Just As I Thought

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.

The Home Depot alternative

I’ve found my alternative to Home Depot, for those of you who advocate boycotting that big-box store: OSH. Also known as Orchard Supply Hardware. I have plenty of reasons to not like Home Depot, from their  [more...]

On the Board

I’m a Tassi ‘Mo

A couple of months ago, I picked up a Tassimo machine. I was intrigued by the fact that it makes a variety of drinks–not just coffee, but hot chocolate and tea. I’m partial to a cup of tea in the morning  [more...]

Help for those who least need it

Feel free to disagree or set me straight on this; but once again I feel like George Bush is giving a sop to big business in health care with a new proposal. He wants to increase tax deductions for individuals by  [more...]

No message is the message

Like many people, I just don’t understand the Bush administration when they’re up or when they’re down. Sometimes they seem to be just as dumb as a box of rocks. For instance, back when Enron was in  [more...]

Enjoy it while you can

Yes, this is one of the reasons I chose to move to California: here I sit on a winter’s day in January, typing on my Powerbook as I relax in the backyard. It’s 66° here right now, and I am having lunch  [more...]