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

Not that there’s anything wrong with that

It suddenly occurs that George W. Bush might very well be the male equivalent of a fag hag. Of course, it’s not like he hangs around with openly gay people, but take a look at the number of suspiciously single  [more...]

October 18, 2005

On the Board

Right = Wrong

According to pattern

You know how I maintain that terror alerts happen in concert with bad news for the Bush administration? You know how I made note of Ken Olbermann making the same connections? Okay. Yesterday, news that Cheney’s  [more...]

October 18, 2005
Fun Stuff

Pea Soup

One of the coolest things about living here is the way the ocean interacts with the valleys. I live in the Santa Clara Valley, separated from the ocean by the Santa Cruz mountains — which are the surface  [more...]

October 18, 2005
Fun Stuff

It’s an anagram, by the way

A few months ago, it was announced by the BBC that 1970s Dr. Who companions Sarah Jane Smith and K-9 would return to the revived series in 2006. They were the subjects of the only Dr. Who spin-off program ever made  [more...]

October 18, 2005
General Annoyances

That’s what I call delayed reaction

It was 16 years ago today that the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the Bay Area. And it was just today that a regional coalition of governments finally announced the beginning process of creating a plan for the next  [more...]

October 17, 2005
General Annoyances

Something for future generations

As I walk Diego each morning — something I like to call our Snail Sniffing Adventures — I carry a paper towel or a bit of toilet paper, to pick up the inevitable result of our walk. Now, the association has  [more...]

October 16, 2005