Daily Archives: August 13, 2006

Culberson versus Metro

I think there’s a simple way to interpret this article about how John Culberson has forced Metro into a box by publicly opposing a Richmond Avenue route for the Universities rail line. Culberson said last week that “to my mind, … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 7 Comments

The experts’ take on CD22

Well, I had wondered when we were going to start hearing what the national prognosticators thought of the recent doings in CD22. Today’s Chron gives us a hint. Republicans are putting up a write-in candidate to challenge him. But no … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 5 Comments

Pluto: Still a planet

After reading about the possibility that Pluto would lose its status as a planet, I was quite a bit relieved after doing a little more research to find that it status is safe. Some astronomers had lobbied for reclassifying Pluto … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 5 Comments