Daily Archives: June 1, 2008

A warning about downtown parking

Olivia and Audrey and I spent a little time this afternoon at the public library grand reopening. It was fun for all, as they burned up some energy in the kids area that they otherwise would have expended at home, … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in See, I do have a life! | 6 Comments

Hurricanes are coming – Is your home ready?

The answer, if your house was built somewhere other than a city like Houston that actually enforces hurricane building codes, is probably not. Since Hurricane Rita, the state’s lack of attention toward its building codes, often characterized as a muddy … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | 1 Comment

The fate of the Dome is in his hands

Meet the man who will decide what happens to the Astrodome. Edgar Colon, a lawyer with a background in negotiating complex financial deals, has been nominated to serve as chairman of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corp. Colon would … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 3 Comments

For Bell for Senate

Colin has an excellent BOR diary advocating Chris Bell as a candidate for the now-open SD17 seat. It’s a bit hard to believe, but with some luck, we could pick up three Senate seats this fall, and that’s without a … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2008 | 1 Comment

The book was different

So one of the things I did while on vacation last weekend was finish reading Gregory Maguire’s book Wicked, which I’d been meaning to do for awhile. It’s a very interesting book, if a tad bit slow at times, and … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Books | 2 Comments