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

That’s the truth

Heard at a staff meeting this morning, when discussing the traffic problems ensuing from the Reagan funeral and whether we should leave early: “There is liberal leave in effect today.” “Yeah, all  [more...]

June 9, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Fairly Imbalanced

A new report from the Pew Research Center shows that the audience for news outlets is becoming increasingly polarized by political belief, more evidence that media companies are tailoring their message for one side  [more...]

June 9, 2004
The War with the Customer

A bit late to the party

Businessweek reports on possible design changes in the PC world — in other words, PC manufacturers are creating prototypes of the types of products — such as integrated, one piece computers–that Apple  [more...]

June 8, 2004
The War with the Customer

And a blood sample, please

My ex Jann related a story yesterday, growling on his cell phone outside a 7-11 where he stopped to buy cigarettes. Evidently, 7-11 (at least, in California) now requires its clerks to “swipe” customer  [more...]

June 8, 2004
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Alas, Nancy

Even though I’m fairly ambivalent about the death of Ronald Reagan — not so much because of his politics, but mostly because it was such a “long goodbye” — I have to admit that I feel tugs  [more...]

June 8, 2004
Right = Wrong

Like driving? Try Iraq

It’s a drivers paradise: Filling a 22-gallon tank in Baghdad with low-grade fuel costs just $1.10, plus a 50-cent tip for the attendant. A tankful of high-test costs $2.75. In Britain, by contrast, gasoline prices  [more...]

June 6, 2004