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

On the Board

The War with the Customer

Analysts don’t know nothin’

My prediction is that my corner station will hit $5 by July 4. We're only 30¢ away, and every time the price changes it goes up by 10¢. Check back in a few weeks. If I'm right, I'm just gonna hire myself out as a high  [more...]

June 8, 2008
Right = Wrong

Heresy, he said

Can it be? The often reactionary right-winger Charles Krauthammer advocating higher taxes to modify consumer behavior? Are you freakin’ kidding me? No, there it is, right there in black and white in today’s  [more...]

June 6, 2008
Fun Stuff

Alien Incursion

Who says San Jose doesn't have culture? Okay, so they're live cultures, but hey. Take a look at what's wriggling around over at City Hall.

June 5, 2008
Gotta Have Heart

McAngioplasty

So, I read today that Kelsey Grammer has had a mild heart attack. He was hospitalized for a few days for observation. Hmm. When I had my heart attack — which by all accounts was not “mild” and nearly  [more...]

June 2, 2008
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Robert Justman

The front page of this blog is littered with sad news of great people who have left us in the last week or so. The sadness continues: Robert H. Justman, who helped bring the original “Star Trek” as well as  [more...]

June 2, 2008