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.

On the Board

Have a nice day

I’ve decided to steer clear of politics today. I’m only going to post amusing, nice entries today.
There may be fewer entries than usual. Just a warning.

An idea whose time has come

I braced myself for a slew of news stories covering last-minute tax filers yesterday — you know the type, reporters out live at the local post office, making tongue-in-cheek comments about people who are waiting  [more...]

As seen (once) on NBC

I never get tired of this one. Thank goodness TV Party archived it before it disappeared from NBC’s master tapes of the Saturday Night Live it originally aired on…

New mobile coolness

AT&T Wireless has announced a new way to use your cellphone, one that I never would have imagined: music recognition. From Gizmodo: AT&T Wireless has announced a new service that helps you identify songs with  [more...]

Let’s get realistic

I’ve been scanning book covers today for our annual list of Notable Social Studies Trade Books, and came across one entitled “Rainbow High” by Alex Sanchez. The book cover reviews say things like  [more...]