It’s 72ยบ outside and it’s thirty inside. What kind of stupid math is that? I have to wear socks and shoes, a scarf, AND a hat just to walk around my house, which makes me look real dumb when I actually leave the house and see people riding their bikes without their shirts on.


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The mp3 of a KQED call-in forum show is available featuring Dave Eggers as well as “the protagonist” of his new book, Valentino Achak Deng. Valentino is a Sudanese refugee that was also featured in the documentary the Lost Boys of the Sudan (which I am netflixing as we speak, you should too) and let me tell you,he has been through SOME SHIT. Unfortunately, I don’t know what all that shit is because most of the people who called in quickly commended Valentino for being an inspiration before going on THEIR righteous OPINIONS about the state of world affairs to date. I’m talking to you stay-at-home moms, and retired physician dude who said that Valentino’s survival was nothing more than a story of the “cause du jour” (uh, dude, you can say “No offense” at the beginnging of a sentence, but it doesn’t mean I’m not really going to take offense to it). I can’t really get that upset, “call-in” shows just begs that kind of behavior.

Nevertheless it was a very interesting interview to listen to while I made my eggs.