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

The New Energy Conservation

I need not say anything, Dan Froomkin sums it up quite well: One fair test of how seriously Bush takes his new energy conservation kick will be whether he exercises any self-restraint. But don’t expect cardigans  [more...]

September 28, 2005

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Obfuscate and masticate

I think that the Bush government’s ideal of obfuscating information and making it as incomprehensible as possible has finally reached its apex. Does anyone have the slightest clue, looking at this new food  [more...]

September 28, 2005
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

I Miss Carl Sagan

As I sit here watching a revival of Cosmos, a series that premiered when I was in high school, I find myself nostalgic for Carl Sagan and his unique way of combining science and philosophy. He would be appalled today at  [more...]

September 27, 2005
Fun Stuff

See, Hear, Shake

I’ve been researching a lot about earthquakes lately, coming to terms with my new home and the realization that there will be a major, major earthquake here in the next 3 decades. I’m fascinated by  [more...]

September 27, 2005
Right = Wrong

A billion here, a billion there

After Bush proposed a massive rebuilding of the gulf coast without raising taxes, Republicans began to wonder how to do it. Some rightly said that pork should be cut out of the budget; unfortunately, others decided this  [more...]

September 27, 2005
Right = Wrong

Truth from the Vatican… and consequences

The Vatican is expected to release a new directive in the coming weeks banning all homosexuals from serving in the priesthood. This includes “celibate” homosexuals. Now, I generally come to what I feel are  [more...]

September 27, 2005