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

Our Ally

Instead of influencing them to become more like us, it seems that the opposite is happening. This news story from the BBC really bugs me. Saudi investigators are grilling some 50 people for allegedly attending a gay  [more...]

March 1, 2004

On the Board

The War with the Customer

From the “duh” file

One of my pet peeves — as if you hadn’t noticed — is the weird pricing of water. It’s cheaper to buy a 16 oz soda than a 12oz bottle of water, which defies all logic considering that the soda is  [more...]

March 1, 2004
The War with the Customer

Program Creep

And while I seem to be on a TV thread today, can I just point out how silly it is these days to create a new cable network based around one theme? They’ve done it for years, only to find that there simply  [more...]

March 1, 2004
The War with the Customer

Too much TV

Here’s how syndication can wring every last laugh — and cent — out of a decent television show. When looking at my TiVo season pass for “Will and Grace,” I discovered that the show, in the  [more...]

March 1, 2004
Fun Stuff

A Day in the Life

For better or worse, here’s my photographic record of what may turn out to be a pretty boring Leap Day. I’ll update as the day goes on… Watching “Are You Being Served?” while laying in bed  [more...]

February 29, 2004
Right = Wrong

Opinion round-up

Well, I’ve already posted 4 times this morning — pun intended — while reading the newspaper. So, instead of a bunch more entries, here are some excerpts from Washington Post opinion pieces this morning  [more...]

February 29, 2004