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

News of the obvious

Two stories from the front page of the Washington Post today, drawing radical conclusions:
D.C. Gap In Wealth Growing
Uneducated Suffer Most, Study Shows

and
Greenspan Says Workers’ Lack of Skills Lowers Wages

July 22, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Show me the money

Just a week or so ago, I was reading stories saying that much of the money earmarked for the military in Iraq and Afghanistan was unspent. And then this morning, the story changed radically: The U.S. military has spent  [more...]

July 22, 2004
Right = Wrong

Out of commission

It’s unlikely that I’ll comment on tomorrow’s report from the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States… mostly because I’ve made enough comments already. Today, NPR  [more...]

July 21, 2004
Fun Stuff

2001

Welcome to the second millennium of blog entries. I’m a little scared of the prospect of having written 2,000 short missives (and some not so short), but not surprised in the least. So, here’s 2001  [more...]

July 21, 2004
Right = Wrong

Spoiled brat

Now, I ask you: now that we have snotty brats like Jenna Bush around, don’t you miss Chelsea Clinton?

July 21, 2004
General Annoyances

Is he making his own harem?

Michael Jackson, the creepiest (human?) being alive, is pregnant again. Pop star Michael Jackson (news), facing a trial on child molestation charges, is about to become a father to four more children — quadruplets  [more...]

July 20, 2004