Poll: Texans want slot machines February 16, 2011 – I love when headline and story do not match. In the poll, people wanted to let voters decide whether slot machines should be legal. Not the same as wanting the machines. Austin T-shirt seller gets 'F' from BBB February 16, 2011 – Um, Ray’s Garage is where we take our car to be repaired. I’m so confused. Malt Advocate Whisky Awards “Best Buy Whisk(e)y of the…
Month: February 2011
Grupo Fantasma Wins Grammy February 15, 2011 – OK, so the Grammys are only 99% crap. Scientists Study Sidewalk Rage February 15, 2011 – I’m torn between ridiculing this story as a bogus trend piece, and pointing out that the true source of sidewalk rage (and by true, I mean what’s true for me) are riders of bikes and seguays. In the former case, the sidewalk is being used illegally. In the latter, obnoxiously. Feel…
Dutch Treats For The Reagan Centennial February 14, 2011 – For the most part, Reagan as a film actor is like cookies for desert; kind of tasty, but not spectacular. I like a lot of jis late-30s Warner B pictures, including the Brass Bancroft series. The Bedtime for Bonzo jokes really do him a disservice as a performer.
Notions '11 February 11, 2011 – …and it’s the birthday of my very first best friend. Happy birthday, Tami, wherever you are.
Taxi TV Is Criticized By New Yorkers, Taxi Commission: Survey February 11, 2011 – Are you kidding me? TV in cabs? Aren’t we confronted by enough screens in public during the day? Blind Faith: A Decade of Apple Accessibility– The Mac-cessibility Network – News [Lioncourt.com] February 11, 2011 Mubarak's Assets Frozen By Swiss Government February 11, 2011 Hosni Mubarak’s resignation: Found posted this morning on Craigslist Cairo. February 11, 2011 Austin’s Amy gets ice cream…
Classics: now with favorite buttons! February 10, 2011 The No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act: Republican social engineering through the tax code. February 10, 2011 Which Vermouth is Which? February 9, 2011 – My way of remembering which vermout is which goes like this: Italian sauces are usually red, just like Italian vermouth. Pisco 101 with Duggan McDonnell February 8, 2011 Texas schools nix Arabic classes over fears of Islam February 9, 2011 Apple device…
Republicans take more key chairmanships; Dems OK with choices February 9, 2011 – It’s a weird quirk of Texas politics that the House speaker always appoints at least a few committee chairs of the opposite party. I think that’s a good thing for the institution. ERCOT Asks for Power Conservation Ahead of Cold Front February 9, 2011 – Y’all should have thought of that LAST week. A Dozen (Minus One) Great Film Misquotes February 9,…
MGM Movies-On-Demand: 99 River Street (1953) February 8, 2011 – I saw this movie a few weeks ago. It’s a really good film noir. Austin's Snow Day 2011 Offers Rare Chance for Sledding February 8, 2011 – The first video just makes me happy. Huffington Post/AOL: It's AOL/Time Warner all over again – Media Criticism – Salon.com February 8, 2011 J. Paul Getty III, 54, Dies; Had Ear Cut Off by Captors February 7, 2011…
Disney Looking Into Cradle for Customers February 7, 2011 – Evil evil evil.
6 Ways to Upgrade Your Bar February 4, 2011 Stray Cats Take Over Taylorsville, KY (VIDEO) February 5, 2011 Expert Views | disability news | assistive technology | disability employment February 5, 2011 – This article focuses more on the bureaucratic infrastructure than it does on the actual tactics used to include disabled kids in scouting. But still, it’s worth applauding. I was part of an all-disabled troupe when I was a kid.No bad things…