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
General Annoyances

The F Word

Monday night, as I drove home from San Francisco, I heard a story on the news about a “hate crime” in San Jose. Someone had burned a “word” into someone’s lawn; but during the entire story  [more...]

December 28, 2005

On the Board

Right = Wrong

A Republican non-hypocrite surfaces

The conservative stranglehold might be crumbling — yes, we can cynically point out that the Republicans beginning to break with the administration are simply being politically aware, considering that an election  [more...]

December 28, 2005
The War with the Customer

Dear Circuit City

I understand that it is prime time for customer returns, but must you use the same desk for both returns and purchases? Today I tried to purchase a home kit for an XM radio I received for Christmas, but was thwarted by  [more...]

December 27, 2005
The War with the Customer

Seating passengers in rows 1-4

As you read this, I’m winging my way back to San Jose from DC. I’m writing this before I actually leave, so there’s opportunity to make the kind of jokes that one usually hears on talk shows that are  [more...]

December 26, 2005