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
Fun Stuff

The finish line

Well, there are always a few more things to do — finish cleaning the kitchen floor, vacuum — but 99% of my renovations are finished. As I stand in my pristine, clean, and bright house I realize that it  [more...]

April 14, 2005

On the Board

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

Gone Dog

I stopped off at home, petted the dog, then took off for Home Depot. When I got back an hour later, Diego was gone. He’d been penned up in the kitchen with a doggie door to the backyard, where I discovered a gap  [more...]

April 14, 2005
General Annoyances

Missing out

In today’s Post, there’s a review of a show over at the Birchmere on Tuesday night — it might as well be an announcement to me! Matt Bianco, a group I love, played only a few miles from my home and I  [more...]

April 14, 2005
Fun Stuff

Love that high-limit MasterCard

It was about time for my luck to change — my new windows arrived today, almost three weeks early! That more or less completes my renovations, leaving only a few little jobs like touching up some paint and getting  [more...]

April 13, 2005
Right = Wrong

‘Cos the oil guys are in charge

Remember way back in the last moments of the 20th century, when Bill Clinton was president and gas prices skyrocketed… to something like $2 per gallon? Remember how the Republicans found yet another way to crucify  [more...]

April 12, 2005
General Annoyances

Careful what you wish for

After watching those home makeover shows, I find myself wondering about the reality of having such a thing happen — if these people were having so much trouble maintaining their small homes, what happens when they  [more...]

April 11, 2005