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
Fun Stuff

It’s time to play Plinko

Being home during the day is an interesting experience. Today on Jerry Springer: the usual trashy suspects, with a stepbrother and stepsister who are having an affair, and their trashy parents who insist that they were  [more...]

December 24, 2002

On the Board

General Annoyances

Human interest

I just saw a “human interest” story on the news about an anonymous guy dressed as Santa who paid for a woman’s purchases at the checkout at Target to the tune of about $100. OK, a nice enough gesture  [more...]

December 24, 2002
Right = Wrong

Compassion… how unusual

That ridiculous marketing phrase is back – “compassionate conservative.” It’s now being attached to new Senate majority leader Frist – described as “a conservative with a  [more...]

December 24, 2002
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Break a leg

Did you ever have a moment when you thought to yourself, “am I really that stupid?”Imagine this: the phone rings. You’re sitting on the couch, the phone is on the kitchen table. What should be a simple  [more...]

December 23, 2002
Fun Stuff

End of year housekeeping

It's time to go through all the clippings and bookmarks that have been cluttering up my dock for 2002, and dump them all here to edify and enlighten my readers. So, here goes!

December 22, 2002