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

General Annoyances

Christian Broadcasting Network Wonders if Prayer Moved Storm Away From Tampa to Protect the RNC | ri

Yeah, I knew that no matter what happened they would have a spin for it. That’s the magic of fundamentalism.

August 27, 2012

On the Board

When I was a child men went to the moon and you could take commercial planes that crossed the Atlantic in 3 hours… (via @martinvars)

August 26, 2012

General Annoyances

New law in Arizona states ‘pregnancy begins two weeks before conception’

Arizona.

August 26, 2012

Overheard at the grocery store “Did you hear Louis Armstrong died?” “Oh, I thought it was Lance.” They were serious. (via @MonkeySwordFite)

August 25, 2012

General Annoyances

Todd Akin and the Anti-Science House Science Committee

August 25, 2012

General Annoyances

Former Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies

The “Nerdy Engineer” has died. How sad that our heroes are no longer scientists, engineers, and the like. What have today’s sports figures, celebrities and politicians done to move humanity forward?

August 25, 2012

General Annoyances

Artificially Sweetened: The Story of Canned Laughter

August 25, 2012