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
The War with the Customer

Tease me twice…

I am finally fed up with WTOP radio here in DC. The “all news” station has teased me for the last time. Driving in to work this morning, the tease was something like this: “We’re getting reports  [more...]

December 29, 2004

On the Board

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

Uncountable

I dread opening my eyes, only to see that the number of dead has risen higher and higher every time I look. More and more. Higher and higher. It’s numbing. My eyes are glazed and my brain is struggling to  [more...]

December 29, 2004
The War with the Customer

Not on a Mac

Before all the bashing begins, let me first say that this is not an indictment of PC users — I know full well that many people find themselves stuck with Windows not by choice but by fiat, since Windows holds a  [more...]

December 28, 2004
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Quietude

I had no idea how much I value peace and quiet, as well as being alone. Maybe it’s just because I’m used to it. Regardless, I’m starting to relax now that all my Christmas visitors are gone and I have  [more...]

December 28, 2004
The War with the Customer

Unscripted, unpromoted

WETA, my local public broadcaster — down the street, in fact — is presenting a new documentary from the producers who created “An American Family”, the show remembered for Lance Loud’s  [more...]

December 27, 2004
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

On Asia

I am just bewildered and horrified and in shock. Every time I see the news, the death toll in Asia has risen by thousands. It just overwhelms, and such a huge number — 20,000 dead as of this morning’s paper  [more...]

December 27, 2004