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Genuine John McCain POW Bracelet

| September 20, 2008

On ebay: a wonderful gift for a McCain supporter. Bidding starts at $100. One small catch, though. Proceeds from the auction benefit the Trial Lawyers College, an institution that trains lawyers for people — plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers, criminal-defense lawyers, and other characters scary to the major corporations and frightened white people that form the [...]

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Yeah, Um, I Think We’ll Pass on This One.

| September 18, 2008

Dear Mark, To introduce me, I am Advoate Goutam Prasad and writting you on behalf of G. P. Law Solutions. Actually, we are New Delhi based Law Firm, which provides Legal Process Outsourcing Services too. As you know now Legal Process Outsourcing is recognised by ABA too and its a great idea to reduce cost [...]

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Politics

| September 17, 2008

It’s that time again, when voters in about 20 states get to choose a president for the rest of us. Being in Texas, where I get only a symbolic vote in the presidential election, I am at some leisure to observe the mechanics of the election and consider how they might relate to the art [...]

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Downtown Debeautification Project

| September 17, 2008

[Edit: I guess it's hard to see, but they're carting off the remains of the oak trees that decorated this block of Congress Avenue between 2001 and 4:30 a.m. last Saturday.]

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The Game is Afoot

| September 16, 2008

Per the Chronicle’s Tropical Weather blog (a good source of information about Hurricane closings and openings, though I wish they would list ZIP codes when they publish a list of businesses that are open — since ZIP codes are generally geographically near their numerical neighbors, sorting by ZIP is a good way to provide such [...]

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A Few More Post-Ike Photos

| September 15, 2008

One of many fallen once-majestic trees: Snapped, not uprooted: The tree fell in their child’s room. Fortunately, they had left before the storm: This garage is going to need a little more work: The guy in the maroon shirt with the chainsaw lost the front half of his house to a falling tree — he [...]

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Hurricane update day 3

| September 14, 2008

Driving down Yale St.

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Hurricane Update 0840

| September 13, 2008

The wind and water are still blowing, but the worst appears to be past. The neighborhood is a mess. Trees are shattered or downed. The only areas in Houston with power are downtown and the medical center (per USA Today). Lower-lying areas might still see flooding from the rains. We’re extraordinarily lucky.

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Hurricane Update 0315

| September 13, 2008

1.6 million people are without power. Brennan’s Restaurant in Houston reportedly burned down. There have been major fires in Galveston too. No emergency services there for the people who stuck around despite the mandatory evacuation ordered two days ago. We are very lucky.

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Asshat of the Day – Hurricane Ike Edition

| September 12, 2008

An anonymous commenter (he calls himself “Scott“) on Eric Berger’s SciGuy blog wrote: You “experts” better HOPE it’s as bad as your saying or your “chicken little” DRAMA will bite you from now on. You better HOPE it’s another 25 years before the next one so people won’t remember what DRAMA QUEEN MORONS you are! [...]

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