Daily Archives: August 13, 2004

Airport shuttles

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

It boggles my mind that there are no airport shuttle vans outside of a few select locations in Houston. Thankfully, that may be about to change. “Airport passengers look for this kind of service, and we don’t have it,” Houston … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 3 Comments

RIP, Julia Child

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Julia Child has stirred her last pot. Julia Child, whose warbling, encouraging voice and able hands brought the intricacies of French cuisine to American home cooks through her television series and books, has died. She was 91. “America has lost … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Food, glorious food | 3 Comments

Rodriguez concedes defeat

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The longest primary election is finally over. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez has conceded defeat in his legal challenge to primary recount winner Henry Cuellar after the Texas State Supreme Court once again rejected his appeal. Rodriguez threw in the towel late … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Santayana was not a Cowboys fan

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

History. The cost of building Minute Maid Park, Reliant Stadium and Toyota Center rose by $37.2 million this week when the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority voted to issue new bonds. Issuing the bonds was necessary to persuade one of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Other sports | 4 Comments

Governor practices Enron accounting

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

What do you do when you promise to cut your costs but you don’t want to actually cut them? Transfer them to another department and claim it as savings anyway. Gov. Rick Perry last year ordered state agencies to reduce … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 3 Comments

Google reveals too much

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

In a Playboy interview, which we’ll all read because that’s what we all buy Playboy for, right? According to Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, Google Inc. is now being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an interview its … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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