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

On the Board

Fun Stuff

The Restaurant: Eatin’ it up

The new NBC program “The Restaurant” is really fascinating and interesting. Very unexpected. The bad: in-your-face product placement is so bad that the opening titles just look like a commercial for Coors  [more...]

July 21, 2003
The War with the Customer

What would Ben Bradlee drive?

In today’s Post, an article tells about some environmental activists who have been “ticketing” SUVs with information on air pollution and calling for higher mileage and better emissions from  [more...]

July 20, 2003
The War with the Customer

Reach out and sue someone

Remember last month when I complained about the myriad annoying fees that we’re subjected to? One of the most galling is the extra charge for touch tone service on a phone line. This is 2003. Why in the world are  [more...]

July 19, 2003
Fun Stuff

The 14th Street Bridge is next

This headline on Google News jumped out at me this evening: Rebels Capture Key Bridge I didn’t worry too much, as I never use Key Bridge – too much traffic backing up going into Georgetown. But I did wonder  [more...]

July 18, 2003
General Annoyances

Make the ringing stop

For the last three days, a fax machine – or a bank of machines – has been calling my home phone incessantly. Unlike telemarketers, there is no one to complain to. I can’t yell at a machine. I just hear  [more...]

July 18, 2003