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

Prognostication

Well, well. Now that the Huygens probe has landed, we’re getting a look at yet another planet… dusty and strewn with rocks. You know all those years that “Dr. Who” spent running around in various  [more...]

January 14, 2005

On the Board

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

Wet

Wow. We’ve certainly learned the power of water in the last month, from Asia to California to Ohio… and here in DC, we had a bit of a scare today ourselves. It started around 2am, when the weather alarm in  [more...]

January 14, 2005
General Annoyances

Gene’s driving tips

I guarantee that your car came equipped with a turn signal as standard equipment. Use it. Not just when you make a turn onto another street, but also when you intend to change lanes in front of someone who’s only  [more...]

January 14, 2005
Right = Wrong

Getting things undone

Is it possible that the media — both news media and bloggers — are having a positive effect by bringing dirt out into the sunlight? Three items this week seem to point to the possibility. First, there was  [more...]

January 14, 2005
The War with the Customer

How creative

A little advice — free of charge — to station promo producers: if you are looking for a way to promote upcoming episodes of M*A*S*H, do not jump right to a shot of the loudspeaker and a voiceover starting  [more...]

January 13, 2005