South Lamar shopping center could become mixed use project | Statesman Business Blog June 10, 2011 – The store my dad opened (after the corporate raider killed his previous employer) was in Lamar Plaza. I’m feeling kind of wistful about the redevelopment.
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Mortgage rates move lower June 9, 2011 – Life lesson: do not read articles like this just AFTER you’ve refi’d your house. Same goes for articles about stocks you used to own. Mortgage rates move lower June 9, 2011 – Life lesson: do not read articles like this just AFTER you’ve refi’d your house. Same goes for articles about stocks you used to own. Guest Column: Tea Party Republicanism + Incumbent Legislators = Zero Budget Heroics June 9, 2011 – What an innovative way to look at the practice of political budgeting. Good for you, Texas Tribune.
austin360.com : Anderson Cooper says Alamo's Tim League deserves Nobel Peace Prize June 8, 2011 – Aw, our little story done gone viral! And I brought it to you first. Magazine Preview: You Blow My Mind. Hey, Mickey! June 8, 2011 – The pothead stuff is boring, but I always enjoy reading observant, ironic accounts of Disney travelogues. It makes me feel less alone in my cynicism. I narrowly avoided going to one of the mouseplexes with family this year. Best for them and for me. City holds power over F1 happening, or not June 8, 2011 – I love…
Redistricting: A Better Way? Many Think So June 7, 2011 Marc Maron explains his podcasting infamy June 7, 2011 – I don’t follow stand-up comedy much, but if I were still writing about podcasting (sigh) I would be doing features about how the medium has become a boon for stand-up comics and radio people. And I would talk about hos this development has gotten a lot of new people to listen to podcasts who never did during what we producers like to think of as the golden years. The Man Who Cried Scandal June 7, 2011 – Look, the dude…
Top five moments from the MTV Movie Awards June 6, 2011 – Why does MTV have movie awards?
Imagine No Austinites in Congress June 3, 2011 – The practical result of partisan, vindictive redistricting conducted by political bodies. Even more evidence "Candy Land" movie will be like "LOTR" June 3, 2011 – There’s a Candyland movie? ::headdesk:: You Must Be A Weasley… June 3, 2011
National Donut Day 2011: America's Donut Obsession By The Numbers (INFOGRAPHIC) June 3, 2011 – I am continually astonished at the way news outlets accept and promolgate events created by PR flacks. My local paper is all over the Donut Day thing, making sure that all subscribers, online readers and social media followers know where they can get a free donut. Not a “holiday” a marketing day. Let’s be clear about that. Palin Steps On Romney's Campaign Launch After He Aided Her 2006 Gov Run June 2, 2011 – Oh, lamestream media(tm), you do make me laugh. Faced with a…
Canada Post May Strike By Midnight June 2, 2011 – Headline: Oddly, this is the first sentence of my unfinished novel! 🙂 Cheese Truck Set Ablaze In UK June 2, 2011 – It is apparently absurdist day here in my Google feed. DUMBO The First NYC Neighborhood To Get Wi-Fi June 2, 2011 – There’s a neighborhood in NYC called DUMBO? For a Texas girl, THAT’S the story.
She’s Just Not That Into You May 31, 2011 – Worth a read: my snarky reaction to the Palin hoopla is to suggest that if the media would simply leave her to her own devices unless and until she announces that she’s running for something, Ms. Palin would probably burst a blood vessel trying to regain their interest. And that would be entertaining. But in all seriousness, where is the news value of reporting her every move? I don’t get it.
Robert Plant and Patty Griffin: Whole lotta love? May 31, 2011 – I don’t do the celebrity gossip, gut great googly moogly! Also, Meadowlark of Hyde Park? Never heard that. Elizabeth Warren Is Smeared, and the Press Is Along for the Ride May 27, 2011 FIRe 2 Turns iPhone, iPod touch Into A Field Recorder May 30, 2011