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
The War with the Customer

Media Monkeying

Here’s another example of why media outlets suck. WJLA (ABC) here in Washington DC has demanded that their signal be removed from the Dish Network satellite service. I don’t know the reasoning behind this  [more...]

May 31, 2003

On the Board

Fun Stuff

A More Detailed Look at Hollywood

Pity poor pock-marked Cameron Diaz and other stars as they look into the high definition future – and an unflattering mirror. The arrival and beginning of mass acceptance of high definition television is worrying  [more...]

May 30, 2003
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Powerless

My Powerbook is about to be wrapped carefully in plastic and dispatched in an Airborne Express box to the mothership. If I had a pet name for my laptop, like Betsy, I’d be saying “Oh, how I will miss Betsy  [more...]

May 29, 2003
Fun Stuff

Bachelor Number 2: Are you straight?

I find “reality shows” such as The Bachelor and Married By America to be incredibly stupid, insipid, and annoying. So, will I be watching the new gay “reality” dating show, Boy Meets Boy on Bravo  [more...]

May 28, 2003
Right = Wrong

Bury the bad news

Just in case you weren’t aware: Without comment or ceremony, President Bush yesterday signed a bill allowing a record $984 billion increase in the amount the federal government can borrow, to a record $7.4  [more...]

May 28, 2003