Daily Archives: May 4, 2006

This was only a test

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The statewide hurricane evacuation drill is going on this week, and so far we’ve learned that there’s only so much you can do to keep the highways flowing. Harris County Judge Robert Eckels, appointed as the incident commander for a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | 2 Comments

Harris County jails: Three-time loser

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Harris County jails: Still in violation of state standards. For the third consecutive year, the Harris County Jail system has failed to meet state standards because of prisoner crowding, an issue expected to be discussed today by the Texas Commission … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 3 Comments

Name another fermenter!

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Once again, as has been done twice in the recent past, it’s time to help the Saint Arnold Brewery name that fermenter. Oh, the excitement! Yes, our two newest (and last – for a while anyway) fermenters have arrived, been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Food, glorious food | 1 Comment

Three against one?

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Bob Dunn does a little sleuthing to divine who might be in a strong position to become the Chosen One to replace Tom DeLay as the Republican nominee in CD22 by the Gang of Four precinct chair committee. Naturally, he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2006 | 1 Comment

KBH versus the social sciences

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I was sent this Inside Higher Ed article about our own Senator Hutchison chairing a meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Science and Space. It’s amusing in the way that a person trying to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 2 Comments