Just As I Thought

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.

Family values

There’s an interesting article in today’s Washington Post about Kevin Phillips, a longtime Republican and former Nixon aide, who bemoans the rise to power of the Bush family: “I’ve never  [more...]

On the Board

Me am bizarro president

The new strategery of a “kinder, gentler” rhetoric continues with this interesting and out-of-character quote: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Bush on Saturday described John Kerry’s tour of  [more...]

Living vicariously

How many of us have just wanted so badly to haul off and punch some obnoxious Bush supporter?
One guy did. Now, I don’t condone what he did, but heck — I’ll bet it was cathartic.

¿Cuál está en un nombre?

So, I’m making some frozen taquitos for dinner, and I notice that on the back is a personal message from the Ruiz family, who run the company. I thought, “how nice! They’re actually Mexican!”  [more...]

Thumbs Up

In the midst of all the bad news, including the unsurprising announcement from NGLTF that the Bush administration is “the most anti-gay in history”, there’s a glimmer of hope. Ironically, it begins  [more...]

Perils of the ACH

Wow — I guess this couldn’t happen to me, since I still have to show up to work for a paycheck. But scary: Pat York sez, “A guy gets his pension cheque automatically deposited into his bank account  [more...]