Intellect
From an interview with baseball statistics guru Bill James: [Question: ] I have to ask you this. On an internet baseball fan site, I recently saw you quoted to the effect that veteran leadership had enabled the Red Sox to come back from down 0-3 in the ALCS. But, in
Intellect
If there are any fans of cryptography out there, here's a little fun for you: 2662 5076 3265 6648 3858 1602 1838 3842 6644 3856 4516 3844 6655 3885 4021 4360 3243 3642 6645 4804 1602 5607 I don't expect this cipher to provide any unusual
History
The Houston Chronicle for October 12, 1932 had this front-page, five-column top headline: Movie Director Kills Himself After Texas Woman Spurns His Love The second subhead for the article: Beautiful Former Actress Tells Police That Film Ex- ecutive Nailed Her in His Room. That's Hollywood! But
Me
For one of my library school classes a few years ago, I was asked to come up with a goal statement for my career. Here was my first draft: A. Five years from now, I will be...working behind a reference desk in Laredo and getting smashed on tequila every
Remarks
Not that much of what we now think of as reporting was done [in newspapers] until well into the 1800's. The typical end product was well summarized in the complaint of Franz Josef Grund, soon to turn newspaperman himself, that "An American paper . . . is said to be
Sports
Maybe I just haven't been following baseball much lately, and there is an obvious answer to this question, but: Why not move the Houston Astros from the NL Central to the AL West? Three advantages: One, it would even up all of the divisions at five teams; two,
Music
The Fort Worth Weekly writes a great cover article about the "The Good Show". One of my fondest memories of Texas is sitting in on the show last August. The article gets the atmosphere just right. If you want to listen to the show for yourself, click here
Music
The iTunes Music Store is a temptation for people who are curious about music. My recent iTunes purchases fall into three categories: Curious about the '50s: * Tutti Frutti - Pat Boone * Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White) - Pérez Prado & Pérez Prado and His Orchestra * Love Is a
Intellect
The examples given are ill-chosen, but the basic point is sound: If not for Christian fundamentalists, after all, we probably wouldn't have punk rock. Or rap, Goth fashion, skateboarding and lots of recent art. Strong art comes from cultural ferment, from the clash of ideas, not from
Sports
I was able to fit the Rockets-Lakers game in before the Super Bowl started Sunday. Glad I took the risk: It was a nail-biter, and when will I be able to get Lakers tickets again? I went with Camille and Austin Livingston—Camille is a co-worker and
Life
Spent a leisurely afternoon at the University of Houston main campus, with stops at the Blaffer Gallery for the Ant Farm exhibit and Hofheinz Pavilion for a Cougars men's basketball game. The exhibit had fewer items than I had expected to find (the Ant Farm warehouse burned in
Intellect
Today is the 100th anniversary of Ayn Rand's birth. Cathy Young at Reason Online notes a weakness of her philosophy that always stood out for me: In its pure form, Rand’s philosophy would work very well indeed if human beings were never helpless and dependent through no