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
General Annoyances

Give a man a fish…

For no very good reason, other than because it’s on, I am watching “Oprah’s Big Give.” And what is really annoying me about it is that it is typical Oprah-style charity: giving people stuff  [more...]

March 9, 2008

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Daylight Spending Time

Last fall when the New!Improved! Daylight Savings Time debuted I was skeptical; I couldn’t understand how the change in time could possibly result in any energy savings at all, considering that lights are on  [more...]

March 7, 2008
General Annoyances

Shut up and drive

One month into my new job, I’m learning once more what it means to commute. On the surface, all is rosy, especially when compared to my commute back in DC. To refresh your memory, my office was 14 miles from home  [more...]

March 6, 2008
The War with the Customer

Local trumps local

It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of KQED Public Radio, although I listen fairly regularly — for the NPR shows. KQED is one of those stations that prefers to cut away from NPR for local programming  [more...]

March 5, 2008
Right = Wrong

Where there’s a but…

I was reading a story this morning about a gay soap opera romance in which the couple never kiss — bizarre considering that soap opera characters are usually all over each other all the time. In the story, they  [more...]

March 2, 2008
General Annoyances

It’s a Kid’s Life in the Royal Army

Today’s news that Price Harry is being pulled from front-line duty in Afghanistan was hardly a surprise; once it was disclosed — by Drudge, of course — that he was there he became a dangerous target  [more...]

February 29, 2008