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
General Annoyances

Spelling Work Ahead

Seen on one of those electronic roadwork signs on my way home today:
“LEFT LANE CLOSE KEEP RIGTH”
They’re obviously not hired for their spelling skills.

May 23, 2003

On the Board

The War with the Customer

Telemarketing Weasels Update

Back at the beginning of the month I posted an annoyance about telemarketers who constantly call with pre-recorded messages, breaking the law. Mark Eckenwiler has been having the same troubles, but he’s armed with  [more...]

May 23, 2003
Fun Stuff

Speaking of money

… as I was a little while ago, I was just perusing the Bank of England’s website and their new banknotes. Again, I’m struck by the artistry in other countries’ cash, and how dowdy ours is by  [more...]

May 23, 2003
Right = Wrong

Yo-Yo Economics

An editorial in today’s Washington Post puts the tax cut in a nutshell. Remember this when you vote next year: Yo-Yo Economics Friday, May 23, 2003; Page A24 EITHER THE TAX CUT that Congress is on the verge of  [more...]

May 23, 2003
Right = Wrong

Destroying the evidence

The Texas Department of Public Safety has destroyed all documents and photographs gathered in the search for the Democratic state legislators who fled to Oklahoma to block action on a redistricting bill intended to  [more...]

May 22, 2003
Right = Wrong

Dubya, hard at work

The nation is on a high terror alert. Washington is ringed by missile launchers. Iraq is still in chaos. And the economy is in the toilet. But our esteemed leader? President Bush embarked last night on a packed schedule  [more...]

May 22, 2003