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
General Annoyances

Waiting

There’s a bottle of water that, seemingly as it’s sole purpose, lives on my living room table. That’s because every morning I take it out and put it there as I get ready to leave the house. Two blocks  [more...]

October 5, 2004

On the Board

Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Life As It Is Today

I see how many women have their toenails painted. Those toes always look fresh, clean and perky. A part of me envies that they have time to sit in a chair and have someone massage their feet, let alone clean their feet  [more...]

October 5, 2004
Fun Stuff

How much would Jesus spend?

I just received this spam in my inbox: “Jesus wants you to save, Refinance now the Christian way” Co-worker Tim thinks that a better subject line would have been, “Jesus Saves… and so can you  [more...]

October 5, 2004
The War with the Customer

Saving money with Vonage

I’ve complained about telephone companies for years, both landline and mobile. Getting hit constantly with fees and rising prices, for such a simple technology that is so ubiquitous, is incredibly annoying. Last  [more...]

October 5, 2004
Right = Wrong

Dissent or new tactic?

The BBC reports: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has cast doubt on whether there was ever a relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. The alleged link was one of the justifications used by President Bush  [more...]

October 4, 2004
Fun Stuff

Meet me at the Orbital Hilton

Could it be? Just a few years late by Arthur C. Clarke’s estimate? The debut of commercial space travel? The makers of a civilian spacecraft claimed a private foundation’s $10 million aerospace prize Monday  [more...]

October 4, 2004