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

Fuzzy Math

Republican senator McConnell today on “Meet The Press” delivered a rehearsed speech about President Bush’s tax cut package. Leaving out his folksy description of a truck driver and his wife, he said  [more...]

January 26, 2003

On the Board

Fun Stuff

The Style Invitational: January 26

The latest contest in The Washington Post’s Style Invitational asked for acts, bills, or resolutions sponsored by new members of Congress. Some of my faves: Miller-Miller-Dole act to provide every hungry person in  [more...]

January 26, 2003
Right = Wrong

One more thing.

“Department of Homeland Security?” Pardon me, but this is a really, really stupid name. “The Homeland.” It sounds so jingoistic, so “fascist propaganda,” so… Bush. What’s  [more...]

January 23, 2003
Right = Wrong

Rambling Republican Rants

The Bush agenda continues. This administration, which revels in secret, behind-the-scenes machinations designed to quietly move this country toward right-wing extremist policies (gee, does that sound like some middle  [more...]

January 23, 2003
Fun Stuff

I suppose now I’ll have to cook

Well, my kitchen is finally complete with the installation this weekend of my new dishwasher. As I sat amidst the stainless steel splendor, contemplating the years of debt I had just incurred, I realized that I  [more...]

January 20, 2003
The War with the Customer

Bashing TLC

The Learning Channel tonight debuted a new series, ‘What Not To Wear’ – another rip off of a BBC program. (It debuted after a pointless live “reveal” on Trading Spaces – what the hell  [more...]

January 18, 2003