The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: lie

  • The Outrageous Entitlement of Republican Politicians

    I was driving to work on the afternoon of November 30th, and an interview I heard on NPR’s All Things Considered nearly caused me to swerve off the interstate into a concrete barrier, such was the level of my outrage. Robert Siegel, one of my personal journalistic heroes, was interviewing Charles Grassley, a Republican senator…

  • Integrity in Context

    One of my favorite quotes comes from the movie When Harry Met Sally. Marie, played by Carrie Fisher, says, “Everybody thinks they have good taste and a sense of humor, but they couldn’t possibly all have good taste and a sense of humor.” That is so true that it should be carved in stone somewhere.…

  • Phone Sex Guy

    I met a fascinating guy the other day. (God, I love Seattle!) He’s a phone sex operator. He pretends to be a woman for unsuspecting male clients. I don’t know him well enough to ask what it must be like to live that lie to make money. I’m not judging. I’m just extremely curious. What…

  • “Rumors of My Death…”

    Have you ever made the mistake of clicking on one of those sponsored ads on Facebook? Someone famous is dead, or has gotten remarried to someone else famous, or is crying, or has ruined his or her reputation, or has had a shocking secret revealed. When you click on it, you get an ad for…

  • You’ve Got to Love a Backhanded Compliment

    The other day someone said to me, “Honestly, you are not bad looking on a good day, and you are smart. A little hair care, enhancing make up…” Be still my beating heart. Consider my ego massaged. There’s nothing quite like a well-meaning friend to reinforce your already piss-poor self-image, is there? This comment now…