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

Maybe the UN should monitor the election

According to an AP story in the Washington Post, experts have declared the military’s overseas voting system to be so vulnerable that it should be scrapped: The four computer security experts say the Secure  [more...]

January 21, 2004

On the Board

General Annoyances

One Angry Man

Day one of my federal jury duty was mostly uneventful, and as a result, I’m hopeful that I won’t be called for the rest of the week. The federal courthouse in Alexandria is a rather new building which  [more...]

January 21, 2004
Fun Stuff

SOTU Onion Style

Again, I can’t help myself — they said it so much better than I could, so in defiance of copyright law, here’s the Onion’s take:

January 21, 2004
Right = Wrong

Some questions shouldn’t be asked

I’ve finally been called in for jury duty today — wish me luck. I sincerely hope they don’t ask my opinion on the current head of the department of justice. Really. Id probably end up under scrutiny  [more...]

January 21, 2004
Fun Stuff

My Microsoft Car

It’s funny — I just realized that this wacky bit of internet flotsam, the “If Microsoft Made Cars” gag — almost came true. The last joke in that document says “You’d have to  [more...]

January 20, 2004
Fun Stuff

The View from the Phone

I completely forgot for a moment that there is a camera on my mobile phone. Not anymore!

Stuff I have to do.

I never realized we had so many toys in the office.

Brendan Sullivan’s office.

January 20, 2004