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

If I had a billion dollars

Don’t get me wrong — there have been plenty of periods in my life when I wished for the chance to leave this planet, and never more so than during the Bush administration. But the whole idea of launching a  [more...]

January 16, 2004

On the Board

General Annoyances

The Trial

I’ve spent the last week anxiously awaiting a call for Federal jury duty — I got the summons a few weeks ago, and Monday was when I was supposed to report, but a phone call told me to wait until Thursday  [more...]

January 16, 2004
Right = Wrong

It’s just too easy.

Wow – NASA is incredibly popular after landing a rover on Mars… Karl, can you come up with some way I can tap into that popularity just before the election? It doesn’t matter that I haven’t said  [more...]

January 15, 2004
Right = Wrong

Must be a Republican congressman

I was just watching “Airline” from last Monday, which featured an altercation with some ass who was checking a firearm in his luggage and refused to allow the ticketing personnel to inspect it, despite all  [more...]

January 14, 2004
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Mrs. Kim

Yesterday, the little hole-in-the-wall deli/sandwich spot in my office building was closed, an unusual occurrence. Mrs. Kim is always there early in the morning — you can even get a good breakfast there. I was  [more...]

January 13, 2004
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

A Grand Loss

Do you remember a shortlived series on NBC called “Grand?” I loved that show. And it had a particularly wonderful theme song, as well. As it turns out, the final episode was never aired. I wonder if all 26  [more...]

January 12, 2004