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

Conservative… except fiscally

Remember when the Republicans used to crow about smaller government and more fiscal responsibility? And why are the Democrats not taking this opportunity to stand for a more responsible fiscal policy from our government  [more...]

November 24, 2003

On the Board

The War with the Customer

Absolutely Fatuous

The back-by-popular-demand new fifth series of Absolutely Fabulous, which is currently airing on the BBC, will not be shown here in on the cable channel Comedy Central as before — nor on BBC America. No, the new  [more...]

November 24, 2003
General Annoyances

Lamentations of an early adopter

I’ve been a member of the cult of early adopters for as long as I can remember — always wanting to be first in line for a new gadget or technology. I was using a Mac in 1984, a VCR in 1979, laserdisc in  [more...]

November 23, 2003
The War with the Customer

Still no cure for cancer

Love those drug companies — they charge outrageous prices for prescriptions, claiming they need it for live-saving research. (Their marketing budgets are larger than their research and development budgets.) Then  [more...]

November 22, 2003