Stories for September 2003
September 27, 2003
Au Contraire: Politicians Be Damned!
Jason Levine is mad about the end-around the American Teleservices Association did this week by filing suit to stop the “Do Not Call” list, set to begin October 1. He passed on Dave Barry’s advice: call the ATA and…
September 21, 2003
As CBS was debuting its latest Survivor series, little did we know our family was about to be sequestered on the remote Isle of Darkness, a few blocks from the Sea of Light and Normalcy. Unlike the TV show, which…
September 18, 2003
Isabel is was here. The Federal government made an early decision to close last night after the Metro said they’d be stopping all subway and bus service today at 11 am. Subway cars can sustain an 80 mph (128…
September 14, 2003
If It’s True Love Let’s Be Honest
In the 1970 tear-jerker Love Story, Ali McGraw’s character Jenny Cavilleri emotes “Love means never having to say your sorry.” It became the “Have a good day!” catchall phrase of the new decade. Crocodile tears were indiscriminately shed everywhere…
September 11, 2003
The Essence of a Physical Memory
I walked outside my office, exactly as I’d done two years ago. Back then, I was running to retrieve my daughter from her daycare on the National Mall. News reports of fires at the State Department and smoke rising…
September 9, 2003
When Looking Back, Remember to Look Where You’re Going
For the second year the date of awful remembrance is approaching. The day that for all of us alive today will never be just an ordinary date. September 11th is coming around again. But the anniversary this year is…
September 1, 2003
Form Doesn’t Necessarily Follow Function: It’s Negotiable
You think we don’t know what you’re doing?! Do you actually think you’re fooling us? You’re just pretending to clean our dishes. Well, yes, it did take us months to realize just what you were really up to. Every…
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