Archive for November, 2007
VIDEO: Tokyo subways mean the party is over
Closed Published by mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff) November 30th, 2007 on mikemcguff.com blogI am not an early riser, so I thought I was dreaming as we were up at 6am to do the tourist thing in Japan and there were young people all about on the subway. These weren’t the people going to work. That was evident by the dude who ralphed all over the floor behind us.
Some Tokyo clubs and bars stay open until 5 or 7am! These people know how to party. In one bar we went to about 3am, there was a guy passed out at a table. I wanted to join him after sake, Yebisu Beer and whatever else we all sampled that night. What can I say? In the US I don’t drink that much, I just blog. You probably already knew that though.
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Family-friendly, Bill White, winning cities, NIMBYs, and more
Closed Published by Tory Gattis November 29th, 2007 on Houston StrategiesCatching up again on some smaller misc items:Joel Kotkin in the Wall Street Journal on the rise of family-friendly cities vs. “cool, hip” cities.”…an analysis of migration data by my colleagues at the Praxis Strategy Group shows that the strongest …
HISD Trustee runoff overview
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner November 29th, 2007 on Off the KuffOne HISD Trustee race, in District II, has gone to a runoff. Here’s the overview story for that. Both candidates…
Astros Sign Jose Cruz, Jr. to a minor league contract.
Closed Published by lambo@astrocast.net (Lambo and Sketkar) November 29th, 2007 on AstroCastThe Astros signed Jose Cruz, Jr. to a minor league contract.
This should appeal to fans since he is the son of an Astro Legend, and the legend still works for the club. Cruz can give us some defensive depth for the outfield since he can play all three positions. Not the hitter he once was, […]
That Scream You Just Heard….
Closed Published by lambo@astrocast.net (Lambo and Sketkar) November 29th, 2007 on AstroCastMr. Sketkar has been working hard trying to get the shows we have recorded up for your enjoyment. We have two shows in the tank that we are trying to post, but we are having problems with the servers. We are trying to get this fixed. The two shows are of quality. […]
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It’s the end of November and the Hibiscus we hacked back to a stump last fall has grown back and finally decided that it’s time to bloom…
I’m home today waiting on a plumber to come and fix a leaking pipe in the ceiling. Since I am home in the daylight I took the opportunity to break out the 300mm telephoto lens and see if I could catch the Sapsucker in action.
He’s losing his fear of me and tends to just […]
Even though we just had a second consecutive relatively quiet hurricane season, some people think this one should have been…
The 2007 hurricane season: Hot or not?
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner November 29th, 2007 on Off the KuffOn the one hand, as the 2007 hurricane season officially ends, it wasn’t that bad. Despite alarming predictions, the U.S….