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Someone seems to be obliquely complaining that I should write in this blog more often. So, let's see, what do I have to report?

• Since I moved away from home in September 1997, I've been using my parents' old set of dishes; these dishes were not microwave-safe. I finally got sick of having to put things on paper plates and/or in plastic bowls in order to microwave them, so I went to Target and bought a new 45-piece set of dishes ("8-piece place setting with completer set"); dishwasher safe, oven safe, microwave safe. Of course, I'll probably never use the cups and saucers, since I don't drink coffee, and I have some collectible mugs for my occasional forays into the world of hot chocolate. Anyway, I microwaved a burrito on one of the new plates tonight, and neither the microwave nor the plate exploded.


• Today, I closed-captioned two music videos, both in the R&B genre and both what I believe would be referred to as "slow jams." One was called "Wonderful and Special," by an artist named Mike Phillips, and the other was called "Exodus," from the solo debut of Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish fame. Both songs were fairly mediocre, and both videos were fairly unmemorable, although there was a saxophone artist featured on the Mike Phillips song, and he was pretty good.


• I went to a baseball game last night with some friends, thanks to the L.A. Dodgers' "Family Pack" deal, which you don't even need to be a family to take advantage of. They have exciting new scoreboards at Dodger Stadium this year, all the better for them to show McGruff the Crime Dog when Fred McGriff hits a home run.