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.

Everything Falls Apart

Ah, hubris. I’ve been very pleased for the last decade that I just don’t look my age; no one believes that I am 40 now, although I don’t deny it or lie about my age. But entropy increases. First it was  [more...]

October 9, 2006

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Duck and cover your ass

And just like that, the October Surprise appeared. Tomorrow we won’t be hearing about the Foley scandal — we won’t see any traction to the story that appeared today, telling of how at least one other  [more...]

October 8, 2006
The War with the Customer

How much is too much?

There is a formula out there that states that alternative energy will be economically feasible once gas prices hit a certain level; but I wonder how true that is. A story in today’s SF Chronicle tells of the much  [more...]

October 7, 2006
Fun Stuff

Hairy politics

Remember when politicos were buzzing about Hillary Clinton’s latest hair do? Well, the buzz is on here in the bay area over Gavin’s locks. Here’s the latest pic to get hearts fluttering over the newly  [more...]

October 6, 2006
The War with the Customer

Misleading ads, chapter 38

AT&T is promoting their Broadband TV service using this ad: As usual, that’s a Mac in the ad. They choose Macs because they look good, of course. Clicking on the ad gets you this: Is it my imagination, or  [more...]

October 5, 2006
The War with the Customer

The end of the future

I’m watching, live, the Christie’s auction of Star Trek props. For those of you not in the know, Paramount has decided to clear out their warehouses of props and costumes for the venerable sci-fi series, and  [more...]

October 5, 2006