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

Spelling not required

While surfing this evening, I came across this ad for some “university” thing. They’ll help you get your degree and set you on your way toward earning more money. As long as you don’t expect to  [more...]

June 30, 2004

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Rings

My cousin Kirk posted a particularly harsh comment this morning down there in the entry about Laurie Anderson. He made one of those ridiculous rants about how his tax dollars shouldn’t go toward such things as art  [more...]

June 30, 2004
Fun Stuff

What’s it all about

Someone has been placing bizarre, cryptic, detailed ads in the May 1 edition of the University of Arizona newspaper, every year since the 1970s. One guy has embarked on a quest to figure out what it’s all about.

June 30, 2004
Right = Wrong

At least the nipple isn’t showing

If Viacom-owned CBS stations are going to be fined about $27,500 each for airing Janet Jackson’s boob, how much will Fox News be fined for showing penile penetration on their broadcast?

June 30, 2004
The War with the Customer

Dude, you’re getting ripped

I’m not sure what Dell is thinking here. They’re offering to give people their Dell DJ music player for only $99… with trade-in of your iPod. Yeah, I’m gonna give up my $200 iPod for a Dell piece  [more...]

June 30, 2004
Right = Wrong

Oh, Reilly

I love these stories that keep popping up telling us the very, very obvious — for example, this one which accuses Bill O’Reilly of not being (gasp) fair and balanced. Anyone with an IQ of 90 and above could  [more...]

June 30, 2004