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

Thumbs up

At least the internet is more reliable than satellite television: from thousands of miles away, I listened live to BBC Radio 4 this afternoon as they broadcast the first episode of the new Hitchhikers Guide to the  [more...]

September 21, 2004

On the Board

General Annoyances

Damn that dish

Why is it that my satellite service only ever goes out when I actually want to watch something? I got home all excited to watch Sara’s big debut on Food 911, only to discover that TiVo had recorded 25 minutes of a  [more...]

September 21, 2004
Right = Wrong

Back to school

Heard this morning on the radio, George Bush greeting the Secretary General of the United Nations: “Hey! Kofi! How are ‘ya?” I can imagine that he’s wandering around the floor of the General  [more...]

September 21, 2004
Fun Stuff

Yummy

Hey, Food Network fans! My pseudo-sister Sara will be on tomorrow’s “Food 911” with Tyler Florence, whipping up food for a madcap Texas Tea Party! It’s on at 3pm Eastern. I can’t wait to  [more...]

September 20, 2004
Right = Wrong

Missed one

Looks like the State Department is still the dissenting voice in the Bush administration — no wonder we rarely hear from them: It’s always important to keep your Web site up to date. Take, for example, a  [more...]

September 20, 2004
The War with the Customer

First impressions

Here’s my snap review of the Emmys, just minutes into it: never, never let Garry Shandling host ever again. Never.
Oh… my… GOD. He is spectacularly awful.
Make him STOP.

September 19, 2004