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
The War with the Customer

A picture lasts longer

I just don’t understand what’s with these corporations all deciding to change their logos — corporations with instantly recognizable logos, which makes it much worse. The point of the logo is instant  [more...]

January 7, 2006

On the Board

The War with the Customer

More fruit comparisons

So, yesterday I told you about celeb spokespersons and how they seem to be appropriate for the specific qualities of the company they are representing — Apple has Bono, Microsoft has Justin Timberlake. Well, today  [more...]

January 6, 2006
Right = Wrong

Juxtaposition Redux

In another example of the disconnect between Bush and real life, these two headlines appeared right next to each other on washingtonpost.com this afternoon: Bush Trumpets Economy | Job Growth Slows Or maybe it is just  [more...]

January 6, 2006
Right = Wrong

Maybe he’ll get the money from Abramoff

Remember way back in 2003, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was swept into office by a carefully choreographed Republican coup? The big issue they used to recall Gray Davis was the fiscal mess — the huge deficit and  [more...]

January 6, 2006
The War with the Customer

Apples to oranges

Sometimes, life hands you a metaphor so obvious that you don’t need to even explain it: When Apple introduced the iTunes Music Store nearly three years ago, they turned to Bono to promote it. Today, Microsoft  [more...]

January 5, 2006
Right = Wrong

The bucks stop here

I’m not going to have a lot to say about the Abramoff deal, mostly because all the news outlets are covering it and it’s pretty obvious at this point that there are hundreds of Republicans getting nervous. I  [more...]

January 4, 2006