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

Targeted audience

When I was young, WMAL radio here in Washington was somewhat genteel. My mom would listen to the two old men, Harden and Weaver, every morning; one of their characters was a crotchety old woman. It was charming and  [more...]

February 4, 2005

On the Board

The War with the Customer

Maybe he should be cancelled

The State of the Union got terrible television ratings the other night. I was one of the millions and millions who didn’t watch. An example of the highs and lows: 26 million people watched “American  [more...]

February 4, 2005
The War with the Customer

Enjoy your flight

Back in the 50s and 60s, when flying was cosmopolitan, upper class, and exciting; when people dressed up to board a plane… did anyone envision a time when flying was a horrible, horrible chore? Let’s see. I  [more...]

February 3, 2005
The War with the Customer

Can’t get there from here

Oy. I’m off to Kansas City for one night — business, dontcha know — but you’d think I was going to Mongolia. I was up at 3am so I could get my morning ablutions done. It’ll take me about an  [more...]

February 2, 2005
Right = Wrong

Read all about it

When I look at DC’s new paper, The Examiner — free, because who would pay for it? — I get a vision of a scale. The right side, laden with The Examiner and The Times, is scraping the ground; by  [more...]

February 1, 2005
Fun Stuff

Brillante y fresco

Mmmmm. Xtra Sparkling Fresh liquid laundry detergent with color-safe bleach alternative smells just like SweeTarts. [Interesting: Xtra is made by Church & Dwight, the company that makes Arm & Hammer. Their  [more...]

January 31, 2005