Daily Archives: June 22, 2005

At least he didn’t call it a “hellhole”

Posted on June 22, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Apparently, Tom DeLay has been taking the same stupid pills as Rick Perry: “You know, if Houston, Texas, was held to the same standard as Iraq is held to, nobody’d go to Houston, because all this reporting coming out of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 8 Comments

Memed again

Posted on June 22, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Ginger has tagged me with a book meme, so let’s dive in. 1. How many books do you own? I’ve never counted, but we have one bookcase’s worth upstairs (plus an overflow box) and three more cases downstairs, not to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Books | 5 Comments

Toll road followup

Posted on June 22, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Harris County Commissioners’ Court did hear complaints about its stealth hearings on toll road plans, then went ahead and approved those plans anyway. Art Storey, head of the county’s Public Infrastructure Department, said the county has not given a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 2 Comments

Watch that mike, Governor

Posted on June 22, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

This is more funny than anything else – Rick Perry said a naughty word to a local reporter. We were trying to get the governor to give us details about his education plan. He’s releasing it today, and he didn’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | 5 Comments