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

The Duct Tape Connection

From Al Kamen’s “In The Loop” column in the Washington Post: That most lamentable duct tape suggestion last week by a Homeland Security official — which drove countless panicked citizens out to  [more...]

February 21, 2003

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Reach out and touch someone’s wallet

The battle with the telephone monopolies continues unabated. Yesterday, the Republican-controlled FCC acted on two major fronts: the rules that govern local telephone competition, and those governing broadband internet  [more...]

February 21, 2003
General Annoyances

Grow up and take responsibility

I’m sick and tired of people whining and complaining about the snow on the streets and sidewalks. After such a huge snowfall, there’s not much choice of where to put it when plowed. Thus, a lot of streets  [more...]

February 20, 2003
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Ooh.. scary

The power has gone out in my neighborhood – during an orange alert, a few days after a record snowfall, and one day after I attended an organizational meeting for a county emergency response team. Like any other  [more...]

February 20, 2003
Fun Stuff

Vern comes closer

One of the cuties on my list, Vern Yip, will be here tomorrow to appear at the Capital Home & Garden Show. It’s a homecoming of sorts, as Vern grew up here in McLean, Virginia. Gee, my chances of meeting  [more...]

February 20, 2003
Fun Stuff

Helene would be proud

The writer Helene Hanff came to fame after publishing her years of correspondence with an antiquarian bookseller in London. To find just the books she wanted, it was easier to reach out across the Atlantic then to  [more...]

February 20, 2003