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
Fun Stuff

A simply divine war

A letter in today’s Washington Post: I note in passing that the March 20 graphic titled “The War Begins” on Page A17 says that the United States is sending the “1st Calvary” Division from  [more...]

March 22, 2003

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Bovines at sea

I heard a report on the radio yesterday from the ship that launched the first attack on Saddam Hussein. The satellite phone was scratchy, but I could have sworn that the ship was the “Cow Pants.” Do we have  [more...]

March 22, 2003
Right = Wrong

Operation Corporate Contract

Some more nuggets of reality from Molly Ivins (LOVE her) yesterday: “The Bush administration’s audacious plan to rebuild Iraq envisions a sweeping overhaul of Iraqi society within a year of war’s end  [more...]

March 21, 2003
Right = Wrong

Does he know we’re at war?

In a news conference today, Ari Fleischer was asked if the president was watching the bombardment of Baghdad. His response? “The president doesn’t watch much TV.” Perhaps he’s worried that  [more...]

March 21, 2003