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
The War with the Customer

HDTV (where available)

Again, an “event” movie I tuned in to watch in High Definition on our local ABC affiliate… isn’t. There seems to be some difficulty at WJLA in the button-pushing needed to pass through the high  [more...]

February 16, 2003

On the Board

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

Going downtown? Pay up

This is certainly an interesting idea – charge all commuters a fee to drive within a congested area. That’s what the city of London is doing beginning tomorrow morning. All cars entering a large central part  [more...]

February 16, 2003
Fun Stuff

Lovin’ Thelma

Another one of those actresses with an attitude – I really enjoy the work of Thelma Ritter. OK, she died when I was only 3, but her work lives on in movies such as Miracle on 34th Street (the mother who first  [more...]

February 16, 2003
The War with the Customer

A vast (white) wasteland

Well, I’ve already been out in the snow shoveling, clearing, moving cars so the plow can get through, delivering hot chocolate to our maintenance guy, etc., and now I’m sitting here in the living room  [more...]

February 16, 2003
The War with the Customer

Ask forgiveness, not permission

The Washington Post, which I seem to get most of my good material from, has now added “permission to republish” links on every story. Being a responsible and honest person, I clicked the link for permission  [more...]

February 15, 2003
Right = Wrong

Democrats need not apply

Another example of Republicans trying to corner the market, from today’s Washington Post: Rep. Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio) and members of his staff are pressuring mutual fund companies to hire a prominent Republican  [more...]

February 15, 2003