Texas Declaration of Independence
Wikipedia tells me, … March 2, 1836 – Texas Revolution: At a convention inWashington-on-the-Brazos, the Mexican state of Texasadopted a declaration of independence from Mexico, establishing the Republic of Texas.
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May 20 Houston
As I sit in the waiting area of the Houston Amtrak station just after 9pm, a wide variety of life is dribbling through the front door. Young, old; couples, singles; white, black, brown. A few families with kids are in the mix. The TV blerts out programming, and overwhelms the meek voice that comes from … Read more
Day 23: DSL Returns
I finally have Internet back at the house. Took me over an hour and a half with tech support – solved in 10 minutes of course once I got to talk to Cal in Second Level Support. I explained what I thought the problem was to him, he said “you’re right”, and told me the … Read more
Moving Forward
My estimate of 10 more days seems to have worked. The power was back on the same day, after only 14 days without. AT&T in typical form messed up my DSL while fixing my voice line. Unfortunately, Virginia’s Internet went out the same day. (My computer is at her house.)
President Dewey Endorses Candidate
from WSJ.com via MyDD
Day 14: No Change
Still no power in my area. From the utter lack of change in the past week, I estimate at least another 10 days without power. My guess. This morning Center Point claimed in 77007: 3404 people (20%) without power.