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
The War with the Customer

Boring Edition

I bemoaned the loss of Bob Edwards when he was forced out of NPR's Morning Edition; now, a few years later, I am bemoaning the loss of Morning Edition itself.

August 1, 2007

On the Board

General Annoyances

130,000 breath mints, please

I first noticed it last night, the aroma of someone cooking. I figured that someone in the neighborhood was barbecuing something. But it was still there this morning when I woke up, even stronger. And then it suddenly  [more...]

July 28, 2007
Fun Stuff

How the other half works

I’m sort of embarrassed to admit it, but I am enjoying a silly show on TV Land, “Back to the Grind.” The premise of this “reality” show is what happens when actors perform the actual jobs  [more...]

July 27, 2007
The War with the Customer

The World Needs More Walgreens

From the category of “News I didn’t know until it was too late” comes this story: Yenching Palace is gone. Yenching Palace is — was — a Chinese restaurant in Woodley Park, Washington, DC  [more...]

July 26, 2007
The War with the Customer

The Yellow Line of Death

My local Target is littered with the dying hulks of shopping carts which suddenly stop working when taken past the yellow line. A yellow line which is, in some places, mere yards from the entrance.

July 25, 2007