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.

On the Board

Surprise!

I don’t know what to make of President Bush’s surprise visit to Baghdad. I’m inclined to be pretty damned pissed about it — after all, it’s clearly a political stunt aimed at boosting his  [more...]

Manipulating the news—part two

Yet another story where the headline is written in such a way as to make you far more interested than you should be. Found this one via Fark, where the comment was: “”Two Jacksonville men stop airline  [more...]

Don’t believe everything you read

Two different news sources looked at the same story, and came to different conclusions on the story of a man who claims he has had neither food nor water for more than 60 years. Sify.com, giving a scientific view, says:  [more...]

Lots to be thankful for

I’m healthy. I have a good job, a nice house, a nice car, and lots of other nice stuff. I have pets that keep me from being lonely and some really good people in my life. Dad & Sally, Mom & Eddie, Tony  [more...]