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I just received a book I ordered from some place in Kansas, and it had an old price tag on it from the Strand here in New York.

Yeah! My sailing certification is here. Hear that Dr. Marvin?

Ouch! There was a rock in my General Tso’s Chicken.

Just watched Kurosawa’s “Ran.” It’s quite epic. Serious family issues.

Ken’s Most Awesome Tuna Sandwich Ever: Ahi tuna steak rubbed in garlic salt, seared and sliced. Placed between two slices of home made white bread with cold cut turkey, American cheese, mayo, and fresh basil leaves.

Don’t watch “Manhattan” unless you plan on taking a long nap. The concept was good, and so was imagery, but the dialogue tries too hard to be smart. A good flick for nostalgia, but not for fun.

Watching Woody Allen’s “Manhattan.” Never seen it before. Love Gershwin.

Is “ept” the opposite of “inept?”

“I had the most depressing Thursday ever one Thursday. My friends were nowhere to be found, so I wandered through the city until I ended up at Wendy’s, where I cried into my Diet Coke.” — Jelly Roper, American Sage.

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This morning at 4:30AM I went to the American Museum of Natural History for their live coverage of the return of NASA’s Stardust mission. Stardust was launched in 1999, and then passed by a comet, collecting cometary particles. Scientists hope the that by analyzing the dust they’ll be able to find out more about what lies in the outer edge solar system, called the Kuiper Belt. It’s the first mission to bring back extra-planetary samples since the Apollo moon landings.

The landing went off without a hitch, and through the fuzzy resolution of the infrared cameras, you could sort of see the return capsule touch down in the Utah desert. It took them a while to find it with the helicopters after it landed, and there was no live video of the actual recovery, but it was interesting to watch. It became one of the brightest objects in the night sky for those on the west coast as it streaked across the sky at 29,000 miles per hour. You got to watch the control room as everyone applauded each successful part of the recovery. The capsule entered the atmosphere on time, and the parachutes deployed properly.The capsule touched down at a lazy 10 miles per hour.

Afterwards we went to the planetarium to experience the museum’s very cool Virtual Universe presentation. With the stars overhead, I promptly took a nap.