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

Brighter than the sun

Here we are, sixty years later — the only nation to have ever used nuclear weapons. We still have them to this day, and expend a lot of energy trying to keep others from having them, using them as an excuse to  [more...]

August 6, 2005

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Tell it like it isn’t

I know that as Americans, we have short memories… but remember earlier this week when a report showed that Iran is about 10 years away from developing nuclear weapons — despite claims to the contrary  [more...]

August 5, 2005
Right = Wrong

Hacks and spend

Remember when the Republicans used to be the ones who called for cuts in spending? GOP leaders this week sent House Republicans home for the summer with some political tips, helpfully laid out in 12 “Ideas for  [more...]

August 3, 2005
General Annoyances

Get dirty

Via Mac comes a link to a blog that says just what I was thinking: I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: We’re raising a bunch of pansy ass kids these days! They get plastic playgrounds with safety  [more...]

August 3, 2005
Fun Stuff

Stock up on bamboo, ma

So much strife, so much pain, and so much death in the world… but take a look at the other side of life. Like this adorable baby panda cub — it’s a boy — who seems to be defying the odds at the  [more...]

August 2, 2005
Right = Wrong

Indoctrinate them

So, George W. Bush wants schools to reach “intelligent design.” Well, of course he does! Because it’s just another facet in the plan to create an American Fundamentalist Theocracy. But being America  [more...]

August 2, 2005