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.

And yet, the world hasn’t ended

The marriages continue in San Francisco, and the country is still chugging along just fine. Somehow, all those straight couples manage to stay married despite the gay couples being married. And I doubt that they feel  [more...]

On the Board

While you were looking the other way…

Well, well, well. The Republicans, who during the Clinton administration blocked nominees then decried his recess appointments, are now complaining of the Democrat blocking of nominees and appointing them anyway during  [more...]

Just call me Trump (with good hair)

I recently invested some of my retirement funds in real estate, and yesterday received a report on some purchases on my portfolio. It’s a weird feeling now, knowing that in some small way I am the landlord of  [more...]

What Eisner didn’t know…

The Oscar-nominated animated short “Destino” was originally conceived by Walt Disney in collaboration with Salvador Dali almost 60 years ago. Walt’s nephew Roy (who recently resigned from the board to  [more...]

That kettle is getting blacker by the minute

It’s part of my mission to point out the endless hypocrisy out there, especially as it concerns the right wing. That’s why I pass along this tidbit via Fark and the Fox News Channel: John Edwards and John  [more...]

Liberty denied

I was just watching tonight’s episode of Friends, and was somewhat annoyed to hear them talk about taking a visitor to walk up the steps inside the Statue of Liberty. The statue has been closed since September 11  [more...]