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

When in doubt, X it out

I’m no longer in Chicago, but thank goodness I flew out of O’Hare: in the dark of night last night, Chicago Mayor Daley had bulldozers move in to Meigs Field and destroy the runways, closing the airport  [more...]

March 31, 2003

On the Board

Life... Don't talk to me about life.

CERT class article

The Washington Post today published an article about the Community Emergency Response Team classes I have been taking. Unfortunately, I was in Chicago during last week’s classes and missed the drills that she  [more...]

March 31, 2003
Fun Stuff

The Style Invitational: Week CLXII

Report from Week CLXII, in which entrants were asked to summarize a highly complex issue in words of one syllable: Fourth Runner-Up God told us, “Thou shalt not kill.” We say sure, but it’s fine to  [more...]

March 30, 2003
Fun Stuff

Operation Irascible Strike

[Thanks, BoingBoing] Is “Operation Iraqi Freedom” boring you? Need a little more oomph for your military campaign? Try the American Military Operation Name Generating Device courtesy of Ftrain.com Language  [more...]

March 28, 2003
Right = Wrong

Divvying up the spoils of war

It seems that everyone is jostling for position to get a piece of that sweet, sweet Iraqi pie once this war is “over.” Already we’ve learned that Haliburton, that spot where Dick Cheney spent his off  [more...]

March 27, 2003