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

Right = Wrong

The White House Press Room has been revamped, and brought up to date to serve as a premiere outlet for White House propaganda of all stripes. Gone is the plain blue curtain, in its place is, to put it bluntly, a set [more...]

July 12, 2007

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Tales of the unsurprising

On Tuesday, Homeland Security “chief” (why isn’t he called Secretary of Homeland Security? Maybe it’s because “homeland security” is such a ridiculous, jingoistic, un-American phrase.)

July 11, 2007

Fun Stuff

The future was better a long time ago

I'm watching the 1984 film "2010: The Year We Make Contact", and I'm struck with how completely wrong it is in its prediction of the future.

July 11, 2007

Fun Stuff General Annoyances

Getting used to the 411 in my pocket

I've tried a Treo and a Blackberry, but they just didn't take. They seemed to be too much work. But the iPhone is such a luscious toy that it begs you to use it, to slide your finger over it. And the new capabilities [more...]

July 11, 2007

Gotta Have Heart

One year since I became old

July 10, 2007

Fun Stuff

Hope no one has a pacemaker

The break room in the office where I am currently working looks like the appliance department at Sears.

July 9, 2007

Fun Stuff

A serpent visitor

This guy made his way across my front yard a few moments ago, arranged himself in geometric patterns across the sidewalk, then down the driveway and across the street.

July 7, 2007