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
Right = Wrong

Questions unanswered

Dana Milbank in today’s Washington Post describes an amazing press briefing by the White House where not a single question was answered. The Bush administration has been possibly the least forthcoming and most  [more...]

April 22, 2003

On the Board

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To Go Before

Don’t get me wrong – I love my Prius. But now comes the 2004 model, which in tech circles would be referred to as “Prius 2.0“. This new version of the hybrid car is not only redesigned, but has a  [more...]

April 21, 2003
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Foreshadowing

I’ve just started to read another of Helene Hanff’s delightful books, “Apple of My Eye,” a love letter of sorts to New York City. It was written in 1976, amidst a bankrupt city government and the  [more...]

April 20, 2003
Fun Stuff

Take deep breaths

Wow – Ananova is a rich source of comedy. Try this one: Hong Kong tourism officials regret ad campaign Tourism officials in SARS-hit Hong Kong are regretting running an ad campaign with the slogan: “Hong  [more...]

April 20, 2003
Fun Stuff

Ikea’s sales should pick up

From Ananova: Ikea’s new bed shares name with German obscenity Ikea has apologised after accidentally naming a child’s bunk bed after an obscene German expression. The Swedish firm didn’t realise the  [more...]

April 20, 2003
Fun Stuff

Who knew?

Today’s Style Invitational in the Washington Post features the results of a contest where entrants were asked to submit interesting but unimportant facts. This is not the funniest contest to have graced page 2 of  [more...]

April 20, 2003