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Jerry M. Ander

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I enjoy elephant hunting while hopped-up on veggie burritos, jazz and MSNBC.

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May 3

Jerry M. Ander commented on SL Letter of the Day: No Magic Beans.

I wish I could get my hands on Dan's magic beans, IHHS*.

*If he had some.

May 3

Jerry M. Ander commented on SL Letter of the Day: No Magic Beans.

...and NIB should throw it.

May 3

Jerry M. Ander commented on SL Letter of the Day: No Magic Beans.

"Hail Mary". The last second, desperation heave is called a "Hail Mary" pass.

May 1

Jerry M. Ander commented on Twitter Vs. the New York Times: Who Will Survive?.

When Twitter buys it, the NYT will be Schrödinger's Paper - simultaneously Twitter/not Twitter, dead/not dead.

Apr 26

Jerry M. Ander commented on All the Pretty Gangstas.

@8 Shenanigans!

Apr 26

Jerry M. Ander commented on It Took Us Centuries to Invent the Emoticon.

8<{)

Apr 24

Jerry M. Ander commented on A Poem for The Stranger.

you don't know how the illustration relates to the cover story.

Apr 23

Jerry M. Ander commented on Advice Cop: Wanting to Fuck 19-20 Year Old Guys ≠ Wanting to Fuck Nine Year Old Boys.

When a middle-age casual business acquaintance flirted with me at a church function, my 21yo self had the following talk with my mother:

Mom: You know he's queer...?
GMA: Yeah, I know.
End of conversation.

Apr 5

Jerry M. Ander commented on SL Letter of the Day: There's A Word For People Like You.

@11 Great, melodramatic radio serial opening. One thought: Gay-O-Straight-O-Meter sounds oh so much more early 20th century.

Apr 4

Jerry M. Ander commented on The Budget for the Apple Spaceship Only Knows How to Go Up.

@1 & 3. Yes, but their workers don't live in San Francisco. Especially not their married workers. The small cities of Silicon Valley (Palo Alto, Mountain View etc) offer the exceptional way of life known as "The California Dream": great schools, exceptional services, good neighbors, lush environment, access to the big city. Jobs knew what he was doing to make a corporate statement and to care for his American workers and their way of life.