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

Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Lots of obits

Wow – this has been a sad few days:
Elia Kazan
Donald O’Connor
Robert Palmer
Stanley Fafara (“Whitey” on Leave It to Beaver)
George Plimpton

September 28, 2003

On the Board

The War with the Customer

Less clutter from the people who invented clutter

Remember the era before all the websites began, when the online service world consisted of Compuserve, Prodigy, and America Online? As I remember it, every time you logged into AOL, you’d spend more than a few [more...]

September 28, 2003

Fun Stuff

Have you heard the news from Whoville?

The Doctor is back! After cancellation in 1989, fans of Doctor Who around the world – including me – have bristled at the constant non-committal comments of the BBC about bringing back our beloved hero [more...]

September 26, 2003

The War with the Customer

Paying for free speech

I’m not sure I understand the argument that a national “do not call” registry violates the right to free speech of the telemarketers – mostly because it’s not free. If a telemarketer wishes [more...]

September 25, 2003

Fun Stuff

Relax… play with some blocks

September 24, 2003

The War with the Customer

From Taiwan. They think.

Is it wrong of me to plug my Powerbook into a socket in the airport and charge it up before a flight? I’m just wondering. Speaking of Powerbooks, I ordered a new one before I left. I was a little worried to see [more...]

September 24, 2003

The War with the Customer

More PC Bashing

All around me on this plane, guys are using laptops. In front of me, a guy is using a Gateway to create a spreadsheet doing an analysis of the Texas redistricting. He’s got it turned at an angle on the tray table [more...]

September 24, 2003