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
Right = Wrong

Righteously Cast Out

Should I be gleeful at the prospect of the end of Ralph Reed’s hateful career; or should I be more Christian and forgiving? Abramoff and Reed — the former executive director of the Christian Coalition  [more...]

January 15, 2006

On the Board

General Annoyances

Event 40182619

There’s no use trying to figure out the whys and wherefores of the tectonic plates, the kinks and bends of the rock or the motion of the waves. Last year I reported to you that I had experienced my first  [more...]

January 15, 2006
Right = Wrong

There are two hundred number twos

When the news broke, oh, a couple days ago, about a missile strike aimed at al Qaeda’s #2 man, I asked myself, which one? I mean, it seems like they keep on capturing and killing number 2 men all the time  [more...]

January 15, 2006
Right = Wrong

Just think about this

A New York Times editorial lays it on the line: Mr. Bush, however, seems to see no limit to his imperial presidency. First, he issued a constitutionally ludicrous “signing statement” on the McCain bill. The  [more...]

January 15, 2006
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Shelly Winters

She was 85 years old when she died today–a grand and brassy lady who could be a dame or a vamp, a frump or an object of lust. The actress sustained her long career by repeatedly reinventing herself. Starting as a  [more...]

January 14, 2006
Right = Wrong

A bitter pill

Why is it that very little news these days is surprising? Is it that so many things the Bush administration does are predictable? Or is it my natural pessimism? I haven’t searched back in the blog, but I am sure  [more...]

January 14, 2006