Texplainer: How Will High Gas Prices Affect the Budget? April 15, 2011 – We do have a weird dichotomy in Texas; high gas prices are both good and bad for our state budget. Of course, the more we subsidize the oil industry, the more unbalanced that ledger tends to become.
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Around the Interwebs April 12, 2011 In 2012, Celebrity Trumps Substance April 13, 2011 (512) WHISKEY BARREL AGED DOUBLE PECAN PORTER – 750ml BOTTLES now available! April 13, 2011 – Love this stuff on draft. Now I must search for a couple of bottles to call my own.
Hard to keep a kitteh oudda trubbol. April 11, 2011 Cisco to pay $63.8M in Texas patent case April 12, 2011 – Let me guess: they’ll pay it off in Flip cameras. Constructing Cocktails | TRIBEZA Austin Magazine April 12, 2011
Happy Birthday, Ann Miller April 11, 2011 – I love Ann Miller, and there are a lot of films recommended here. But why no link to the awesome soup ad? It comes to you thanks to the comic genius of Stan Freberg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jU2pl7bqKg City Council Election Questions: Laura Morrison April 11, 2011 – Funny aside from me; no need to read the article. Frank and I went to a candidate’s forum the other day and he was totally charmed by Laura Morrison. Why? Because she teaches math at the college level. I so married the right dude.
It’s Time for Your Face-Lift, Miss Piggy April 10, 2011 – the fact that Disney owns the Muppets still hurts my heart. Cyoot Kitteh of teh Day: Itz Juss 2 Get Mahself Thru College April 10, 2011 Shelly’s Podcast: 4-8-11 (voicemail: 512-394-4624) April 9, 2011
NOM Strategist, Louis J. Marinelli, Declares Support For Same-Sex Marriage April 9, 2011 – I am totally getting an apron that says “NOM Strategist” on it. Legendary Director Sidney Lumet Dies at 86 April 9, 2011 MemeCats: The Revolution’s Underbelly April 8, 2011 UT-A&M game will remain on Thanksgiving Day April 8, 2011 – This is the only thing I care about in college sports. I’m totally serious. this game is supposed to happen on Thanksgiving. Period. That is all. Moving itwas a stupid idea.
Let's End Unboxing Videos: Most Dramatic Unboxing Video Ever April 8, 2011 – So well done! Brody File Exclusive: Donald Trump Explains Pro-Life Conversion (David Brody/The Brody File) April 8, 2011 – So a dude deciding “not to have an abortion” made Trumpy go all pro-life? Well, OK then! Royal Bride's Virginity No Longer An Issue For Brits April 8, 2011 – Oh, the enlightened British, taking a realistic approach to the virginity of their future royal. Oh, the stupid news outlet, making it all about the woman. ~ I really didn’t need to see that! ~ April 7, 2011…
First: The G.O.P.’s Dukakis Problem April 7, 2011 – I have a lot of disdain for political horserace coverage, as some of you know. But some of it certainly is relevant, and occasionally informative. This piece is just really interesting, and damn well-written. My favorite quote, which I think would be funny, even if I didn’t agree with it, is this: “Barbour is the comic embodiment of his party’s most negative stereotypes. A Barbour nomination would be the rough equivalent of the Democrats’ nominating Howard Dean, if Dean also happened to be a draft-dodging transsexual owner of a vegan food…
Ernest Shackleton's 103-Year-Old Antarctic Whiskey Deemed Delicious April 6, 2011 – I’ve been following this story with interest, but now I’m feeling the marketing spin. As much fanfare as this discovery has gotten, it wasa foregone conclusion that something yummy would come from this. The weird part is that Richard Patterson seemed not to want to talk about the taste of the stuff in an interview I heard a few weeks ago. Perhaps this too, is marketing. HOT coffee concept targets Austin — blog | Austin Business Journal April 6, 2011 – For some reason, the weird thing about this…
UT Launches Lonestar 4, Super Computer – Austinist April 5, 2011 – I’m imagining the IT department’s purchase request to management: “Yeah, we’re gonna need 30 laptops, a site license for Office, and a $12 million supercomputer. And don’t be stingy with the RAM, k?” Hoppin’ Down the Bunny Trail: Night of the Lepus April 5, 2011 – I saw this as a kid, and laughed and laughed. Those among you who are Star Trek fans will get a kick out of Dr. McCoy dealing with the giant rabbits. Save NPR, but please, put PBS out of its misery. April…