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

Theme Geek

Remember all those years ago, when local news programs actually had opening titles? Cheesy footage of camera men out in the streets, fuzzy film animation of the station logo chroma-keyed in, perhaps using state of the  [more...]

January 19, 2005

On the Board

Cacophony

WRC-TV News Themes

Remember all those years ago, when local news programs actually had opening titles? Cheesy footage of camera men out in the streets, fuzzy film animation of the station logo chroma-keyed in, perhaps using state of the  [more...]

January 19, 2005
General Annoyances

Sky High

You’re probably tired of hearing about the value of my house, and I don’t blame you. But it both bewilders and worries me, this unbelievable juggernaut of real estate. The news around here over the last two  [more...]

January 19, 2005
Fun Stuff

Inaugural balls

So, I got some of those wrist bands that say “I DID NOT VOTE 4 BUSH” as a kind of amusing protest. They’re like those annoying fad bands that everyone is wearing these days. As I looked at the black  [more...]

January 19, 2005
General Annoyances

Scenes from a fall

The snow is coming down here in D.C., the roads are untreated, and — for some reason — people are driving like idiots. Here are two examples, photos that I unwisely took while driving (although I was  [more...]

January 19, 2005
Right = Wrong

So fine me

I have noticed recently that NPR’s Morning Edition seems to have taken a lurch to the right, along with most media. The people who control the media seem to have no convictions other than what they perceive from  [more...]

January 19, 2005