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

Now the Bush administration is repeating the “time is almost up” message – to Turkey. Evidently, Turkey is not ready to accept a U.S. aid package that the administration is offering in return for [more...]

February 19, 2003

On the Board

General Annoyances

Chopper 4: Working 4 You

(From DCRTV): CNN reports: “An unresponsive news helicopter in the restricted airspace around the nation’s capital prompted a security scramble Wednesday by an Air Force F-15 and a US Customs Black Hawk [more...]

February 19, 2003

Fun Stuff

Doesn’t take much to make me happy

Wow! Once I strapped the dogs to the sled and mushed my way north to my office, I was surprised by a Valentine’s package! It’s been so long since anyone sent me something like that. Two adorable stuffed [more...]

February 19, 2003

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

Nyah, nyah. Your car sucks.

This moronic letter was published this morning in the Washington Post: I enjoyed the local governments’ plea for SUV drivers to ferry doctors to hospitals during the snowstorm. Driving around the D.C. area, I felt [more...]

February 19, 2003

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

Savor the last moments

February 18, 2003

Fun Stuff

Burying our worries

We all sat and watched, anxious. We wondered if we had the right supplies. We asked ourselves if our windows were sealed properly. And we marveled at how pretty it all was. The “blizzard of 2003” that hit [more...]

February 17, 2003

General Annoyances

The [allegro] Music Man

So, if you read the previous post, you know that I am watching the remake of “The Music Man” on ABC-TV. The 1962 film adaptation of the stage musical is one of my favorites. But there’s something wrong [more...]

February 16, 2003