Just As I Thought

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.

On the Board

Packets for nothing

It’s amazing how the network created by the Internet creates so many opportunities to waste time and resources. Like my project this morning: using free tools from Apple, I set up live, streaming video from my  [more...]

Goodbye, neighbor

Since about 5am yesterday morning, I’ve been trying to figure out what to say about the loss of Mr. Rogers – it’s hard to think of him as Fred – and what he meant to children. Frankly, I think he  [more...]

The Axle of Evil

From Al Kamen’s column in today’s Washington Post: The Canadians would do well not to misoverestimate Bush. Outlining the case for war Wednesday night, the president explained how we would restore democracy  [more...]

Credit to Apple? How odd!

I will establish my opinion right here: Apple makes great computers and a fantastic operating system. I am one of those Microsoft-bashing Windows haters. One thing that Apple doesn’t seem to be able to get right  [more...]

Today’s “What Do You Think?”

Today’s “What Do You Think?” feature in The Onion – always one of my faves – tackles the Anti-SUV Movement with such gems as: “Yes, the average U.S. automobile has doubled in weight  [more...]