Daily Archives: July 10, 2002

Texas NoCall has an effect already

Posted on July 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

It’s only been in place since July 1, but people are already reporting a decrease in telemarketer calls in Texas. I didn’t get off my lazy butt on this until the third wave, so I’m still under assault until the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Governor Goodhair gets on board

Posted on July 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Governor Goodhair gets on board Say what you want about our feckless yet photogenic governor, he knows when there’s a script to be followed. That would be the reason for this announcement that the State of Texas, whose unofficial motto … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More blogrolling

Posted on July 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

More blogrolling I’ve added a few links to the left. Nathan Newman was kind enough to drop me a line after discovering my pearls of wisdom through Avedon Carol. I followed a link to Kevin Raybould, and the magic of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Permalink problems

Posted on July 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Blogger sure picked a great time to give me permalink problems, when I’ve been getting cited by Ginger, Scott, O-Dub, Atrios, and Kevin. Republishing my archives seems to have fixed the problem, but I’m still leery. Anyway, thanks to everyone … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kaufman is more sensible than Blinebury

Posted on July 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Showing a lot more sense than Frantic Fran Blinebury is King Kaufman in Salon, who notes that there was a perfectly good reason for halting the All-Star Game last night, even if it was done in a tin-eared way: The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Personifying problems

Posted on July 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Chron sportswriter Fran Blinebury shows why he personifies the problems that most of us have with his employer with today’s turd-ugly hack job that passes for his regular column. He hits all the usual cliches about Barry Bonds and the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where have I heard that one before?

Posted on July 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Brian Linse quotes Maureen Dowd as follows: Can a Bush – born on third base but thinking he hit a triple – ever really understand the problems of the guys in the bleachers? That’s a great line. It was also … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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