...history as much as I am (admittedly a vanishingly small number, but wot the hell) have to check this page out. It's apparently clips from a film put together by the Class of 1970.

That was a hugely interesting time at Yale--the Yale of Doonesbury and the 28-28 tie, Bobby Seale and co-education. I found the clip of William Sloane Coffin particularly interesting.

Oh, and for my daily dose of Quixoticism: bring back Bladderball!

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...at a Pink Floyd laser light show.

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This morning, the NY Times blew the lid off of beer pong and flippy cup. The Gray Lady's verdict: popular. I myself take a shot every time I see the NYT introduce yet another conservative writer to its editorial page. God knows we need more conservative voices in the mass media.

Did any of you play drinking games? Any interesting ones? I just drank, quickly and without malice. I had no time for games.

By the way, I'm watching the baseball playoffs and pulling hard for my Redbirds. They may need all the pulling I can muster. Also, I'm reading Warren Ellis' "Transmetropolitan," as well as a great book called "Old Money" by Nelson Aldrich. And working on the website for my college novel. Think you're gonna like it, folks. The humor website is still being designed--think that's gonna be pretty good, too.

See Capote. And the Murrow movie. And "Lord of War." Also, play the video game Wizard of War. "I am the wizard of warrrrr--insert your quarterrrr...."

That is all.

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Via the comedy blog Dead Frog, I just took a very interesting online test which analyzes your sense of humor. Here's what it said about me:

...Okay, for some reason, the text I cut-and-copied won't paste. But I remember that I was in the sector called "The Provocateur." It said I was transgressive, often vulgar, but also complex. Pretty accurate, I think. That means when I don't confuse people, I offend them. (Reviews of my books on Amazon bear this out.)

Check it out yourself. Post the results in the comments section, if you want.

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Beatlefans like myself will be happy to know that the Fabs' manager, Brian Epstein, now has a website dedicated to him. If you stop by, you might consider signing the petition to get 'Eppy' elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

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...have begun, and I'm hoping my Cards go all the way.

I continue to be pummelled by the harsh Santa Monica sun.

By the by, Blarnia's out in the UK--has anybody found the one with drugs in it yet? We always like to pull one book out of the cartons and stick a bunch of crack and stuff in there. My editor Simon has weird ideas about marketing, but hey, he's the professional.

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