Daily Archives: March 17, 2003

On the wearin’ of the green

So today is Saint Patrick’s Day, a day for the wearin’ of the green, when people say things like “Begorrah!” and “Erin go bragh!” (whatever they mean) and the general spirit is that Everyone Is Irish On Saint Patrick’s Day. … Continue reading Continue reading

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When freedom fries aren’t enough

Some knuckle-draggers in Kingwood have decided that removing the word “French” from our lexicon doesn’t doesn’t express their disapproval strongly enough: Residents of a quiet, quintessentially American subdivision in Kingwood laughed about “freedom” fries and the petition to rename New … Continue reading Continue reading

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Barbecue contributing to smog?

I always knew that Houston had poor air quality. I just never knew that barbecue was a contributing factor: Analyzing particles in Houston’s air, environmental engineer Matt Fraser of Rice University detected fatty acids among the millions of tiny organic … Continue reading Continue reading

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