Just As I Thought

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.

Dick Martin

TV’s ‘Laugh-in’ comic Dick Martin dies at 86 By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer Sunday, May 25, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose “Rowan and  [more...]

On the Board

Now we know what Tommy Puett is doing

Three years ago, I asked the question, whatever happened to Tommy Puett? I got my answer. He’s Googling himself, and demanding that any unflattering material be removed. Here’s the email I received this  [more...]

They just can’t stand to see happiness

Of course. Gay marriage opponents file legal request to delay unions until November election Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, May 22, 2008 Groups that fought San Francisco’s lawsuit seeking  [more...]

It’s always safe to talk about the weather

This is where the big, quantifiable difference between San Jose weather and Washington weather rears its head: right now, it is 104° in San Jose -- very unusual heat, it rarely goes over 90 here. (The record for  [more...]