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
The War with the Customer

Charlie vs. Big Media (redux)

Remember the Dish Network dispute with Viacom a little while ago? Get set for round two: Dish Network’s contract with Turner Broadcasting/Time Warner is set to expire, and Dish indicated that Turner is demanding  [more...]

April 13, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Bore them into submission

I’ve figured out how he manages to befuddle so many: for the last 20 minutes or so, Dubya has been droning on and on and on about something or another in Iraq or something… yawn. I completely tuned him out  [more...]

April 13, 2004
Fun Stuff

Triumph of the early adopter

I sometimes complain about my pathological need to be an early adopter, especially when I’ve plunked down money then must defend my purchase. Such was my dilemma when I purchased my first Prius back in 2000. But  [more...]

April 13, 2004
General Annoyances

Muzzle it

The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Speech handed out the Jefferson Muzzle Awards today to organizations and persons who’ve been particularly bad examples of free speech. From the Boston Globe:  [more...]

April 13, 2004
Fun Stuff

Coalition of the Filling

MoveOn.org is holding what may be the world’s largest bake sale this Saturday to raise money. I just love the symbolism of folks having neighborhood bake sales as a counterpoint to the $10,000 a plate elite  [more...]

April 13, 2004