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.

Stormy Weather

As I write this, another big thunderstorm is pounding Washington, DC, with constant lightning and yet more rain – according to the Washington Post, we’ve had 26.55 inches of rain so far this year: Since May  [more...]

June 19, 2003

On the Board

General Annoyances

Preaching to the choir

Here’s an example of the stupidity inherent in mass computer-generated e-mails: Network Solutions today send me a spam telling me: When you add an email address using your registered domain name from Network  [more...]

June 19, 2003
Fun Stuff

Ready Kilowatt sez “Buy Macs!”

Now, in all my rantings about why Macs are better than PCs, I’ve never thought to do research into something as mundane as electricity bills – but the University of Liege in Belgium has, and discovered an  [more...]

June 18, 2003
Fun Stuff

Animal News Roundup

Among today’s animal anthropomorphizing news: Indian girl, 9, marries stray dog in tribal ceremony A nine-year-old girl has married a stray dog in front of more than 100 people in India. The tribal custom is  [more...]

June 18, 2003
Fun Stuff

A Medical Coincidence

Tonight while watching “Judging Amy,” there was a scene where two doctors were walking down a run-down city street. As they were walking, I could have sworn that the brick looked familiar… then they  [more...]

June 17, 2003
The War with the Customer

It’s called Bait and Switch

Nextel has introduced it’s Nationwide Direct Connect feature. They’re charging a fee on top of a fee for it. I already pay for a package that includes 250 Direct Connect minutes. But if I connect to someone  [more...]

June 17, 2003