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
Fun Stuff

How the mind wanders

I was looking at this tabloidly picture of Doctor Who star Billie Piper shopping for groceries, marveling at her ability to accessorize… then my gaze wandered to the shopping cart. Or, as the Brits call it  [more...]

April 10, 2008

On the Board

Right = Wrong

I bet my blog is blocked in China

This Olympics is certain to go down in history as the most bungled ever, and I expect to see a bunch of resignations at the IOC. Just this morning, as I listened to the news of the torch relay in San Francisco —  [more...]

April 9, 2008
Right = Wrong

It’s ALL about politics

Hey, kids! Here’s a fun exercise: let’s reconcile these two statements. “The Olympic Games are about sports. It’s not fair to turn them into politics,” said Gao Yi, a Chinese second-year  [more...]

April 7, 2008
Right = Wrong

We slipped past 1984 without a whimper

Do you think this year’s Olympics is the beginning of the end for that sporting tradition? I can’t help but wonder what bizarre set of circumstances led the IOC to actually pick a totalitarian regime to host  [more...]

April 6, 2008
General Annoyances

The neighbor’s grass is always less green

My neighbor: has a gardening service mow their lawn, driving from who knows where in a pick-up and a big van, using gas-powered mowers and a gas-powered blower. Me: Do it myself, with an electric mower, and pair of hand  [more...]

April 5, 2008
Right = Wrong

The U.S. establishment media in a nutshell

There are so many excellent, thought-provoking passages in this blog entry from Glenn Greenawald that you should zip over and read the whole thing. Here are some excerpts… In the past two weeks, the following  [more...]

April 5, 2008