Houston has been promoting the draconian measure of red light cameras in the city “to increase safety”. While many of us may be annoyed at that last person squeezing through a red light at 20 miles per hour during rush hour, there have not been any rashes of deadly accidents caused by red light runners. … Read more
I’ve been watching the daily politics podcast from CNN for a while. I loved CNN in the 80’s but their worthiness has been drifting for over a decade. I tend to vary my sources of news just to know what they’re all saying. But something about this podcast, which is easily solvable has been annoying … Read more
A few of you may have been watching TV yesterday and may know otherwise.
Yes, you should not let those with sensitive ears read this blog. Once again my phone is not working. The DSL’s been sucking for hours – about 5pm on Saturday evening. I finally tried the phone and it’s dead. So, I go outside and unplug the house, and plug an analog phone into the line. … Read more
This is not a good sign for my DSL service, which was set up by Southwestern Bell, which was overtaken by AT&T, which partnered with Yahoo, crufting up the place entirely. Now Microsoft wants in on the mess. Eep!
If neither Dennis Kucinich nor Ron Paul is your first choice in this year’s civic decision that you should be making, I suggest that one of them should be. There is no doubt that democracy has been diminished for their exclusion from multiple debates. The reasoned arguments from the edges are what sometimes steers a … Read more