Monthly Archives: May 2005

Vacation from my vacation

Wow, that wasn’t a very relaxing Memorial Day weekend. We drove to Dallas to say farewell to the house my parents have lived in since the summer of 1975 (or was it 1976?). Anyway, they’re selling the place and moving … Continue reading

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Marry-age

I mentioned the passing of HJR 6 in the Texas House a little while back. It passed the Texas Senate this past week, so we’ll get to vote on it becoming an amendment to the state constitution this November. Yay. … Continue reading

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Glutton for punishment

So, I saw Revenge of the Sith last night at Alamo South Lamar. In a nutshell, it suuuuuuuuucked. Quick first impressions, many of which I’ve already read elsewhere: Was Darth Vader’s Frankenstein move intentional? If so, it was lame. If … Continue reading

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NPR-mania

I’ve mentioned before that my father-in-law works for NPR’s Morning Edition and that I sometimes hear him on-air. Well, it seems that everyone I know is getting their NPR on this month. Sean, founder of Metroblogging, parent of Austin Metroblogging, … Continue reading

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Fasting

I’ve been using AllConsuming for my currently reading or “Legere” block over there on the right for quite a while. Unfortunately, it was hacked a little over a month ago, so the creator, Erik Benson, decided to revamp the site … Continue reading

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Downing Street Memo

What amazes me is that anyone is actually surprised by this.

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Mysterious Skin

The NY Times and the Village Voice are giving favorable reviews to the movie version of Scott Heim’s 1995 novel, Mysterious Skin, that opens today in NYC. I met Scott at KGB around the time the book was released. We’ve … Continue reading

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Eeyore’s 2005

I posted a quick recap and linked a few photos over on Austin Metblog, which, if I hadn’t already pointed out, has its RSS feed linked over there on the left in the Austin Metblog box. David and Sofia took … Continue reading

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24 hour news proves its worth

I’ve written in the past about the crappy job of mass media and especially 24 hour news networks are doing. I was mostly beating on Fox News, but they’re all guilty. Of course, I’m not the only one beating this … Continue reading

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