Just As I Thought
Fun Stuff

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

April 24, 2023
Fun Stuff

The first step is admitting you have a problem

I admit that I am powerless over gadgets. I know, I know. But look at it — compared to the phone that was state-of-the-art just 8 months ago (right), the new one (left) just oozes “cutting edge.” How  [more...]

November 27, 2004

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Gotta have a gadget

Yeah, you know me pretty well by now — if it’s new, I’ve just got to have it. Anyone know anything about the Motorola RAZR mobile phone that Cingular is now offering? I currently use AT&T, but  [more...]

November 26, 2004
Fun Stuff

Call me Tycoon

Donald Trump has nothing on me. I got my annual statement of my varied real estate holdings, and among my new purchases are: Four Oaks Place, Houston, TX Colorado Center, Santa Monica, CA One Virginia Square, Arlington  [more...]

November 26, 2004
Right = Wrong

Attractive theories

Mac points us to wonderful ways to make sure that our students aren’t indoctrinated into that scary and unproven world of science with warning stickers for textbooks: This textbook contains material on gravity  [more...]

November 24, 2004
Right = Wrong

Legitimacy is in the eye of the beholder

Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday the United States does not consider legitimate the results of elections in Ukraine, which the opposition says was marred by fraud. He challenged leaders of the former  [more...]

November 24, 2004