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

Really, having a heart attack is simply one more reason to buy gadgets. The first part of my plan to get more exercise is to simply walk — most experts say that 30 minutes of walking every day is plenty of [more...]

July 21, 2006

On the Board

The War with the Customer

Bite-sized pieces add up to a larger meal

I wonder how most people quantify the cost of real estate — is it an analytical thing, or do they do it by gut feeling, by emotion? I think I go by emotion, but there is a tipping point where my feeling about a [more...]

July 20, 2006

Gotta Have Heart

They shouldn’t send these to people with heart conditions

The bill from the hospital came today. This is when I kneel down and thank Kaiser Permanente… and myself for paying a $217 premium for my own insurance every month since I arrived in California. $125,067.16. This [more...]

July 19, 2006

The War with the Customer

Talkin’ bout the weather

There was a big thunderstorm over Las Vegas last night, so my mom’s homeward flight, routed through that city, sat on the runway in San Jose until they finally let the passengers off. She rebooked her flight for [more...]

July 18, 2006

Gotta Have Heart

I had a heart attack

July 17, 2006

Gotta Have Heart

What’s to come

It’s day 5 after my heart attack, and I seem to be entering a kind of hazy phase where I feel fine — except for the horrifying black and blue expanse from my groin to my thigh and sore muscles, almost as if [more...]

July 15, 2006

Gotta Have Heart

Still here

Haven’t had the emotional cojones to write about this week’s surprise; but rest assured that I am still here, sitting at home recuperating, and contending with the very odd situation of having my parents [more...]

July 14, 2006