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.

Dialtone

For the last week, I have been anxious and desperate to call B, just to hear his voice. I’ve been able to distract myself, knowing that it might not be such a great idea — I just miss him so much. This  [more...]

On the Board

Boring Saturday

Arrrggghhh! It’s been weeks since I did anything other than go to work or stay in the house. I’ve got to get OUT OF HERE. But what are my options? The mall? Starbucks? Walking down to the post office to see  [more...]

Big controversy, big money

Remember all the brouhaha about Target banning Salvation Army bell ringers from the front of its stores? Remember all the predictions of gloom and doom that ensued? It turns out that Salvation Army donations rose 7  [more...]

Casual Thursday

I love to skewer conservatives, and none more than Dick Cheney and his cabal. That said, the article I’m about to quote seems a little too opportunistic; although it’s safe to say that the right wing takes  [more...]

60 years ago

I can’t summon the words to describe the Holocaust. I have certainly never experienced such an atrocity in my lifetime, but it should be remembered that genocide is still taking place on this planet, at this very  [more...]