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
Right = Wrong

One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State

Well, the day is upon is. Tomorrow morning, my neighbor and I will head up the street to the fire academy and cast our vote. After a long tense day, we’ll come home from work and sit on my couch — must as we  [more...]

November 1, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Blast from the Past: 1948

1948 was the election that is represented by the iconic image of the “Dewey Defeats Truman” newspaper headline and the unexpected victory of Harry Truman. While working on an election issue of the magazine I  [more...]

November 1, 2004
Right = Wrong

Looking for signs

People look for patterns everywhere, trying to find reasons why things happen. And of course, they’ve been looking for patterns to predict the outcome of the election. Good news — since the 1930s, every time  [more...]

October 31, 2004
The War with the Customer

TechnoBlah, Electrawoman!

It’s 2004 — nearing 2005 — and I am more and more disappointed in our technological advancements. Shouldn’t we all be flying to work in little Jetsons cars by now? Where’s the transporter  [more...]

October 31, 2004
Fun Stuff

New stuff

Well, here’s the new look — hopefully it renders decently on everyone’s computer, but I did made a decision about what I would and wouldn’t do. Frankly, it’s my website and if I want to  [more...]

October 30, 2004
Fun Stuff

Can you hear me now?

Just a heads up — I’m switching the blog over to new software, so things will be a little messy and disrupted here for the next day or two (or three, depending on how much time I have to deal with it)…

October 28, 2004