Hurricane Ike – Guardian of the Non Sequitur

Is This Disaster Natural Enough For You?

May 2, 2011 by bshirley

Last Friday I read an innocent enough tweet from @Slate: Tornado outbreak now the worst US natural disaster since Katrina:http://slate.me/m8ZWnN – Apr 29 2011 My first reaction was “wow, those tornados were nasty.” Which is, i’m sure, how it was intended. Then I thought “worst? what are they using to determine badness?” Of course, this … Read more

McDonald’s is a Blight

March 20, 2009March 20, 2009 by bshirley

There was a brief story in the Houston Press about all the broken McDonald’s signs in Houston.

There is an annoyed citizen that has taken his grip to the newest town square: Facebook. He created a Facebook Group to help people voice their shared annoyance.

I joined the group on Wednesday as the 34th member. I suspect if the group gets traction it should be over 1000 people in no time. And if other media in town mention it, it could go well above that. (Or, if it goes no further than here, it could peak at 35 some time next week.)

I think if it gets noisy enough, we could likely get the Houston City Council to do something about it.