Daily Archives: July 17, 2007

Frisbee turns fifty

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Happy 50th birthday to an American icon. In the beginning, there was a metal popcorn can lid. Walter “Fred” Morrison and his future wife, Lucile Nay, tossed one at a Thanksgiving Day family gathering in 1937 and thought it was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on the now-online city campaign finance reports

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a fuller version of yesterday’s story about campaign finance reports for City of Houston electoral offices finally being available online. Today’s story also has data about fundraising totals for current city officeholders and a few candidates, plus a brief … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Noriega announces

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday was the day Rick Noriega made his official announcement that he was forming an exploratory committee to run for Senate. Here’s a roundup of news coverage and related links. News coverage: Texas Politics blog Texas Politics blog again (both … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Testing TEAM

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Our new Secretary of State is taking a crack at fixing the state’s messed up election management system. [New SOS Phil] Wilson’s office wants to simulate the load that the Texas Election Administration Management system, or TEAM, will handle during … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | 1 Comment

Sock puppets and the people who love them

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I just can’t get enough of this, can I? The NY Times writes about Whole Foods CEO John Mackey and his sock puppet tendencies. There’s not a whole lot new, but I found this segment to be amusing: In November, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The McLane factor

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’m never sure how much weight to give to John Lopez columns, but he does raise an interesting point here regarding Drayton McLane and the ongoing efforts to build a stadium for the Houston Dynamo. You have to wonder how … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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