too,” I replied. “Are a ghost?” “I am the Ghost of Dreams Past,” she replied. “I am here to show you what you once dreamed for…” [...]

Thoughts while standing in line at Whole Foods: (Pretty close to reality. Very scary). Card or cash? Do I have enough cash? Shoot, I forgot something. I wonder if I’m going to make it to the gym tonight? Wow, look at her. What kind eyes. And such a sweet face! I wonder what happen if [...]