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.

Follow up (close your eyes)

About a month ago, I mentioned new legislation that would ban the use of pornographic DVDs in cars. What a ridiculous idea all around, I thought, both the watching and the legislating. Well, look at the letter that was  [more...]

On the Board

Take Out the Trash Day

You know how it works — politicians put out the bad stuff on Friday so that people won’t notice until it’s too late. Well, guess what happened yesterday? Yup, that old constitutional amendment is back  [more...]

Wannabes

What is it with these celebrities, trying so hard to be like me? You know, I had a Prius way back in 2000 before Leonardo DiCaprio and the rest of his Hollywood greens decided it was de rigeur. I had an iPod back in  [more...]

Believe it or not

Some people will believe anything. There are people out there who truly believe that there are nearly invisible extraterrestrial creatures flying around us, which are so fast that they can only be captured on videotape  [more...]

Oh, the pain

I’m still throwing stuff away, stuff that I once thought had historic value. At this moment, I’m throwing out boxes of floppy discs containing such gems as PowerPoint 3.0, KidPix, SoundEdit Pro, Mac Systems  [more...]

Sold their soul

Slowly but surely — very slowly — I’m dismantling my life, throwing away everything, and finding amusements hidden in the dust. Here’s a headline that I had clipped and taped to one of the  [more...]