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

Let’s be liberal with our money

Fascinating. Reprinted from and via John Gruber: Tommy McCall compares the growth of the S&P stock index under Republican and Democratic presidents since 1929: As of Friday, a $10,000 investment in the S.& P [more...]

October 16, 2008

On the Board

Right = Wrong

The New World

I’m watching a new BBC series, “Stephen Fry in America,” interested in seeing a look at my own country from the outside eyes. So far, it’s a pretty standard travelogue with short vignettes; [more...]

October 12, 2008

Right = Wrong

Ignorance and Racism: This is McCain’s America

In 2000 the wedge issue was Clinton’s affair (even though Clinton wasn’t running). In 2004 it was terrorists — and scary gay people who were coming to marry your sons. In 2008? Combine 2004’s [more...]

October 12, 2008

The War with the Customer

And now, a double entendre from our sponsor

Came across this highly sneaky ad today, one that cleverly evokes sex while selling financial services. If you can’t see what I’m talking about, perhaps you just have a less dirty mind than I do. I need to [more...]

October 11, 2008

Right = Wrong

Portrait of the Artist

Let’s be liberal with our money

On the Board

The New World

Ignorance and Racism: This is McCain’s America

And now, a double entendre from our sponsor

They’re not gonna talk about it

In black and white (and red ink)

Know your enemy