Daily Archives: October 3, 2002

Guess they don’t like him

We here in Houston like to complain about the Houston Chronicle for its many sins: it’s mealy-mouthed, a corporate shill, doesn’t have a good investigative reporting tradition (they missed the whole Enron scandal, after all), and is just as colorless … Continue reading Continue reading

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Another word for the blogger’s dictionary

Via Mikey comes the latest addition to the blogger’s vocabulary: blurker (BLUR-kur): n. 1. One who reads many blogs but leaves no evidence of themselves such as comments behind; a silent observer of blogs. 2. One who reads many blogs … Continue reading Continue reading

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The shot heard ’round the world

Scott reminds me that today is the anniversary of Bobby Thomson’s famous home run that won the 1951 playoff for the Giants against the Dodgers. In commemoration of the event, I’ve got a little trivia quiz for you: 1. Who … Continue reading Continue reading

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Dems can replace Torch

The NJ Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that Frank Lautenberg can appear on the state ballot to replace Bob Torricelli. That was a 7-0 ruling, with two Republicans and one independent joining in. Six of those judges were appointed by … Continue reading Continue reading

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Fastow followup

More speculation today that the arrest and indictment of Andrew Fastow will lead to more big fish, as the plea bargain with Michael Kopper helped lead to Fastow. While Fastow is charged with stealing money from Enron investors to personally … Continue reading Continue reading

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Lili arrives

Hurricane Lili has made landfall in Louisiana. The good news is that Lili has been weakened by some dry western winds and has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm. The bad news is that she’s still packing 100 MPH … Continue reading Continue reading

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