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
Right = Wrong

A little reality check

In today’s Washington Post, an example of how a few words can change perception: The phrase “he left office with the highest approval rating of any modern president” appears to have been inserted into  [more...]

June 12, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Now they know how we feel

I was surprised to learn that fundie wacko Fred Phelps and his detestable followers were actually picketing at Ronald Reagan’s funeral yesterday. These are the hate-spewing brainless wonders who hold those huge  [more...]

June 12, 2004
Fun Stuff

Pinch me

Holy CRAP. HOLY crap. HOly CRap. WE WON! We won the whole freakin’ thing. “Signs,” our entry in the D.C. 48 Hour Film Project WON BEST FILM tonight! Oh, we also won best graphics and best editing. I  [more...]

June 12, 2004
General Annoyances

Well, put it back in

Can I just say, I detest the phrase “my heart goes out?”
What in the hell does this mean? Why has it become the official national phrase of Maudlin Americans™?

June 11, 2004
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Tableau

The military band outside the cathedral has been standing there in the rain, unmoving. The stone walkway is wet, but there are dry spots surrounding each of them where they have been standing so long.

June 11, 2004
Right = Wrong

And you felt safe

You know how the Bush administration keeps making those claims that we’re safer with him as president? Think again: The State Department acknowledged yesterday that it was wrong in reporting terrorism declined  [more...]

June 11, 2004