The candidates involved in the Republican primary for the Texas governor’s race met last night for their second debate. Nationally, this race has garnered attention for the showdown between incumbent, Rick Perry, and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Locally, the libertarian-minded Debra Medina has captured headlines for her ability to campaign with the two behemoths with …
Monthly Archive: January 2010
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Jan
28
SOTU 2010
Even though I am one of the most politically active people you will ever meet, I rarely watch political speeches. Perhaps I’ve seen too many to know exactly what to expect, but I find it hard to sit through “rah-rah” speeches designed to excite the base, but containing very little real substance for the American …
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Jan
21
The Democrats Faulty Logic on Health Care Reform
Faulty logic abounds in the world of politics. Almost every political campaign features candidates attacking each other with countless ad hominem attacks and campaign speeches filled with straw man arguments. Unfortunately, the faulty logic does not end there and often extends into the formation of a politician or a political party’s agenda, as evidenced by …
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Jan
20
It's Nothing Personal
As the results for the Massachusetts Senate race began to trickle in, exactly seven precincts reported before MSNBC pundit, Keith Olbermann, insinuated that race possibly played a role in the results, never mind that both Scott Brown and Martha Coakley are Caucasian. Olbermann’s straw man argument was directed at the grass roots political organization, which …
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Jan
18
Going to California
Stephanie and I are currently in the planning stages of honeymoon. At first, we decided a trip to Napa & Sonoma would be nice, so we went to our local bookstore and bought a couple of books on traveling in the region. After reading the books and conducting some exhaustive Internet research, we decided that …
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Jan
18
The People Under the Stairs
Two years ago, Stephanie and I moved into a beautiful, pre-World War II four-plex in the heart of University Park. We fell in love with the hardwood floors, built in bookcases and location the first time we laid eyes upon it. A week after we moved into our second floor unit, Mark, a piano playing …
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Jan
16
Help Me Understand The Beatles
Five years ago, I was questioning my friend about their fascination with the Grateful Dead. Up until that point, my opinion of the Dead had been greatly influenced by the most commercially successful of the Dead’s music–”Casey Jones”, “Truckin’”, “Touch of Gray”, “Uncle John’s Band”, etc. I never found any of these songs to be …
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Jan
15
Rules for being a fan…
Last night the Dallas Mavericks recorded their 336 straight sell out. A couple of things made this game stand out from the rest. One, Dirk Nowitzki became the 34th player in NBA history, and the first not to have played college or high school ball in the U.S., to top the 20,000 point mark in …
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Jan
11
Blackened Pork Chops
I have established certain staple dishes for beef, chicken and fish, but up until a few days ago I had yet to find a great recipe for pork. For years, I experimented with several different marinades and then attempted to “grill” chops on my George Foreman Grill. Inevitably, these chops always turned out dry and …
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Jan
06
Congratulations Andre Dawson!
I spent a lot of summer afternoons in the 80′s watching Chicago Cubs baseball on WGN. It didn’t take long for Andre Dawson to become my favorite baseball player. During that same time period, I began to amass a sizable baseball card collection and focused heavily on collecting any and all Dawson cards and memorabilia. …
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