Daily Archives: January 26, 2004

Blog and Tackle

Oh, good lord. The Chronicle has started a Super Bowl blog, just exactly the thing I was looking for to combat my ennui about the whole thing. As with their previous foray into blogging, they still haven’t quite grokked the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Both sides

Having listened to Atrios and Andrew Sullivan on the Blogging of the President radio show (you can hear it here), I agree with Atrios about Sully’s “challenge” to him. Kudos to Atrios for keeping his cool on the air – … Continue reading Continue reading

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Take your baby to work

I swear, this isn’t going to turn into a DaddyBlog, but given that I announced my impending fatherhood today, I figured I could note this story. Mark Tatara is his company’s “First Dad,” a title he earned in October when … Continue reading Continue reading

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Real Men of Genius

OK, I admit it: I have a soft spot for those Budweiser “Real Men of Genius” ads which have migrated recently from radio to TV. Apparently, there were a lot more of these spots on the radio than I knew … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in TV and movies | 44 Comments

A new day at YDB

The Yellow Dog Blog, one of only two official state party blogs in the US, now has a fulltime blogger. Congrats to Burnt Orange member and brand-new Assistant Communications Director of the Texas Democratic Party Andrew Dobbs, for whom part … Continue reading Continue reading

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What we’ve got here is failure to communicate

From the Left Hand Does Not Know What The Right Hand Is Doing Dept.: When the Downtown Entertainment District Alliance invited Jeff Towns and other art car owners to park their art on wheels on Main Street Friday, no one … Continue reading Continue reading

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Is it over yet?

Write down the date and time: I’m officially tired of Super Bowl XVIII and all the hype surrounding it. If I never read one more story about fabulous celebrities and exclusive parties it’ll be too soon. And the next visiting … Continue reading Continue reading

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Important personal announcement

It’s somewhat past time for me to make an important personal announcement. I’m not sure what is the proper way to do it in a forum such as this (Miss Manners would probably frown on it, but I’ll take my … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in See, I do have a life! | 29 Comments

A tale of two Charlies

If you’re wondering what kind of message some of the redistricted Democratic Congressional incumbents might try on their new, more Republican constituents, Charlie Stenholm provides a glimpse. I have always attempted to do what I believed was right for the … Continue reading Continue reading

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