Tim Russert and UFOs

What was the deal with Tim Russert asking UFO questions to Dennis Kucinich during a presidential debate?  I certainly was asking myself that.  So was Senator Mike Gravel who is also a presidential candidate but was excluded from that same debate. What’s up with the Democratic Party for allowing a network to exclude one of … Read more

Give Me Leopard

So, last week I bought a new Mac. Last Saturday I ordered the “free” Leopard upgrade. Tuesday Apple informed me it was shipping. Today FedEx still isn’t aware of the package. Lucky for me, we got our upgrade copy at the office today, and the boss (who was going to take it home and install) … Read more

Mrs. Beinhorn

The kids have all come for their candy. Most get driven to the neighborhood and dropped off while their parents tail them in the car. Others aren’t big enough to walk (or eat candy) and their mothers carry them to the door. Many don’t as much as mumble at the door. I did hear some … Read more

12 Mile Commute

I’m getting used to my commute.  It’s the longest commute I’ve ever had (NASA: 3 miles, WilTel: 5 miles, PanCanadian: 2 miles, FannieMae: 5 miles, InLine: 0 miles, Abraham Watkins: 3 miles). It’s odd in that the freeway seems quickest in the morning, and the surface streets in the evening. But I have lots of … Read more

Driving on the Moon

I had a very odd dream this morning.  My dad was driving a two-seater lunar rover.  He was telling me about the top speeds ever achieved by the rovers (80 mph).  We were passing a few dozen suited people who were working on the surface.  We were in a plastic covering and it was leaking … Read more

Best of “Austin”

The Best of Austin is out again, and Lee lists a few of the beer categories. It’s the analog of the Houston Press’ Best of Houston – they’re both alt/entertainment weeklies owned by the same company (see comment #1). It quite humored me that three of the bests on the list are Houston imports: Little … Read more