Daily Archives: April 25, 2002

Anzac Day

Posted on April 25, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Via Patrick at Electrolite comes this story of the last survivor of Gallipoli, the terrible 1915 World War I battle fought by Australian and Turkish soldiers in Suvla Bay. Take a listen to the Eric Bogle song that commemorates it, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More good news for light rail

Posted on April 25, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

A redevelopment project for Houston’s north side is looking at a rail line from Intercontinental Airport to Buffalo Bayou, just north of downtown. If I could take a train to Intercontinental, I’d never drive there again. Let’s keep an eye … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hating Blogspot

Posted on April 25, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Hating Blogspot Charles at LGF hates Blogspot, and so do his many commenters. I don’t deny that it has its problems, but it sure made it easy for me to get started. I’ve got a move to Moveable Type and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sorry, wrong number

Posted on April 25, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s strange entry from the referral log: a Google search for “coffee drinker demographic”. I think maybe you meant to look here. Continue reading →

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Protest music revisited

Posted on April 25, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Ginger writes about protest music from the 80s. I’ve been thinking about this subject recently. We think of the 60s as an era of political/activist music, mostly inspired by the Vietnam War and all the social upheaval surrounding it. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Shameless traffic-trolling

Posted on April 25, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

In better and more relevant news, Playboy is in town to shoot the Women of Enron feature, scheduled for the August issue. Apparently, a couple of local homes will be used as backdrops for some of the shoots. Must really … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Our friends the Saudis, yada yada yada

Posted on April 25, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

President Bush has finally found a foreign dignitary who will feel comfortable in hot, dusty, middle-of-nowhere Crawford as he sets to host Saudi prince Abdullah. According to this story in the Chron, which gets a two Claude rating for its … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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