Intellect
Over at 2 Blowhards, Michael Blowhard describes what he sees as "the difference between the movie-person's view of the world and the book-person's view of the world": [F]or the sake of this discussion, I don't mean book fans. I
Music
Two pairs of songs that are…interesting to listen to back-to-back: "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello (1978), followed by "My Sharona" by The Knack (1979). "Dreams" by Gerry and the Pacemakers (1965), followed by "Lucky Ball & Chain" by
Houston
I got together after work Thursday at Slainte on Main Street with Thomas and Lori Gray, Thomas' brother David, and Lori's former co-worker Booth (an ex-MOBster). Slainte is one of two faux-Irish pubs between Prairie Street and Texas Avenue. The menu items all have
Media
Dylan Wilbanks takes a look at the current state of American political discourse, and says one thing I strongly agree with (though I would quibble with "impossible"): I believe political discourse is now impossible in this country, thanks to the media, the bevy of talk-show moruns [sic]
Houston
I stopped by a Houston Metro RideStore on my way home from work tonight to buy the $25 MetroRail Downtown Pass. I presented my credit card to pay for it, and was told that Metro was only accepting cash and checks. (!) In my wallet, I had 24 dollars. In my
Remarks
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Houston
I work at the northern terminus (UH-Downtown) of the new MetroRail line and I commute on public transit, so I've been looking forward to the opening of the line. I rode it yesterday and today, between the UH-Downtown station and the Main Street Square station. I
History
Josh Marshall excerpts an interview with Peter Drucker, who argues that India will be a greater economic power in the future than China. I've long believed that India rather than China would be the nation to eventually supplant the United States as the world's leading superpower,
Food
Earlier this weekend, I had the best pizza I've had since moving to Texas (admittedly not a high bar to clear). Sicily Pizza & Pasta's pie won't make anyone forget New Jersey's finest, but if you live in Houston, it's
Miscellany
I spent Christmas in Meridian, Mississippi, which is a city of 40,000 people surrounded by countryside for 60 miles in every direction. My brother and I talked a bit about how rural Mississippi is, which made me wonder whether it was the most rural state. So I pulled out
Remarks
(The below was written in 1972, 12 years before the Bhopal disaster that it unintentionally and eerily prefigures.) There's a Little Bit of Union Carbide in Everybody's Home Supermoney
Miscellany
One test of a friendship or a love affair: All other things being equal, are you happier because you know and see the person? More importantly, is he or she happier for knowing and seeing you? The difference between infatuation and love: If you're infatuated, you're