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

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Something about Laura

So. Laura Bush has spoken up to defend her man, and in a strangely empty-headed declaration she claims that George’s low job rating is not a reflection on him, but is in fact due to the bad times America is facing  [more...]

May 15, 2006
Right = Wrong

Divide and conquer

I mean, really. Does no one know the meaning of that oft-used phrase? This is how the neo-conservatives manage to control people, by giving them a ready-made enemy. In 2004, it was the homosexual agenda — you  [more...]

May 14, 2006
The War with the Customer

This is not like 1973

The older readers among you, my age and older, will remember the early 1970s, when an OPEC embargo against Israeli-supporting countries cut the flow of oil to the U.S. Those were the days of expensive gas, long lines at  [more...]

May 14, 2006
Fun Stuff

A Patron of the Arts

I walked across the street today for the Silicon Valley Open Studios day, and met Shannon, my neighborhood artist. She creates art that starts with photographs of natural objects — flowers, plants, insects, etc  [more...]

May 13, 2006