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People sometimes think I’m well informed, because I’m lucky enough to be heard on NPR’s ‘Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me.” For those of you who don’t know, it’s a weekly news quiz show. I get to be a part of a panel of three, about once a month or so. I lose a lot, even though I study the news on the weeks that I’m on. Although, the study sessions are...

Our Von’s grocery store has a case of soups, not far inside the store, that bears the sign: CHEF INSPIRED SOUPS. I’ve bought some of the soups before, not because I thought they were “Chef Inspired,” but because I don’t cook, and I didn’t yet realize how chock full of fat and salt they are. That too may have been “Chef Inspired.” I don’t know....

Much to my embarrassment, I incorrectly stated that my cd, I HEART JOKES, which is conveniently available through my website http://www.paulapoundstone.com/store/, had received one of the nations highest honors. I stand corrected. What I meant to say was that I was honored that it had been received by a guy that was really high, and he...

Grass Valley is a lovely place. The crowds were terrific. I got to spend some time in the town today. There are lots of antique stores, and vendors of local art, weavings, blown glass, and ceramic figures. If you shop here you dust a lot. It’s quaint. They have quaint stores. They have quaint restaurants. August is County Fair month. They’ll serve quaint on a stick. I got food at a deli...