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
Gotta Have Heart

Goo-covered Friday

Well, tomorrow is another milestone in the whole recovery process. Yes, tomorrow afternoon I’ll find myself laying on a table while a stranger spreads slick, slippery goo on my upper thighs. Sounds exciting, I  [more...]

December 14, 2006

On the Board

General Annoyances

Why I’m not hip

It just occurred to me that if I were to abbreviate my name in the same style as such hipsters as JLo and KFed, I’d be known as GCow.

December 12, 2006
General Annoyances

Water Discovered on Earth

People never cease to amaze me. The top story here in the Bay Area this morning is — wait for it — rain. Hype, breathless terror, team coverage… it all reminds me of what happens back home in DC when  [more...]

December 12, 2006
Right = Wrong

More pots, more kettles, still black

Oh, that Robert Novak. His column today is headlined (in the Washington Post, at least): “Democrats Can Smell The Pork.” In it, he accuses the Democratic party of preparing to take power and usher in a new  [more...]

December 11, 2006
Gotta Have Heart

I read the news today, oh boy

Now, as if it weren’t scary enough having a heart attack at a young age and emerging with three drug-eluding stents in my arteries, there’s this news today: New drug-oozing stents widely used to prop open  [more...]

December 9, 2006
General Annoyances

Self-Fulfilling Film

Perhaps Christopher Guest planned it this way, maybe he was making a statement about his own films and the buzz that surrounds them. I saw “For Your Consideration” yesterday. I was not impressed. I’m  [more...]

December 6, 2006