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

Laurie Anderson, a woman who can only be described as “avant garde”, has been tapped by NASA as their artist-in-residence. NASA began its art program in 1963 but never before had it tapped a resident artist [more...]

June 30, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Oh, remember the deficit?

We’ve all been preoccupied with the dismal Bush foreign policy lately, so it’s wise to take a look at his dismal financial skills as well: the budget, or lack thereof. Bent on cutting taxes on the rich [more...]

June 30, 2004

The War with the Customer

Maximum Height

The other day I was over at my local McDonalds. They had one of those poles next to the drive-thru lane — you know, those things that are designed to keep a guy with a big, tall truck from driving through and [more...]

June 29, 2004

The War with the Customer

Another thing I hate about big business

There’s no such thing as “cost of doing business” any more. Nope, companies now charge you fees out the ying-yang, and try to disguise them to hide the fact that they are making huge profits from [more...]

June 29, 2004

Fun Stuff

The TiVo says “moo”

June 28, 2004

The War with the Customer

Whither Metro?

Let’s talk about public transportation for a moment, shall we? Metro, the public transport here in Washington, is lovely — at least, the subway part. But it’s expensive and poorly designed. I’ve [more...]

June 28, 2004

Fun Stuff

I can see clearly now

On the advice of fashionistas, I got narrow, wide ones… and lo and behold, they DO make my face look thinner! Who knew? All those years wearing round glasses and I never realized…

June 28, 2004