Daily Archives: July 14, 2002

Wanted: Web host

Posted on July 14, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

OK, this time I mean it. I’ve had it with Blogger archive problems and Blogspot unreliability. I’m ready to get my own domain and move this thing onto its own server so I can run Movable Type. I would very … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Kerrville Folk Festival

Posted on July 14, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Kerrville Folk Festival is 30 years old and still going strong. It’s amazing that they can draw so many people out to where the Hill Country meets West Texas in the middle of the summer for three weeks of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston’s bid for the Olympics

Posted on July 14, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Houston does well in bid for Olympics, at least according to this Chron article. Sounds like the number of facilities we already have in place helped to impress the USOC. Best news in the article: “We talked at length about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Would you believe…

Posted on July 14, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

A new poll shows that a majority of Texans favor a publicly funded national health-care plan. Fifty-two percent favored such a plan, while 43 percent opposed it. Nationally, only 40% like this idea. One person who ought to be worried … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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This is the life

Posted on July 14, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

An entrepreneur has made a splash on Lake Travis by opening a floating barbecue restaurant that delivers: Pink-bikini-clad Nicole Taylor is on a delivery mission for Tug’s Bar B Que. Before she makes it back to the mothership, she’ll drop … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What Clear Channel has wrought on Houston radio

Posted on July 14, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

What Clear Channel has wrought on Houston radio A nice overview in today’s Chron about how corporate radio has mostly eliminated local on-air talent. New station owners with a bottom-line philosophy have canceled public-affairs programming, dismantled news departments and replaced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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