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Looking for the Humor CodeThis fall, at San Jose State, I will be teaching a seminar on American humor writing. It's the first time my department has offered this course, so I have to construct...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jun. 22, 2014There are no comments yet. 7231 Views
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Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra: The Best Show Not on CableI know I promised to read shorter books, but the novel I picked up after
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jul. 2, 2014There are no comments yet. 8962 Views
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Junipero Serra and the Gold Retirement WatchNext week, during his visit to Washington, DC, Pope Francis
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Sep. 16, 2015There are no comments yet. 5294 Views
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How a simple shift in your self-talk can change how you think and feel about a lot of things you "have to" doThe day I had a mind shift and decided I "wanted to" go to the gym and work out, rather than that I "had to" work out, was the day I started to look forward to my...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Nov. 20, 2013There are no comments yet. 22870 Views
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It Depends... Disguising Real Characters in FictionIn my MFA writing workshops at SJSU, I allot a chunk of class time every few weeks for free-form discussion. This gives students the opportunity to ask important...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Aug. 28, 2014There are no comments yet. 7415 Views
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Three Centuries of Humor AnthologiesI'm teaching a class in American humor writing this semester, and the first decision I had to make was where to start, chronologically. Most observers believe that...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Aug. 31, 2014There are no comments yet. 7244 Views
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Dock Ellis "Dockumentary" Debuts This WeekLast month I wrote a piece about Dock Ellis, the former major-league pitcher...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Sep. 4, 2014There are no comments yet. 6307 Views
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Vikram Chandra's "Geek Sublime" and 10/3 event at Kepler'sIn July I wrote about the Bombay gangster novel ==I Sacred...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Sep. 21, 2014There are no comments yet. 6213 Views
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Up Until NowI was playing basketball recently and the first couple of shots I took didn't go in. It just wasn't going to be my night I thought. That happens sometimes. Nothing's...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Nov. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 7243 Views
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"Just enough is as good as a feast"That's a little piece of advice I received once, and it never rings as true as it does around Thanksgiving time. Ah Thanksgiving: a time when families come together...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Nov. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 8756 Views
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The Heyday of Malcolm MargolinIf you've ever browsed the gift shop of a California state park, historical site, or museum, you've seen Malcolm Margolin's work. Books published by
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jan. 30, 2015There are no comments yet. 7643 Views
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The Interestings by Meg WolitzerI just finished reading (belatedly) Meg Wolitzer's 2013 bestseller The Interestings. I want to break the long silence...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jul. 7, 2015There are no comments yet. 6508 Views
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What to do when half your book is dead(continued from "A Pantser Brought to Heel") In an hour-long phone call, my...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jan. 19, 2016There are no comments yet. 6198 Views
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New Year's Resolutions re. eating healthy and exercising, don't usually workOver at the Ross Rd YMCA this Monday 12/23 morning and I noticed that there were a lot less folks working out. School's out, so maybe that's the reason. But no,...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Dec. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 7199 Views
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Forget You're Reading ThisMy wife was skeptical when I showed her the Advance Reader Edition of my new novel,
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Feb. 9, 2016There are no comments yet. 26618 Views
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Anyone Interested in Joining a FREE Boot Camp?Today I drove up to Alamo Sq Park in SF and joined in with an awesome group of hugging folks who like to get together every Wed morning at 6:30am (and then again...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 1, 2014There are no comments yet. 7817 Views
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Cheating in Palo Alto High Schools: Is there a solution?The Post's article today (Sept 9, 2015) on concern over cheating in the public high schools (wonder how it compares with private schools?) brings to a harsh light...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 9, 2015There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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FREE Home Repair Assistance for Peninsula & SV Home OwnersRebuilding Together Peninsula and Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley are two non-profit agencies who are "...devoted to providing critical home repairs and...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Nov. 22, 2015There are no comments yet. 13 Views
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Boomer U. Expo Drew an Age-Diverse CrowdBoomer U. Expo last Sat. at Mitchell Park Community Center was well attended. Manning the Webster House booth all day I noticed that the mean age of the attendees...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Apr. 6, 2016There are no comments yet. 4262 Views
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Stanford Assistive Technology Course – Open to the public – A Rolling OpportunityOne of the hidden gems happening every January – mid-March on Stanford campus is David Jaffe’s Perspectives in Assistive Technology (ENGR110/210) course....
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Apr. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 6873 Views
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