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.

Let the press bashing begin

People are beginning to dissect the unabashedly slanted way that the media portrayed the Reagan legacy this week. I heard not a single news outlet say anything other than how splendid Reagan was and continually, I heard  [more...]

On the Board

Just a reminder

Making the rounds of the net and via the Washington Post, a less glowing remembrance of the Reagan administration. The transcript from a press briefing by Larry Speakes, Reagan’s press secretary, on October 15  [more...]

Hindsight

Do you think that one day years from now, historians will list the various events that led up to World War III, and they’ll include such things as kidnappings and murder of westerners in Saudi Arabia? Why do I  [more...]

Plummeting

Do you suppose it’s possible that Karl Rove asked Bush Sr. to skydive in order to boost his popularity, and thus, that of his son? It sounds silly, but isn’t it scary that it’s not beyond the realm of  [more...]

Heal thyself

No doubt the newly married same-sex couples in Massachusetts are to blame: conservative screed-spewer Rush Limbaugh, who broadcasts messages about the decline of morality engendered by liberals, (and who has been  [more...]

Not too proud right now

Unbenownst to me, it seems to be Pride weekend in D.C. I didn’t get the memo on this. I’m proud of who I am — although I often don’t see what’s so important about being proud of being gay  [more...]