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
The War with the Customer

Make it work

Is the tide turning? Ever since competitors to the iTunes Music Store began to pop up, they’ve all insisted that their stores are better… but they don’t support the iPod. They’ve all steered  [more...]

July 26, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

She’s no Dick Cheney

Hmm. Just when I was praising Teresa Heinz Kerry, along comes this story: Teresa Heinz Kerry urged home-state delegates to the Democratic National Convention to restore a more civil tone to politics, then minutes later  [more...]

July 26, 2004
General Annoyances

There’s someone for everyone

I’ve been seeing ads for new online personals services a lot lately. First, there’s “Soulmatch,” which purports to match up people according to their values, spirituality, and beliefs. Those must  [more...]

July 25, 2004
General Annoyances

Common sense is so fundamental

Is it lack of education? A bizarrely different culture? Why is it that some people in other countries seem to be so completely… well, stupid? LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Oluchi Azubogu took no chances after  [more...]

July 23, 2004
Right = Wrong

Show me yours, I’ll show you mine

I love the Top Ten Conservative Idiots list. This is an example of why: Stop the presses! The sound of conservative heads popping off could be heard nationwide last week after Team Bush decided to make an issue out  [more...]

July 22, 2004