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
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Look to the skies

There are a lot of very strange differences between Washington, DC weather and San Jose, California weather — as one would expect. I’m still counting them, from San Jose’s total lack of thunderstorms  [more...]

July 21, 2007

On the Board

Right = Wrong

I am officially terrified

Very, very important and scary news: Vice President Cheney will assume the presidency on an acting basis [Saturday] when President Bush undergoes general anesthesia for a routine colon examination, the White House said  [more...]

July 20, 2007
General Annoyances

Ass calling the kettle ass

John Gruber, one of my favorite writers in the Mac world, likes to point out when people are being asses, when they are plagarizing, when they are taking credit for other’s work. It’s one of the things I  [more...]

July 20, 2007
General Annoyances

Mania

Now, there were plenty of people who shook their head at people (like me) who stood in line to buy an iPhone.
But I can only say this: no one in that line was dressed up in a wizard costume or carried a wand.

July 20, 2007
Right = Wrong

Friends in low places

Remember way back when, oh, many years ago, when I said that the “secret plan” of the Neo Cons was to not only create a permanent majority, but to corner all aspects of government? There was the obvious  [more...]

July 19, 2007
Cacophony

Can I Come In To Play?

This one from George H.W. Bush is just… creepy:

Then there’s this one, where his inner grandmother comes to light.

July 19, 2007