Archive for January, 1970



Looking forward to 2008: Stace Medellin

(Note: I have asked a variety of people to submit an essay to me to be posted during the month…

Not silent enough night

It wouldn’t be Christmas without an accounting of Christmas songs you hate, would it? I’ll open the bidding with any…

As always, Merry Christmas, Mel Torme

Every year at about this time, I link to Mark Evanier’s wonderful story about Mel Torme and a group of…

Have a holly, jolly Christmas

Have a holly, jolly Christmas; It’s the best time of the year I don’t know if there’ll be snow…

Oops. Romney not only did not get the Concord Monitor of New Hampshire endorsement, they told their readers NOT to…

Let’s debate that

Interesting op-ed from the weekend by Barbara Radnofsky. Now, in many urban high schools and particularly in Houston, policy debate…

Looking Forward to 2008: Noel Freeman

(Note: I have asked a variety of people to submit an essay to me to be posted during the month…

RIP, Greenway Theatre

Well, here’s an unlovely Christmas present. The Greenway Theatre, which has screened films in the basement of Greenway Plaza for…

The biggest “news”, if you can call it that, since my last update on who’s filed for what, is that…

Which races are they playing in?

This is one of the more disturbing political stories I’ve seen lately, both for its lack of concrete information and…