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
General Annoyances

Where’s the quantum computer already?

This is the 21st century, right? Where are the incredible computers that can do everything instantly and feature the Majel Barrett voice? I am a sucker for the latest marketing ploys about computer speed. I remember  [more...]

December 22, 2006

On the Board

The War with the Customer

Consumer Commuting

I live near Santa Clara University, on the border between San Jose and Santa Clara. I drive by the University every day to and from work. In the last few days, I’ve noticed an uptick in traffic. Today, I  [more...]

December 21, 2006
The War with the Customer

Dodged a blizzard

Well, sometimes I do get a break. When I was trying to put together plans to fly home for Christmas, today was the day I was due to fly out. And chances are that I would have been right in the middle of the air system  [more...]

December 21, 2006
General Annoyances

The Long Darkness

It’s that day — the “shortest” day of the year. This morning I got up and went in to the office before the sun rose; when I came home in the late morning there was still no sun due to rain. And  [more...]

December 21, 2006
Gotta Have Heart

Side effects (or cures)

I have had debilitating migraines since I was in high school. The worst of them sometimes sent me to the emergency room for some kind of relief before I decided to drive an ice pick through my temple to end it once and  [more...]

December 19, 2006
Right = Wrong

W=V

It just occurred to me that there’s a perfect, geeky analogy for Tony Snow: remember the miniseries “V”? Tony Snow is the famous reporter who was recruited by the “we are your friends”  [more...]

December 19, 2006