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

Picture day

I’ve been trying for a few weeks to get the Gallery function of Expression Engine to work, to no avail — that’s why the “Snapshot” site is still missing in action. Meanwhile, I started to  [more...]

January 2, 2005

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Killer app

If the people at Google really want to be at the cutting edge of search services, I suggest that they create a search engine for my house. Where did I put my blank checks? Where is that book I’m looking for? It  [more...]

January 1, 2005
Fun Stuff

Are you in?

Hank Steuver (that cutie) has published his annual list of what’s in and what’s out. As usual, I find that I am behind the times, “out” as those wacky kids say. Out: things I’ll have to  [more...]

January 1, 2005
Right = Wrong

2+2=7

I really, really don’t understand what kind of math classes the Bush gang took. They just make the strangest fiscal decisions. For example, the biggest blunder: when they inherited the nation’s largest  [more...]

January 1, 2005
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Even Earth changes

Let’s take a look at some of the interesting geographic consequences of the earthquake in the Indian Ocean, as collected on Wikipedia. As a result of the quake: The rotation of Earth sped up slightly — a day  [more...]

December 31, 2004
Right = Wrong

The Hen House, guarded by Mr. Fox

Gee, we couldn’t see this coming: House Republican leaders are urging members to alter one of the chamber’s fundamental ethics rules, which would make it harder for lawmakers to discipline a colleague. The  [more...]

December 31, 2004