Daily Archives: January 10, 2007

On the bright side

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

We may still have Speaker Craddick, but as of noon yesterday, we no longer have this: Bye-bye, Martha. Enjoy your retirement. I know I will. I’ll be curious to see how long the signs stay up (that one’s on Richmond … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Time to start making lemonade

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

So the Speaker’s race is over, and it didn’t go the way I hoped. These things happen, and I can’t really say that this was an unexpected result. I had hope, but it was always going to be tough. Now … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kids’ music

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’d been kicking around a post on kids’ music in my mind for a couple of days now, since by necessity I hear a lot of it these days. The good news, as noted in this Chron article, is that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Email from beyond the grave

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve read before about services like this, mostly in the context of storing one’s various account passwords in a single place that will be convenient for family members to access after one’s demise. I think I know how to get … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EarthLink to do San Francisco’s WiFi

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

EarthLink is it in San Francisco. EarthLink Municipal Networks, one of the finalists to provide citywide wireless Internet in Houston, has reached an agreement with the city of San Francisco to build a network there and offer free access to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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City buys West 11th Street Park

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Great news. The city of Houston formally agreed Monday to purchase and preserve the West 11th Street Park, a 20-acre wooded enclave in northwest Houston coveted by developers, but the park may lose as much as a fourth of its … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The reason why parents get gray hairs

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

On the one hand, I’m glad that both my children will be girls, because I won’t have to worry about stuff like this. On the other hand, I’m not happy that both my children will be girls, because I will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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