Houston
Kenneth Lay: Houston hero
The Houston Alumni Organization probably wishes that this ceremony had never happened.
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The third debate: quick reaction
Looks like four more years. God help us.
Houston
METRORail beware
I've finally seen one of those new International SUVs, parked in a driveway at Kirby and Stanmore. Sweet Jesus. When I say it was "parked in a driveway", please be aware that I'm using a well-known euphemism for the sake of being understood;
Politics
The second debate: quick reaction
I was pleased to see that after talking so much about hard work during the first debate, President Bush actually put some in for the second debate. I give a slight advantage to Bush, if only because he finally stated his case with some supporting detail. And he didn'
Politics
Why I support Kerry/Edwards
The Democrats put their lightweight in the lower spot on the ticket. (Does anyone else feel deprived of a Kerry-Cheney debate?)
Intellect
-sume
I wonder whether the reason why so many people use "assume" when they mean "presume" is that "when you assume, you make an ass out of u and me" makes so much more sense than "when you presume, you make a pres out
Politics
The second debate: Prepare to be surprised
I'm puzzled to have heard no mention since Thursday of the 1984 presidential debates. Remember the first one? Reagan looked old and sounded confused. The post-debate Gallup poll showed that 54% thought Mondale had won, versus 35% for Reagan. The polls started to move, and Mondale thought
Politics
The first debate: A fable come to life
Hans Christian Andersen wrote a better summary of the first presidential debate (and the years that led up to it) than anything I've seen from the pundits. ("Listen to the voice of innocence", the father says at the end. I want someone to write a history
Politics
John Kerry: the conservative in the race
I'm not a big fan of Andrew Sullivan, but he is right on this one: [W]hat strikes me in [David] Brooks' defense of Bush is how it's traditionally a liberal defense of a liberal president. It's liberalism that has historically enunciated grand,
Remarks
Orthodoxy and history
"Every age has its orthodoxy and no orthodoxy is ever right." Past and Present If you want to know how you would benefit by studying history, then, as the cliché goes, read the whole thing.
Sports
Sunday evening at Reliant Stadium
I've watched two college football games so far this season. Well…that isn't strictly accurate. On Thursday, Utah and Texas A&M played football, but it wasn't a game. On Sunday, Houston and Rice played a game, but it wasn't football.
Red-locked
There are 20 American states which are land-locked; which do not border on an ocean, a gulf, or a Great Lake. Of these 20 states, only one (Vermont) is certain to vote for Kerry in November.