I’ll start this post with an aside: some may even consider Robin Hood to be a terrorist. Have there been any retellings of Robin Hood from that perspective? Please point me to any such efforts. Alexis Madrigal (@alexismadrigal) asks in The Atlantic. “Who Do You Trust Less: The NSA or Anonymous?” prompted by the vague … Read more
From: Bill Shirley To: Jessica.Farrar@house.state.tx.us Cc: lillian.ortiz@house.state.tx.us, alicia.nuzzie@house.state.tx.us Dear Mrs. Farrar, I just became aware of a public meeting this evening in regard to a newly funded project to add feeder roads to I-10 inside the loop. I can not make it to the meeting this evening to let you know how much I STRONGLY … Read more
On Wednesday night, President Obama addressed the Congress about health insurance reform. One thing I’m wondering is how many Americans didn’t listen? More particularly, how many Americans are opinionated on the “against” side and listen to talk radio or any other conservative media and didn’t listen? I listened to most of President G. W. Bush’s … Read more
I guess it’s been off my numismatic radar, but a few days ago I ended up with two shiny pennies with new reverse sides (the obverse side is the same it’s been since 1909). Using as an excuse the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, they have create four new images to put on the reverse. … Read more
Before you head to the Art Car Parade on Saturday, you should head by your polling places and vote. Particularly if you live in HoustonCity Council District H. My poling place for this off election is at Reagan High School – a different location than normal for me. I haven’t had or taken the time … Read more
The Texas Department of Public safety subcontracts fee collection to the Municipal Service Bureau. I’m trying to pay a charge online and get all the way to the payment page where it fails quietly, without doing anything. I call their 800 number. It only took 3 minutes on hold before I was informed that it … Read more