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.

Here’s to Molly

I love Molly Ivins. I’ve started off plenty of blog entries with that phrase over the years, and my sentiment hasn’t changed and won’t; but the news from Austin is sad and discouraging. Molly  [more...]

January 29, 2007

On the Board

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

He is arisen

Here I lie, in bed for the last 4 days… at least, I think. I can’t quite remember through the feverish delusional state, but I assume I must have spent some time out of bed because my house is a wreck  [more...]

January 29, 2007
Fun Stuff

Brutal fairytale

Last night I saw "Pan's Labyrinth".
I can only describe the film as a brutal fairytale.

January 23, 2007
The War with the Customer

The frog in the boiling water

So, oil prices have fallen to about $51 per barrel, the lowest since May 2005. And yet, the gas station on the corner near my house is still at $2.98 for premium. And have you noticed that there are no more stories in  [more...]

January 23, 2007
The War with the Customer

No nerds allowed

Now this is an iconic photo. Whenever I walk by an Abercrombie & Fitch store, I can feel the burning eyes of the gatekeeper male models at the door, encouraging me to keep walking and not even try to enter their  [more...]

January 23, 2007