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

Happy 5th Blogiversary

Wow. It was five years ago this moment that I started this blog, and I can't believe I've been regularly writing it ever since. I mean, really -- five years? It seems much longer.

November 15, 2007

On the Board

Right = Wrong

I live in a pricey neighborhood

Yesterday, I heard on the news that the average price for a gallon of gas has risen to $3.30. But the problem with giving an “average” price is that this doesn’t adequately illustrate the highs and  [more...]

November 15, 2007
Right = Wrong

We broke it, we bought it

The economic costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated to total $1.6 trillion — roughly double the amount the White House has requested thus far, according to a new report by Democrats on  [more...]

November 13, 2007
Right = Wrong

Buy now, pay later

A very interesting article in Vanity Fair takes a look at the economy as shaped by the policies of the Bush administration. And it ain’t pretty. The president has not driven the United States into a recession  [more...]

November 9, 2007