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Only weird people are interested in my bed
I've bought and sold a lot of things on craigslist over the years. All of the sales have gone smoothly. I can't say the same about my current attempt to sell a bed frame.Here's who's replied so far:1. Dude says he's interested. Wants to come over and check it out. We set up a time. As I always do... Read more...
Published a week ago

It's that time of year again...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Is anyone else amused...
...every time they pass Euclid Street?I mean, I really hope there aren't non-Euclidean streets lurking out there in the city, like where the parallel streets end up running into each other or into themselves. Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

I think I just lost some liberal street cred
Today NPR was doing segments on 9/11 conspiracy theories and why the war is a waste of money and lives and whether the terrorists have actually won. Normally I'm largely in agreement with the aforementioned subjects (well, or at least interested in hearing the conspiracy theories, even if some of... Read more...
Published a month ago

Whole Foods bag-refund policy seems inconsistent
Tonight I went to Whole Foods for a fast food dinner â€" a drink and some fruit. I was asked if I wanted a bag, to which I replied that I didn't need one. The cashier did not give me the five-cent "go green bag discount" that is generally applied for not taking a bag. I asked, and the cashier... Read more...
Published a month ago

How would teaching sex ed to kindergarteners possibly be a bad thing?
I was kind of disappointed to learn that McCain's complaint that Obama wants to teach comprehensive sexuality education to kindergarteners was actually unfounded.Kindergarteners should absolutely be taught age-appropriate sexuality information, such as that humans generally live in family units... Read more...
Published a month ago

Why were the lights on in the first place?
This Lights Out Boston program is pretty cool, but why is it only for part of the year, and why is it voluntary? Why not allow ISD to cite anyone who has clearly unnecessary energy-using items turned on?(And no, I of course don't mean that they should be scrutinizing power usage and intruding... Read more...
Published a month ago

Why the United States Postal Service can bite me, by eeka
Like many Boston residents, I live in a three-family home. This means there are three mailboxes attached to our house, each bearing the names of the people on that floor. For the past several months, our letter carrier has been randomly putting the mail in our mailboxes nearly every day. A couple... Read more...
Published a month ago

There's at least one reason not to hate Boston Moving Day
Aside from certain areas in town where the entire width of the street is crammed full of illegally parked moving trucks, minivans, pickups, cars, Segways, horses, etc., it's actually easier to park this week than it usually is. When I drove to home visits in various Boston neighborhoods yesterday... Read more...
Published a month ago

In which eeka makes a stateist comment about how this upfucked story is of course from Texas
A school in Texas is instituting a policy of having teachers carry concealed handguns in case of a violent incident. Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Yet another reason to vote for Sonia Chang-Diaz
She has really awesome people in her promotional photos: Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Overheard in a restaurant in Marina Bay
"No, no, not like that. It's H-O-A-R." Read more...
Published 2 months ago