Dutch Treats For The Reagan Centennial February 14, 2011 – For the most part, Reagan as a film actor is like cookies for desert; kind of tasty, but not spectacular. I like a lot of jis late-30s Warner B pictures, including the Brass Bancroft series. The Bedtime for Bonzo jokes really do him a disservice as a performer.
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Notions '11 February 11, 2011 – …and it’s the birthday of my very first best friend. Happy birthday, Tami, wherever you are.
Taxi TV Is Criticized By New Yorkers, Taxi Commission: Survey February 11, 2011 – Are you kidding me? TV in cabs? Aren’t we confronted by enough screens in public during the day? Blind Faith: A Decade of Apple Accessibility– The Mac-cessibility Network – News [Lioncourt.com] February 11, 2011 Mubarak's Assets Frozen By Swiss Government February 11, 2011 Hosni Mubarak’s resignation: Found posted this morning on Craigslist Cairo. February 11, 2011 Austin’s Amy gets ice cream past TSA — blog February 9, 2011 "Should I Have Chicken or Beef, Senator Patrick?" February 10, 2011 – I believe I’ve earned a cheap…
Classics: now with favorite buttons! February 10, 2011 The No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act: Republican social engineering through the tax code. February 10, 2011 Which Vermouth is Which? February 9, 2011 – My way of remembering which vermout is which goes like this: Italian sauces are usually red, just like Italian vermouth. Pisco 101 with Duggan McDonnell February 8, 2011 Texas schools nix Arabic classes over fears of Islam February 9, 2011 Apple device reseller opens in Austin February 8, 2011
Republicans take more key chairmanships; Dems OK with choices February 9, 2011 – It’s a weird quirk of Texas politics that the House speaker always appoints at least a few committee chairs of the opposite party. I think that’s a good thing for the institution. ERCOT Asks for Power Conservation Ahead of Cold Front February 9, 2011 – Y’all should have thought of that LAST week. A Dozen (Minus One) Great Film Misquotes February 9, 2011 Don't take away my kids' toy guns February 9, 2011 – Last I checked, you’re not supposed to bring toys to school at all.…
MGM Movies-On-Demand: 99 River Street (1953) February 8, 2011 – I saw this movie a few weeks ago. It’s a really good film noir. Austin's Snow Day 2011 Offers Rare Chance for Sledding February 8, 2011 – The first video just makes me happy. Huffington Post/AOL: It's AOL/Time Warner all over again – Media Criticism – Salon.com February 8, 2011 J. Paul Getty III, 54, Dies; Had Ear Cut Off by Captors February 7, 2011 How Microsoft Wins with Accessible Recruiting February 7, 2011 How Crazy Cat Ladies Watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s February 7, 2011 – EXACTLY RIGHT.
Disney Looking Into Cradle for Customers February 7, 2011 – Evil evil evil.
6 Ways to Upgrade Your Bar February 4, 2011 Stray Cats Take Over Taylorsville, KY (VIDEO) February 5, 2011 Expert Views | disability news | assistive technology | disability employment February 5, 2011 – This article focuses more on the bureaucratic infrastructure than it does on the actual tactics used to include disabled kids in scouting. But still, it’s worth applauding. I was part of an all-disabled troupe when I was a kid.No bad things to say about that, but I’m assuming that this sort of segregation is less common today. And that’s a good thing. She! Celebrating Black History…
"The Daily Show" Does the Speaker's Race February 4, 2011 – Look, I enjoy making fun of Texas Republicans as much as the next libr’l citizen of the People’s Republic of Austin. but this is a long stretch for a joke. Several points: 1) Joe Strauss had to fight for re-election primarily because he is not as conservative as the Tea Party red meaters he now serves with, and because he has not ruled with an iron fist. In other words, a few people saw a guy they didn’t like anyway and added his religion to the baggage they believed…
Republicans Vote To Repeal Obama-Backed Bill That Would Destroy … (The Onion) February 2, 2011 Search begins for new head of NPR News February 2, 2011 – Pick me. Pick me. Architecture speak: An essay on the ridiculous way architects talk. February 2, 2011 – I once served on a city board with a bunch of architects. I didn’t get the jargon thing so much as a sort of weird mixture of professional poise and artsy spaciness. Architects, especially in a group, are weird.