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

Corporate money, Republican access

Today’s edition of “Marketplace” on public radio had an interesting – and scary – story on a Republican program that denies lobbyists access to their lawmakers if: the company has donated  [more...]

January 7, 2003

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Uh oh… convergence is coming

In the midst of everyone’s Apple frenzy today, here’s something you may have overlooked: in a press release, Apple announced that it’s Rendezvous technology will be integrated into Tivo:  [more...]

January 7, 2003
Fun Stuff

Everything’s better with Aqua

Does an upcoming MacWorld make you tremble? Why obsess about the next Digital Lifestyle Device from Apple? Why fret over the meaning of the recessed buttons in the brushed metal appearance? Take your life back and think  [more...]

January 6, 2003
Fun Stuff

I thought that was a Clinton thing

I wish I had been taping “Good Morning America” this morning – while watching the west coast feed a moment ago, I was rolling laughing when Diane Sawyer said, and I quote, “We want to look at the  [more...]

January 6, 2003
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

It’s called CYA

This morning, as Washington wakes up to about 3-5 inches of snow, the various highway departments are in lockstep, with harsh words for weather forecasters. “Of course the weathermen didn’t predict  [more...]

January 6, 2003
The War with the Customer

Tune in, tune out

I watch an awful lot of television – I admit it – but I often find so much of it annoying. Not just the ubiquitous logo bugs on the screen or the intrusive scrolling promos and truncated credits, but the  [more...]

January 5, 2003