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.

San Jose is yellow right now — not from the weird yellow streetlights we have, but from smoke. Yet another wildfire, this time in Monterey county, is putting out plumes of smoke that are covering our skies. I went [more...]

June 13, 2008

On the Board

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

Quake Time of the Month

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Japan early Saturday, swaying buildings and forcing authorities to close highways and stop high-speed trains. News reports said some people were cut by broken glass [more...]

June 13, 2008

Right = Wrong

They go together

As soon as I saw the headline… … I knew I’d find an (R) in the story. … he was appointed at age 35 to the bench by former President Ronald Reagan … [SF Gate] Update: As people have begun to [more...]

June 11, 2008

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

‘Cos it’s a dry heat

One of the glorious things about living in California (versus DC) is the weather — warm, sunny, dry, with low humidity. But with that comes fire. Last year, fire marched up the hill where my friends lived [more...]

June 10, 2008

The War with the Customer

I have a $4 bridge to sell you

June 10, 2008

Right = Wrong

Hey, bigots: hold your nose and take the cash

Told ya this would happen. It’s a good thing. (06-09) 18:31 PDT San Francisco (AP) — Same-sex weddings could create hundreds of new jobs and pump hundreds of millions of dollars into California’s [more...]

June 10, 2008

The War with the Customer

AT&T gets richer

Here's some news you probably didn't hear today underlying the iPhone 3G announcement: in its bid to change the way mobile companies work, Apple lost.

June 9, 2008