Karmic Wisdom

As loyal readers know, last weekend was Al-Eddie-Al. The boyfriend even made T-shirts to celebrate the occasion. Here’s what happened with the Al parts (Eddie to follow in a later posting).
After an amazing lunch at Angeline’s in Berkeley, we arrived at Cobb’s Comedy Club. Unfortunately, many people arrived before us, so we had to sit [...]

A few thoughts on the news:
The Supreme Court has just reversed precedent that limited how much corporations can spend on political campaigns. On a theoretical level, I’m torn. I believe in free speech, and the corporations are claiming that money IS free speech.
On a practical level, however, I’m not torn at all. I’m not convinced [...]

My new matchflick column is up. http://www.matchflick.com/column/2089
And I’m sorry I haven’t written lately. I’m down with a cold (and with teaching and with the rain). Luckily, I wrote this column two weeks early.

Living under a rock? Then you might not know that The Simpsons is celebrating its 20th anniversary tomorrow. (More importantly, you may want to reconsider your living arrangements. And how are you getting the internet under there?)
Tomorrow night my family will gather around the tv, which has spent more time raising the boy than I have, to [...]