Daily Archives: March 18, 2002

There’s evil, there’s the Axis of Evil, and there’s Carrot Top

Can we please add AT&T to the Axis of Evil for subjecting us to those godawful 1-800-CALL ATT ads with Carrot Top? I swear, I lose brain cells whenever I’m in range of his voice. I would not rule out … Continue reading Continue reading

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Real truth in advertising

Today I was forwarded an email exhorting me to increase my business income blah blah blah. Like most such junk mail that I see, it was done as HTML, with inline JPEG images. This one was supposed to show some … Continue reading Continue reading

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RIP, Astrohall

The Astrohall Exhibition Building has hosted its last event and is scheduled to meet the wrecking ball on May 1. A new exhibition hall has been built on the complex that includes Reliant Park. The old site is being cleared … Continue reading Continue reading

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Analyzing the primary turnout

The Democratic race for governor brought out Hispanics in record numbers, but Anglos mostly stayed home, according to this report. The ethnic portrait of the Democratic primary is dramatically evident when this year’s voting is compared with 1994, the last … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Chron gets prickly

I don’t usually bother with the Houston Chronicle‘s Sounding Board editorials, which are written by various members of their editorial board. Most of the time what they have to say is mealy-mouthed platitudes. Today, however, board member James Gibbons lays … Continue reading Continue reading

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Blaming Rusty

Andrea Yates’ relatives place some blame on Rusty Yates for what happened. Rusty is firing back: Asked about criticism of his role, Russell Yates told NBC’s Today show today that some people “don’t understand the biochemical nature of Andrea’s illness … Continue reading Continue reading

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