Friday Five / Voice of Reason

Friday, Mar. 05, 2004 - 2:00 a.m.

This week's Friday Five: (Questions are boldface, my answers appear beneath.)

What was...

...your first grade teacher's name?

A: Mrs. Matthews.

...your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?

A: I had a hard time deciding this one, between Bugs Bunny and the Pink Panther, but I think I'll let the Pink Panther have this one by a nose.

...the name of your very first best friend?

A: Andrea Itano.

...your favorite breakfast cereal?

A: Lucky Charms.

...your favorite thing to do after school?

A: Watch television while doing my homework. Kimba, Ultraman, and later, The Monkees.

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The B. Dalton bookstore in Serramonte Center is closing, and all of the stock is 20% off in that store. I picked up a copy of "Voice Of Reason" which is the book written by Ronn Owens. Ronn is a talk show host on KGO radio here in SF, and has tolerated my correspondence with him for at least ten years.

Anyway, recently I emailed him and asked if I sent him the book and asked him to inscribe it, would he please write 'To Brin -- Thanks for an inventive night of shame and passion.'

He picked up the ball VERY nicely, and responded with an email that included the line 'even the gerbil had a cigarette afterwards.'

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At my suggestion, my friend added a final blessing to the room that had been reconsecrated. The friend went into the room and, in the correct Mumford voice, said 'A-La Peanut Butter Sandwich!', and thus, being a fan of the Muppets, completed the process of welcoming the room back to the household.

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Nothing new to report dietwise; I investigated some of the low carb chocolate bars on Thursday night, and I didn't see anything that appealed to me. I am very proud of the fact that I haven't 'slipped' or 'cheated' or 'taken a day off' and had real chocolate; it's self-defeating, and this is a long-term project, the beginning of which has been difficult, but worth it. :)

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