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

New Year’s Day 1984

“It seems logical to me that if we know there’s a phone number associated with al-Qaida or an al-Qaida affiliate and they’re making phone calls, it makes sense to find out why,” Bush said [more...]

January 1, 2006

On the Board

Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Perils of the small dog, part 2

I just went out to get something out of my trunk, and Diego followed me, barking as the screen door opened. When I came back to the front door, I saw something behind the screen door, between it and the front door [more...]

December 31, 2005

Right = Wrong

This is what Right = Wrong means

The president says that the leak of information on his illegal spying on Americans is “shameful” and helps “our enemies.” Now, I know that I am not the only person who is laughing his ass off [more...]

December 31, 2005

The War with the Customer

Gotta get up pretty early in the morning

I miss my morning NPR routine. Back in DC, WAMU always had something on I wanted to listen to, from Morning Edition for a full four hours — until 10am — to Diane Rehm and All Things Considered, again [more...]

December 30, 2005

Right = Wrong

It’s not illegal if no one leaks it

December 30, 2005

Fun Stuff

Breaking news from the Bay Area

Before you make fun of Diego, you’d better cover your ankles. Here’s “Breaking News” from the AP: A pack of angry Chihuahuas attacked a police officer who was escorting a teenager home following [more...]

December 30, 2005

Fun Stuff

Allow me this gay geek moment

It’s no secret that a large portion of Doctor Who fans are geeky gay guys like me. But what is astonishing is how long it took for the series to pander to that audience segment. The longest-serving producer of [more...]

December 29, 2005