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

Visit Beautiful Appalachian Outfitters National Scenic Trail

NPR’s All Things Considered just aired a cutesy little piece about corporate sponsorship at national parks, waxing whimsical about such possibilities as Clearasil sponsorship of Crater Lake or the Lincoln Mercury [more...]

December 1, 2005

On the Board

Right = Wrong

An unlikely bastion of tolerance

It wasn’t that long ago that the US was seen as a bastion of freedom and liberty. Funny how quickly that changed, isn’t it? Is it just me, or did it change completely within the current [more...]

December 1, 2005

Right = Wrong

Critical condition

This is too funny not to post in its entirety. From Dana Milbank: Ever since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the coming months have always been crucial and critical: “You only have about the next six months.” [more...]

November 30, 2005

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

And the rain rain rain came down down down

And with that, the rainy season began. Yeah, it’s rained a couple of times since I moved here in May, but always a very short little drizzle. Tonight, it’s raining for real. Still, it’s not really [more...]

November 28, 2005

Right = Wrong

You know there’s a metaphor here somewhere

November 28, 2005

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

Merry Merry Mary

Unlike retailers, I tend to wait until after Thanksgiving before thinking about Christmas. So, here we are — Thanksgiving has come and gone, I’m beginning to put together my shopping list… and starting [more...]

November 27, 2005

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

Just call me Mary

I’ve spent the day doing nothing, aside from washing a load of dishes. It’s been a lazy end-of-the-holiday, just hanging out watching re-runs of Match Game ’74. I had scheduled a housewarming/open [more...]

November 27, 2005