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I do not like synthetic smells.
Well, that’s not an absolute, I wear cologne sometimes, and don’t mind the right fragrance on the right woman - I tend to be a fan of Angel, both for women and men. And of course, I wear deodorant…
More often, though, it seems to me that scent is the [...]

I saw Woody Allen’s latest film, Everything Else at the Grove last night.
I’m a big Woody Allen fan, but his last movies have been a little bit disappointing. What I like about him is the introspective exploration of his neuroses, more than the plain comedy and snappy dialogue, and the last few movies have, [...]

Hooray for possum fur nipple warmers!

The only two things really worth spending your money on are:
Travel and education
They are the only things no one can take away from you. Cars, homes, furniture, electronics, books, whatever, all can be lost in an eyeblink. But short of massive brain damage, in which case you won’t care that you don’t remember [...]

I finally finished Skinny Legs and All this evening, after various diversions including needlepoint, video games, and the Harry Potter collectible trading card game - all of which are, I admit, inferior uses of one’s time, but what the hell.
I found the book somewhat disturbing, in a friendly way, given the current context of mideast [...]

I just finished watching four PBS series-es on DVD of recreations of historical living conditions. Each puts modern-day people into a long term recreation of the lifestyle of a given historical period. (given in the order watched) Participants are typically not paid for their participation, save for a stipend to cover lost [...]