Just As I Thought

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.

Impeach this show

I gave it another try — I recorded “Commander in Chief” last night, hoping that it would be better than the pilot. I was mistaken. Let’s start with the cheesy acting. Donald Sutherland is perhaps  [more...]

On the Board

Problem-Free Technology

The more complicated something is, the more difficult it is to fix. (Of course, this is why we have landfills full of high tech gadgets, cheaper to throw away than to fix.) A few days ago, my Prius began to behave  [more...]

A Rare Happiness

I’m not given to superstition, “faith-based” whims, nor do I put much stock in things like karma or other metaphysical mumbo-jumbo — as I’m sure you’re aware if you’ve read this  [more...]

Staking out my property

I took a run over to the house this morning with my agent, a kind of last chance decision time before calling the inspector and appraiser and getting the ball rolling. It’s that three-day period, that time where  [more...]

Uncle Antonio

The news travelled quickly through my family: our uncle Antonio has died. He was either 94 or 96, depending on who you ask. By virtue of age, he was probably the patriarch of the Flores family, my relatives in El Paso  [more...]