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Turning the Moneychangers out of the Temple

There's a diner called Orloff's on Columbus between 65th and 66th. I used to work near there, and I have many happy memories of having eaten artery-clogging lunches and dinners there. I also used to pick up a bagel with cream cheese and tomato there

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By: William Shunn
South Park cartoon version of Bill
Memes

South Park Bilmo

Thanks to ❦pould for pointing out where to make one of these . . . Now create your own South Park character!

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By: William Shunn
Korihor's Corner

Breakfast at the Judgment Bar &Amp; Grill

previous: Prophet Sharing There used to be a diner called Orloff's on Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th. It occupied a storefront in a grand white six-story building across from Lincoln Center. But Orloff's isn't there anymore, having been displaced by its landlord,

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By: Korihor Unbound

Sunny Day, My Ass

I recall that in ❦ricperrott's journal a few weeks back, we were discussing Sesame Street's bold move into South Africa. I pointed out that they had made an even bolder move into Israel and Palestine a few years ago. Well, now they've decided that

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Missionary Man

You Find Me . . . Entertaining?

I emailed invitations today for a birthday gathering next week. One invitation went to the St. Martin's editor who is reading Missionary Man. She wrote back. She said: "I've started reading Missionary Man and it's very entertaining." Let's just hope

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By: Elder Shunn
Television

"Attack on the Wires"

An excerpt from the television documentary "Attack on the Wires," about the effects of the 9/11 attack on communications networks, which first aired on BBC 2 on August 5th, 2002.

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By: William Shunn

DHTML Pop-Up Menus

Over the weekend I finished up a new cosmetic enhancement to the ol' Web site—pop-up menus in DHTML. Running the mouse over a section icon now brings up a menu of the features in that section. Click around and let me know if you find any problems.

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By: William Shunn

How Hot Is It in New York? Take a Whiff

My friend Shana emailed me this article from the New York Times last Wednesday: How hot is it in New York? Take a whiff It's not as hot today as it was then, but the article is still relevant.

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Bilmo on BBC 2

Just a reminder to our friends in the UK that the documentary "Attack on the Wires" will be transmitted on BBC 2 this evening at 7:30 pm. ❦pould and ❦ella have promised to tape it for me, but if anyone else wants to play backup, there'

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By: William Shunn

Fruit Salad Surprise!

There's this very keen diner near my office. They're friendly, they deliver quickly, their food is always good. And as a bonus, when we order from them, they always throw a little something extra into the bag—a banana, a slice of cake, a big cookie,

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By: William Shunn

Ouch!

I burned my right index finger cooking breakfast for █████ this morning. It is, of course, the finger I use more than any other, for everything from typing to picking my nose to touching hot cooking utensils. You should be impressed and gratified at the pain I'm willing to

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By: William Shunn

Another Fun Waste of Time

I've been playing around with style sheets, and last night I created custom scroll bars for my sites—a different color for each section. You can only see them in IE. Click around and check 'em out!

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