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

But it’s a dry heat

Phoenix is in the desert. It was 83 degrees here today at the end of November. And it’s dry. I made the mistake today of being so involved in putting on a national convention that I didn’t take time all day  [more...]

November 20, 2002

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Arizona Point of Pride

As I sit here in the hotel looking out the window, I am struck by how this city has a sort of civic pride that I am not used to. In downtown Phoenix, there is a definite identity system at work, with coordinated  [more...]

November 19, 2002
General Annoyances

Space is relative

It is 2002, isn’t it? Well, in Phoenix, the Hyatt doesn’t have Internet access in the rooms, so these entries will be a little late. Do flies and other insects have a sense of space? Do they comprehend  [more...]

November 19, 2002
Fun Stuff

A view inside your Mac

I’m more of a dork than a geek, and more of a geek than a nerd, so I just don’t fathom all the technology that’s percolating around inside my Mac. Therefore, this cool new app will be more interesting  [more...]

November 17, 2002
Fun Stuff

When graphics were made with motors

Oops! You need Flash for this little gem.Even before the wonders of Scanimate, the BBC’s famous clock looked pretty cool – and it was just a camera pointed at a mechanical clock. This recreation of the BBC 1  [more...]

November 17, 2002