Arrg, There be Grease Pirates in These Waters
Houston is at the top of another list: the most grease pirate-plagued city in Texas.
Who is responsible for keeping that stat?
Pre-Parade Photo from The Chron
Allen and I are number 11 in a collection with 50 other photographs from the Chronicle. The photo is as we were driving into the staging area of the 2008 Art Car Parade.
About one third are from this year, one third from 1988, and the rest of various other places and times: last year, in studios, etc.
Tragic Ending - Art Car 2008
Well, it was a fabulous day of Art Car Parading, but unfortunately it ended tragically. 
Becky, Tricia, Al, and I were returning in Versatile to pick up Tricia’s car from the Art Car Museum.
Just prior to our arrival, Tom and two others were sitting on the curb, just having locked up the museum. A car struck tricia’s, and sent it 3-4 car lengths, hitting all three guys, but pinning Tom.
He was conscious when he left, and we did not learn of his death until the following day.
Some corrected facts that I’ve seen misreported, misinterpreted, or unmentioned:
The car was parked legally.
The street was otherwise empty.
The car was lifted with a rescue air bag.
On to some of the fun from the day (which Tom would not want us to forget!):
We Want to Help You Stimulate US
“Enclosed is an important message from the IRS on the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. Do Not Throw Away!”
That’s a quote from the back of the envelope from the United States Treasury. A paraphrase of the inside text: we consider you below the poverty line, you have zero adjusted income last year, and still had to pay $180 tax, so we’re throwing you a bone. We deposited $300 in your account 6 days ago. Please spend it all in one place, we think it will stimulate the economy. Not as much as all those rich people who we gave tax breaks will stimulate the economy …
$300 in a $13,794,000,000,000 GDP: I would do the math, but my calculator has an overflow error when I try to figure the percentage.
Benedict - A Breakfast Name
Once again the Bush Administration makes me wonder if there is anyone educated in protocol working there.
Is it correct etiquette to greet a Pope, or any leader of state or leader of religion, with a 21 gun salute? I bet not.
One past slip of the protocol: official announcement of a new Ambassador to Luxembourg did not use it’s full name (as can be found in online US government documents)!
We’re sorry Pope Benedict, and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - it’s not most of our faults, we voted for someone else.
Live News Cameras . Com
This looks interesting. Almost like what CNN was to news 25 years ago - on the edge and trying to figure out where they fit.
The deal? 100+ feeds from live news cameras across the country and across the globe. Often (they’re working on 24/7) they have a live person, who will alert you to what channel has something interesting on it. They’re often doing the same thing you’re doing - watching the feeds.
