Daily Archives: December 14, 2006

No Kleenex at Rice

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

This is interesting. If you’re looking for a Kleenex on the Rice University campus in the near future, you’ll be out of luck. Students at the highly rated university in Houston have convinced campus officials to quit buying Kleenex products … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Psst – Wanna go to the Liberty Bowl?

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I had a message on my answering machine yesterday from UH football coach Art Briles. It was a robocall, in which he implored all supporters of Cougar athletics to buy some tickets to the Liberty Bowl on December 29. I’ve … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Robinson Warehouse – The view from Dallas

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I drove past the Robinson Warehouse on Tuesday to see if the debris from the front facade demolition had been cleaned up. It had, mostly, but I couldn’t find any parking nearby – the little service road for Allen Parkway … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What Saint Arnold’s wants to do

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Some of us bloggers had a little conference call with Brock Wagner of the Saint Arnold brewery last night to talk about just what it is he and his cohorts want to the Lege to do for them. I’ve summarized … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DeLay’s net gain

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Long as I’m in a quibbling mood, I need to point out an error in this Hotline post about CD23. [Congressional guru Rich] Cohen also makes one other point. This is now the second seat in TX this cycle that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A short, pedantic rant about “Jingle Bells”

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

KACC, like most radio stations, has started in on the Christmas music. Which is fine – as with everything they do, it’s a good mix of classics, lesser known works, and local artists. One song that’s gotten some play is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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