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
Fun Stuff

Listening in a winter wonderland

For no reason other than a general need to be festive, I’ve updated g-world Radio 2. Like 5 or 6 other radio stations around DC, it’s now exclusively churning out Christmas music. Enjoy!

November 30, 2003

On the Board

General Annoyances

Putting the “P.C.” in “PC”

Another example of political correctness — and the lawsuit culture — run amok: LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County official has asked electronic equipment vendors to consider eliminating the terms  [more...]

November 30, 2003
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

A fitting memorial?

As I look in more detail at the finalists for a World Trade Center Memorial, I keep finding reasons not to like them. The first, and perhaps most instinctual, is that all the designs are light and uplifting —  [more...]

November 30, 2003
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Ah, that holiday spirit

This story covers two stereotypical bases: the kind of people who shop at Walmart, and the kind of people who shop in Florida: When the siren rang at precisely 6 a.m. Friday to kick off the Wal-Mart Supercenter’s  [more...]

November 30, 2003
Right = Wrong

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The Washington Post has some blunt words today about this policy: Unhappy Anniversary Sunday, November 30, 2003; Page B06 TODAY MARKS a dubious milestone: the 10th birthday of the military’s noxious  [more...]

November 30, 2003
Right = Wrong

Now THIS is what I call energy policy

By now you’ve probably heard of the strange tax incentives that promote the purchase of such behemoth gas guzzlers as the Hummer — in fact, here in DC I’ve heard two different truck dealerships  [more...]

November 29, 2003