Daily Archives: October 28, 2003

“24” season three

Man, I love 24. I think Season 3 is going to kick even more butt. Don’t read this Chronicle story about the season premier until and unless you’ve seen it. I gotta get me the season 1 and 2 DVDs… Continue reading

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One week to go

Election day is a week from today, so the most expensive mayoral race in Houston’s history is, well, not exactly drawing to a close, but about to enter a new phase. Greg notes that Sylvester Turner has the most cash … Continue reading Continue reading

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A couple of sites of interest

It’s a bit late in the game for this, but Rock the Vote is sponsoring a contest aimed at registering people to vote. They’ve got some good prizes, and it’s certainly a worthy cause, so check it out. The contest … Continue reading Continue reading

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Space couple together at last

Those crazy kids Yuri Malenchenko and Yekaterina Dmitriyeva, who got married while he was aboard the International Space Station (see here, here, and here for the details) are finally together after a near-perfect touchdown in Kazakhstan, meaning they can finally … Continue reading Continue reading

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Mexico City: The next franchise frontier

The Chron has a longish article about the prospects of an American sports franchise moving to or being founded in Mexico City. It has the standard reasons why a league (most likely the NBA or Major League Baseball) might do … Continue reading Continue reading

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Strayhorn pounds Perry again

It’s Carole vs. Rick again, in what’s sure to be the longest-running soap opera between now and 2006. On Monday, Strayhorn repeated her earlier attacks against Perry over budget cuts in health care and funding deficiencies in the public schools … Continue reading Continue reading

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