tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40616692012-02-06T10:34:35.928-08:00Monkey-brained MusingsThe scattered musings of Jeb Boyt, Austin Texas. A collection of the random bits that scamper through my monkey brain.
This blog is my personal record. The opinions expressed here are my own and are in no way associated with any employer, board, commission, organization, or other entity that I may be affiliated with. So there.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-28573119101695520162009-11-02T09:06:00.001-08:002009-11-02T09:07:26.345-08:00The Gentleman CallerA Clockworks/Savage Worlds adventure for your enjoyment.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-70300581573914349822009-04-18T16:08:00.000-07:002009-04-18T16:22:03.839-07:00State of PlayThis was a surprisingly taut thriller. One of the principal tensions in the movie is between Old Media, represented by Russell Crowe as an old school print reporter, and New Media, represented by Rachel McAdams as a reporter/blogger for the paper's online edition. Crowe brings enough conflicts of interest for two people to the investigation of a timely political conspiracy. The Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-6768797783582623512009-04-18T16:07:00.000-07:002009-04-18T16:08:23.132-07:00Cap 10KBefore I forget: 1:14, after riding 23 miles the day before on the Rosedale Ride.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-89548293711390816172009-04-11T08:02:00.000-07:002009-04-11T08:34:47.392-07:00PtolusI finally made my way through all 670+ pages of Ptolus. It is quite an impressive work, and Monte did a great job addressing many of the genre conventions of fantasy gaming. In particular, I liked his explanation for many of the dungeons underneath the city.Still, the work has more than the whiff of a fantasy heartbreaker. There is just so much going on in Ptolus. While there is some Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-57873763820817075532009-04-11T07:55:00.001-07:002009-04-11T08:01:34.477-07:00Thanks DaveDave Arneson, 1947-2009Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-34159393520258527882008-10-10T09:25:00.001-07:002008-10-10T17:10:55.465-07:00Ayers as a Codeword in the Culture WarsI've been thinking about why the McCain campaign is so obsessed with William Ayers. Why have they put so much time and effort in imputing Ayers' conduct 35+ years ago on to Obama's association with him 10+ years ago, and why is this relevant today?The issue is that Ayers is a symbol for the Culture Wars, the long-standing efforts by conservative RepublicansJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-47258463229379258742008-07-21T13:33:00.000-07:002008-07-21T13:38:25.591-07:00And Their Armor Clattered Upon ThemStarbucks will be closing 57 stores in Texas, including two in Austin. One at South Mopac & Slaughter and another at South Congress & Academy. It looks like Jo's won this round.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-72661564119500338312008-07-20T08:21:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:25:28.111-07:00Netroots NationI'm still working to assimilate all that I took in over the three days of Netroots Nation. This was the second of the three big conventions that I'll be attending this summer, and the second one in the Austin Convention Center after the Texas Democratic Convention in June. The size of the conference with some 2000 attendees was a good fit for the Convention Center, even with the Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-28434172012504241022008-05-25T08:26:00.000-07:002008-05-25T09:06:59.437-07:00Summer MoviesThe summer movie season is underway, and we've been making our way through some of the initial entries. Iron Man is definitely the best of the bunch so far. They did a great job capturing the character of Tony Stark. There were also two surprisingly enjoyable things about the movie. The first is how much time Stark spends onscreen talking to automated entities, both the robots inJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-35424854188770860652008-05-25T08:22:00.000-07:002008-05-25T08:25:59.054-07:00UpdatesYeah, well updates have been sparse lately. But, I've had my reasons.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-2829589439658168932008-03-05T14:57:00.000-08:002008-03-05T15:01:13.258-08:00Remembrance of Things PastEven though it has been more than six years, sometimes all it can take is a small news story to remind you of what has passed.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-48602456389946747472008-03-04T19:50:00.000-08:002008-03-05T15:02:02.691-08:00Precinct 236 CaucusWe had 471 people show up at the Rosedale school tonight for our precinct caucus. That was more than 10x as many people as I have ever seen there. The cafeteria was overflowing, and we were spilling out into the hall. The sign-in was chaotic, but we got through. 340 people signed-up for Obama, 130 for Clinton. This resulted in 48 delegates and alternates for Obama and 19 Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-26939360466288218302008-01-31T16:38:00.000-08:002008-01-31T16:54:34.608-08:00Going FourthA meme snagged from PramasFOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD:1. Cowboy 2. Canvasser3. Phone bank manager4. AttorneyFOUR MOVIES WATCHED OVER AND OVER:1. Casablanca2. Big Trouble in Little China3. Gone with the Wind4. Star WarsFOUR BOOKS READ OVER AND OVER:1. Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)2. Collected Conan Stories (Howard)3. Timetables of History (Grun)4. Texas Civil Trials (O'Conner)FOUR GAMES PLAYED Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-82833659342142109952008-01-29T12:30:00.000-08:002008-01-29T12:38:48.331-08:00Library of Congress Photo ArchiveThe Library of Congress has opened a Flikr account that includes thousands of amazing period photographs. The collection includes both documentary and news photos, including the one above of survivors from the Titanic. Note the empty seats in the lifeboat.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-31971094185951738672008-01-22T13:37:00.000-08:002008-01-22T14:34:57.461-08:00Birthday and New Year SmatteringsIt just wouldn't be right to submit a long post about the Oscars without providing some personal update in this all but forgotten blog. I had a great birthday weekend. My wife surprised me with a night at the Hilton Downtown and a fabulous dinner at Chez Nous. My plans for golf Monday got rained out, so I got a long Warcraft session in instead.One thing that Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-44154589656306816682008-01-22T09:03:00.000-08:002008-01-22T09:16:53.466-08:00Oscar NominationsThe Academy Award nominations are out:Overall, this looks like a showdown between No Country for Old Men and There Will be Blood, interestingly both Westerns, of a sort. Atonement is also in the running.Number of nominations- There Will Be Blood, 8- Atonement, 7- Michael Clayton, 7- No Country for Old Men, 7- Ratatouille, 5- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, 4- Juno, 4- La Vie Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-87965842743127346752007-12-21T08:19:00.000-08:002007-12-21T08:24:30.334-08:00Happy Holidays Y'allOn this Solstice day, I wish you all a happy holidays and a joyous new year. I've been remise about blogging, even though there have been interesting things going on. At any rate, I wanted to pass on this inspirational message:Dear Friend,Last week I traveled to Bali and watched Al Gore deliver your messages demanding a visionary global treaty to the UN Climate Conference.I Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-6229712370402271362007-10-02T12:30:00.000-07:002007-10-02T12:57:13.273-07:00Book MemeI have several partial drafts of posts saved, but all I seem to actually be able to post here these days are memes.These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users. As usual, bold what you have read, italicize what you started but couldn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellAnna KareninaCrime and Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-44973365322362462632007-08-29T08:03:00.001-07:002007-08-29T08:11:19.970-07:00Hobby Games: the 100 Best memeThis morning requires some optimistic palate cleansing. This meme is based on the table of contents from Jim Lowder's essay collection Hobby Games: the 100 Best from Green Ronin. From princeofcairoBoldface if "I own this game".Italics is "I have played this game".Italic and Bold are "I both own and have played this game"Bruce C. Shelley on AcquireNicole Lindroos onJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-82727307489655699592007-04-24T08:11:00.000-07:002007-04-24T08:12:57.153-07:00 Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-85924499281944424542007-04-19T15:33:00.000-07:002007-04-19T15:41:59.660-07:00All This for a Game of SoldiersI'm getting back into the swing of things with postings. I've got a bunch of half written posts I'll see about getting up.For now, I have this from The Guardian:Once, when I was at Tony's house, surveying a newly acquired army of 20mm Restoration-era figures made in the 1960s by Marcus Hinton, an eccentric who cycled around Maidenhead dressed as an Edwardian dandy,Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1175012196682042112007-03-27T10:11:00.000-07:002007-03-27T10:16:36.696-07:00One of those DaysI leave the house and discover I have a flat. After a sweaty session with stuck lugnuts, I discover the spare is flat. I get it pumped up and hit the road. The coffee shop doesn't have soy milk. At the tire shop, they say the tire is too worn and that I need a new one, but they have to get it from another shop. Okay, back tomorrow. When I finally get to work, I see this Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1169084171245399362007-01-17T17:30:00.000-08:002007-01-17T17:36:11.260-08:00The Sage in BloomThe downtime between posts here has been due, in part, to a bit of restructuring. I have spun off the posts on politics and the environment into a new blog: The Sage in Bloom. This will remain the spot for posts on writing, movies, and whatever else scampers through my monkey mind.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1164160188584149102006-11-21T17:46:00.000-08:002006-11-21T17:49:48.606-08:00Reading List[MEME]Instructions: Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien*2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov*3. Dune, Frank Herbert4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin*6. Neuromancer, Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1164077201240305182006-11-20T18:40:00.000-08:002006-11-20T19:16:02.890-08:00Everybody Talks About the Weather,but Nobody Does Anything About ItA scientist has pointed out a major flaw in the State Water Plan: the 50-year plan doesn't make any allowances for climate change. As reported by the Express-News, Gerald North, a geosciences professor at A&M, indicates that climate change could undermine the assumptions supporting the Plan's efforts to develop, manage, and Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1163354473475925902006-11-12T09:52:00.000-08:002006-11-12T10:01:13.503-08:00Election ReflectionsWell, that turned better than I thought. Clearly we have a lot more work to do in Texas, but I am encouraged that the overall message from this election is "Basta!" I spent election day outside a polling place in a Methodist church on West Lynn. It was heartening to watch and talk to the voters going to and from the polls, sometimes with their children and dogs. The Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1161394135952110582006-10-20T18:27:00.000-07:002006-10-20T18:28:55.953-07:00Scrabble Tile BenchesThese scrabble tile benches are such a clever design for a public space. It is like refrigerator letters writ large. I love how the benches echo the tile trays used in the game.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1161394004061000272006-10-20T18:19:00.000-07:002006-10-20T18:26:44.063-07:00DM of the RingsJust when you think that you've seen the last of LotR parodies, this turns up.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1161393352174223782006-10-20T18:08:00.000-07:002006-10-20T18:16:39.806-07:00Flowers in My HairThese tests are always a bit silly, but this one comes with a great photo.Faerie-ChildYou are 50% experimental, 50% feral, 54% spiritual, and 10% square! Well done! You're a faerie-child. You always stand out from the crowd by the way you dress, but unlike the Feral, not by the way you smell (unless it's the smell of sandalwood, jasmine, and ylang ylang). You're not particularlyJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1159236775106026232006-09-25T19:07:00.000-07:002006-09-25T19:12:55.110-07:00Wilted DahliaWe made it out to see the Black Dahlia Saturday. With Nada being a big mystery fan and from Southern California, this was a must see. From Ken's comments and other reviews, I knew that there would be rough spots, but I was still interested in seeing what De Palma did with the story.It turns out, that De Palma started out with a odd take on the tale of the Dahlia from Ellroy. His Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1159236365958181152006-09-25T18:53:00.000-07:002006-09-25T19:06:05.980-07:00Fair Weather FriendsWill Rogers famously said "I don't belong to an organized political party; I'm a Democrat." You would think that we would learn something, but his words are still all to true today. From trial lawyers for Strayhorn, to liberals for Kinky, to Dems for Bonilla, there are Dems who seem to be interested in supporting anybody but other Dems.I've talked to folks from the NW Hills Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1159235477300752082006-09-25T18:46:00.000-07:002006-09-25T18:51:17.300-07:00Children of HurinChristopher Tolkein has compiled a complete, novel-length version of The Children of Hurin to be published in April. The tale of Hurin is from the First Age and involves the struggles against Morgoth.I haven't read any of the Tolkein miscellany that has been published since The Silmarillion, but this sounds very promising.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1159235062607178572006-09-25T18:42:00.000-07:002006-09-25T18:44:22.636-07:00God's PoliticsJim Wallis has started a blog, and he has opened with a dialoge with Ralph Reed on "What should values voters value most?".Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1158117760167309252006-09-12T20:20:00.000-07:002006-09-12T20:22:40.176-07:00Bell Within Striking Distance of PerryThe latest Zogby poll has Bell (25.3%) within 5.4 percentage points of Perry (30.7%). The rule of thumb is that a Democratic candidate can make up five points on election day with a strong get-out-the-vote effort. Bell is now within that range. Bell needs less than the undecideds (7.9%) or less than one-third of Kinky's support (22.4%) to put him over the Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1156987361107393102006-08-30T18:15:00.000-07:002006-08-30T18:22:41.156-07:00The Corn PalaceThe New York Times recently reported on the failing corn crop in the northern Great Plains. They don't have enough corn for the 2007 Corn Palace. I visited the Corn Palace on a cross-country road trip in 1991. While there, I wondered what they would do if, as predicted even then, climate change made it impossible to grow corn in the Corn Belt. I guess that we're about to find Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1156383877109220502006-08-23T17:46:00.000-07:002006-08-23T18:44:37.176-07:00Five for CD 21Then there were five. The addition of Independent Tommy Calvert to the race for CD 21 means that there are now five candidates running for the seat: Lamar Smith, Rep. incumbent; John Courage, Dem; Jim Stohm, Lib; and Gene Kelly, perennial loser. Before the redistricting court decision, this seat was looking very competitive. But, the court moved solid Dems in Hays County and Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1156302770071787132006-08-22T20:10:00.000-07:002006-08-22T20:12:50.083-07:00Greenland Contributing 1/3 of Sea Level RiseA new study indicates that the Greenland ice cap is shrinking at a higher rate than previously thought. It is estimated that the melt water from Greenland is contributing 0.6 mm per year to sea level rise, a full third of the average 1.8 mm annual sea level rise.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1155092566956327572006-08-08T19:38:00.000-07:002006-08-22T20:15:20.433-07:00RetrospectiveToday, I attended the funeral of Zeke, a friend and mentor. I went to elementry and junior high with his sons. He was my baseball coach and scout master. He was an attorney, a county chair, and one of the most generous people that I have known. As is usually the case at a funeral, it was also a moment of reflection on my own life. And, to reflect on the people that pass through Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1154139178774499772006-07-28T19:10:00.000-07:002006-07-28T19:12:58.786-07:00Gamers Local 666Craig recently posted an argument for why the writers of computer games should receive the same protections screenwriters receive under the WGA. He has a good point. However, he undervalues the techical skills of "the guys that texture trees" and their need for workplace protection. WashTech/CWA is attempting to organize tech workers at Microsoft. We'll have to see how they do.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1153883903694763152006-07-25T20:15:00.000-07:002006-07-25T20:19:21.423-07:00Texas Conservatives WorriedThe Young Conservatives of Texas are worried that there is a real chance for change (doc) in the Texas House:If enough Republicans lose their re-election bids, the margin in the Texas House will narrow down to around an 80-70 Republican margin. It takes 76 votes to elect a Speaker. If 5 of these Republicans side with the Democrats or if a moderate Republican decides to Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1153883715451358332006-07-25T19:58:00.000-07:002006-07-25T20:15:15.530-07:00Up All NightI pulled an all nighter Thursday night. It had been a long time since I had to do anything like that, and I hope that it is a long time before it happens again. Last week involved a crazy combination of project deadlines and travel. But, the good news is that I got 45 pages of a screenplay done over five days, and I got the full 90-page screenplay into the mail on time so that I Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1153067776350988982006-07-16T08:42:00.000-07:002006-07-16T09:43:19.623-07:00Whither the FLGS?The New York Times has a interesting story today on the status of independent record stores, which are experiencing challenges as more folks, particularly young people, get their music through downloading and other online sources. Similiar to the challenges faced by our Friendly Local Gaming Stores. The article includes this interesting comment suggesting a convergence of the Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1152758178234774812006-07-12T19:28:00.000-07:002006-07-12T19:36:18.266-07:00The President is Always RightThat was the chilling testimony given today by Steve Bradbury, an Acting Deputy Attorney General, gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Seriously? Any lawyer should know that this hasn't been true since the Magna Carta. The New Yorker explored the background of this undemocratic and un-American line of thinking and its prevelance in this administration in its Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1152664702102337712006-07-11T17:35:00.000-07:002006-07-11T17:38:22.120-07:00Is Congress Doing Enough to Clean Itself Up?The Sunlight Foundation is running a poll on whether, in the wake of the mulitple and still expanding scandels, Congress is doing enough to clean itself up. The results: No (97%) and Elvis is more likely to reappear than we are to see reform out of this Congress (93%). Even for a poll drawn from the left side of the blogosphere (37.4% respondents Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1152662314128082142006-07-11T16:50:00.001-07:002006-07-11T16:58:34.130-07:00Income Inequality in the U.S.Burnt Orange Report has an excellent analysis of income inequality in America. The index of income inequality in the U.S. of 45 is the highest of any developed country and is more comparable with that of countries in Africa or South America.This news shouldn't be surprising given the ample evidence of conspicuous consumption such as $2 million model homes and Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1152661814512788242006-07-11T16:47:00.000-07:002006-07-11T16:50:14.523-07:00Top 10 Things Wrong with Mike McCaulOur friends at the Burnt Orange Report have done a great job of compiling the top ten things wrong with our Congressman "Clear Channel" McCaul.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1150515008296702572006-06-16T20:28:00.000-07:002006-06-16T20:30:08.306-07:00Republicans Gone WildA prominent Republican strategist (male) attempted to pick-up a young woman at a gay pride parade then she described the whole thing on her web page.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1150253007328390202006-06-13T19:41:00.000-07:002006-06-13T19:43:27.330-07:00City SmartsAustin has been ranked as the third smartest city in the U.S., after Seattle and San Francisco. Austin was noted for having 14.7% of adults with graduate and/or professional degrees, 25.7% with bachelor's degrees, 5.0% with associate degrees, 21.1% with some college, 17% high school graduates, and 16.6% without a high school degree. The national average for adults with bachelor's Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1149996844508842182006-06-10T20:09:00.000-07:002006-06-13T19:41:33.106-07:00Ya Basta!Some observations on this year's State Democratic Convention in Ft. Worth: - The Dems are on the way back. This was the most energized and the best attended convention that I have been to in the last decade. Attendance was significantly up over attendance at the 2000 convention in Ft. Worth when seemed way to big. There is a large base of active young party members that have stayed Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1148690082392185062006-05-26T17:26:00.000-07:002006-05-26T17:35:35.296-07:00Birthday CalculatorThis data comes from the Birthday Calcultor.Your date of conception was on or about 28 April 1963 which was a Sunday.You were born on a Sundayunder the astrological sign Capricorn.Your Life path number is 4.Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 6 & 7.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1148517889851136592006-05-24T17:40:00.000-07:002006-05-24T17:44:49.863-07:00Dump StatThis truly awesome thread produced many gems. But this one, I had to share:Hey, and if you need an explanation, I can help with that too.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1147474201336283892006-05-12T15:21:00.000-07:002006-05-12T15:50:01.380-07:00Props 1 & 2Well, tomorrow is election day, and we will get to see how this all turns out. While the intentions behind both propositions are admirable, Prop. 1 would provide minimally better access to public information that is available today at a massive cost of our local tax dollars. Prop. 2 is more likely to endanger Barton Springs than protect them. It would undo most of the tools that theJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1147471988329705492006-05-12T15:07:00.000-07:002006-05-12T15:13:08.340-07:00Maps for the 22d CenturyA Google Maps hack has been posted that allows you to see what any coastal area in the world would look like with a sea level rise at various one meter intervals. Posted below are some links to various spots along the Upper Texas coast with a one meter rise.I selected the one meter rise because it is the closest to the current prediciton of a likely 0.5-0.8 m rise in sea Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1146341178735948072006-04-29T13:05:00.000-07:002006-04-29T13:06:18.746-07:00Hasbro Forecloses on Atlantic CityHasbro is planning to update Monopoly by removing the classic Atlantic City streets. I can understand updating the costs and values, but it doesn't seem right to mess with the streets.Hasbro is also running a contest through May 12th on what locations from 22 cities should be included in the updated version of the game. The locations include neighborhoods and Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1144896071972922872006-04-12T19:37:00.000-07:002006-04-12T19:41:11.990-07:00Global What?Climate change is on the march, with the news coming so quickly that I haven't attempted to keep up with recent developments. Unfortunately, many folks still don't see what there is to be worried about. Thankfully, Al Gore has posted a summary of the nine issues of concern associated with climate change: global flooding, mass migration, conveyer belt disturbance, extreme Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1144894768805048812006-04-12T19:18:00.000-07:002006-04-12T19:19:28.813-07:00The Phone Booth in the Bike LaneTerra Blog has posted a link to a collection of photos from disastorous bike lanes compiled by the BBC and meditation on the benefits of good bikeways. Some of these photos make the Shoal Creek imbroglio seem mild.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1143001281283301582006-03-21T20:01:00.000-08:002006-03-21T20:21:21.296-08:00Three Strikes and . . .Hector Uribe ended his city council campaign last week when he decided not to file to run for the Place 2 seat currently held by Raul Alvarez. Uribe and his political consultant Alfred Stanley published an op-ed in the Statesman saying that he pulled out of the race due to a lack of financial support and due to the difficulty in having to raise money in $100 increments forJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1142742892559667502006-03-18T20:33:00.000-08:002006-03-18T20:34:52.560-08:00Incompetent, Idiot, LiarThose are the top three one-word descriptions that 48 percent of respondents used to describe President Bush (The Pew Research Center). The top three positive terms were "Good," "Christian," and "Honest." More than twice as many respondents (29 percent) described the President as "Incompetent" as described him as "Christian" or "Honest" (both 14 percent).Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1142742795817593562006-03-18T20:16:00.000-08:002006-03-18T20:39:26.063-08:00V is for . . .V for Vendetta turns out to be a much better and more thought-provoking movie than you would suspect from its Hollywood wrapper. The central conceit of the vigilante in the Guy Fawkes outfit works better on film than it ever did in the comic. The image always put me off the comic. In the film, though, the mask becomes a living thing of light and shadow, tilting and turning to Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1141700444045092902006-03-06T18:58:00.000-08:002006-03-06T19:00:44.056-08:00New Orleans BearsSlate has published a bearish assessment of Why New Orleans Won't Recover:Cities have their own trajectories, governed mostly by the dynamism of their inhabitants and surprisingly little by their physical infrastructure. . . . A successful city is home to countless interpersonal networks that create innovation, or efficient economic production, or simply a good place to live. Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1140488067821864902006-02-20T18:03:00.000-08:002006-02-20T18:14:27.833-08:00Honoring Our ParentsThe current issue of Tricycle has a feature on honoring our parents and an editorial that offers the following quote from the Buddha:[W]hoever encourages their faithless parents, and settles and establishes them in faith; or whoever encourages their immoral parents and settles and establishes them in morality, or whoever encourages their stingy parents, and settles, and Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1140332592202569502006-02-18T23:02:00.000-08:002006-02-18T23:03:12.216-08:00Highly Skilled Work AvoidanceJoss Whedon and Warren Ellis dish about ComicCon.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1139457065282593802006-02-08T19:50:00.000-08:002006-02-08T19:51:05.296-08:00Baxter Costs County Four DeputiesAs reported in Quorum Report (Feb. 7th), the House District 48 special election and runoff will cost Travis County taxpayers $246,191, the equivalent of the annual pay and benefits for four full-time deputies. This is all so that Todd Baxter could line his pockets as a lobbyist rather than serve out his full term.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1139271852287582962006-02-06T16:22:00.000-08:002006-02-06T16:24:12.286-08:00Sustainable AustinAustin is one of four cities reviewed in a Sierra Club case study (pdf) of best practices for sustainability, particularly renewable energy and energy efficiency. The other cities reviewed were Chicago, Portland, and Fort Collins.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1139271646274869532006-02-06T16:13:00.000-08:002006-02-06T16:21:40.316-08:00Cloudy With a Chance of ChaosLike the tourists on Phuket beaches who stood and gazed at an oncoming tsunami because it was outside their experience, society is reacting to the coming wave of climate change without urgency. People still believe that the science is controversial and the threat of climate change far off in the future; and while a few businesses, notably major insurers, have begun toJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1139271167016556202006-02-06T16:11:00.000-08:002006-02-06T16:12:47.026-08:00Damnable Quote of the DayAmericans used to be defined by how we went to church, or by our schools. But now it's really about consumption communities. The question becomes: "Can you assemble, by buying things, a coherent presentation of the self as part of a community?"James Twitchell, author of Lead Us Into Temptation: the Triumph of American Materialism, as quoted in Salon.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1139090496046716632006-02-04T13:59:00.000-08:002006-02-04T14:01:36.046-08:00Congressional Staff Hack WikipediaWikipedia has opened an inquiry into unethical edits that have been made by Congressional staff.This RFC is being opened in order to further a centralized discussion concerning actions to be taken against US Congressional staffers and possibly other federal employees who have engaged in unethical and possibly libelous behavior in violation of Wikipedia policies (Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1139012837815110762006-02-03T16:25:00.001-08:002006-02-04T13:57:58.520-08:00Enron Legal BlogThe Houston Chronicle has set up a legal blog to cover the Enron trial. I've added the blog to my links.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1139012879970047552006-02-03T16:25:00.000-08:002006-02-03T16:27:59.970-08:00Enron Legal BlogThe Houston Chronicle has set up a legal blog to cover the Enron trial. I've added the blog to my links.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1135734465800601342005-12-27T17:46:00.000-08:002005-12-27T17:47:45.800-08:00News Flash: Barrier Islands are Risky Places to BuildThe Houston Chronicle has an article on the risk to Galveston Island from erosion, subsidence, sea level rise, and storm surges. Surveys have shown that water levels have risen by more than two feet over the last century. And, signs are that the rate of rise is increasing and will be greater during this century. This is without taking into Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1135734184396749822005-12-27T17:38:00.000-08:002005-12-27T17:43:04.406-08:00Peak OilThe above graph shows three estimates for monthly global oil production since 2002. The plateau in production since mid 2004 suggests that we may be at the top of the curve, the plateau in production, that will mark the shift into a post Peak Oil economy. The production data for the next 6-12 months should confirm whether this production plateau is likely to persist.Plus, it appears Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1135354695504492592005-12-23T08:16:00.000-08:002005-12-23T08:18:15.506-08:00Bye, Bye Bike ListWell, I have joined the host of long-time members that has left the Austin Bikes list serve. The combination of stridency and arbitrary moderation was just too much.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1135354577337923972005-12-23T08:12:00.000-08:002005-12-23T08:16:17.346-08:00Fun with LegosNow this is just impressive:And it's availabe as a charity benefit.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1134626336176893232005-12-14T21:57:00.000-08:002005-12-14T21:58:56.186-08:00Umm, PieYou taste like a warm pie. Your homemade goodnessbrings comfort to those around you. Your lightcrust is a bit flaky, but thats what makes youso loveable. How do you taste? brought to you by QuizillaJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1134046767775232992005-12-08T04:57:00.000-08:002005-12-08T04:59:27.786-08:00December 8thTwenty-five years ago today, I was lying in bed listening to the radio. I think that it was KILT out of Houston, then still a rock station. The DJ came on and said that John Lennon had been shot and immediately switched to an all Beatles and Lennon format. I was instantly awake. A bit later, the DJ came back with a report from an emergency room attendant at the hospital saying Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1133619587583858262005-12-03T06:14:00.000-08:002005-12-03T06:19:47.583-08:00Baxter's BoondoggleTodd Baxter has resigned from the Legislature so that he can make money lobbying instead of serving through the upcoming special session on school finance. The special election to replace Baxter is going to cost the taxpayers of Travis County ~$375,000. Why are we paying for this? Baxter was elected to serve a two-year term in the Legislature. He has choosen to resign Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1133582118830834972005-12-02T19:41:00.000-08:002005-12-03T05:51:09.706-08:00Justice Attorneys Found Texas Redistricting DiscriminatoryThe Washington Post has reported that Justice Department attorneys found that Texas' mid-decade redistricting plan violated the Voting Rights Act but that the decision was overruled by senior officals in the Justice Department.The memo, unanimously endorsed by six lawyers and two analysts in the department's voting section, said the Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1130117061444335242005-10-23T18:06:00.003-07:002005-10-23T18:39:15.263-07:00County AffairsThere was some good news buried in the Speaker's interim charges to the House committees. The County Affairs Committee has been asked to:Examine the advisability and probable impacts of creating a system of graduated ordinance-making authorities for counties with populations over one million based on population densities and unique geographic and environmental needs.While this Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1129609345139341722005-10-17T21:16:00.000-07:002005-10-17T21:22:25.143-07:00Life's Rich IroniesTwo of the things that President Bush is known for are his cowboy nature and his insistence that climate change is nothing to worry about. Now, it turns out that climate change is driving up the price of cowboy hats:But good quality beaver and rabbit furs - which are used to make felt for the hats - are increasingly hard to find, making it more expensive to be a well-dressed Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1129396780981884672005-10-15T10:14:00.000-07:002005-10-15T10:19:40.990-07:00Serenity QuizAn interesting result with a four-way tie for first at 50 percent. I am certainly glad that my 44 percent Mal ranking was there to break the tie. Nearly haviing River as my top ranking is a little disturbing and makes me wonder whether it is time for some therapy. For now, I'll just chalk it up to the quiz having no questions about sleep walking and being subject to subliminal Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1128997591413194942005-10-10T19:08:00.000-07:002005-10-10T19:26:31.416-07:00Climate Change & AustinThink that the thawing of the Arctic Ocean won't mean anything to Austin? Think again. The NY Times reports that the thawing of ice in the Arctic Sea could open a shipping route between Churchill, Manitoba and Murmansk, Russia. Goods that now take 17 days to ship between Murmansk and ports along the Great Lakes will be able to make the trip in 8 days. Churchill is Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1128892654568943872005-10-09T14:08:00.000-07:002005-10-09T14:17:34.573-07:00AFF Screenplay CompetitionI did not do well in this year's screenplay competition for the Austin Film Festival. I didn't make it to the second round in either the Adult Drama or Science Fiction categories. This is very frustrating, because, after two years as a reader, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what it took to make it to the second round. I certainly thought that I had done that. Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1128890057005611432005-10-09T12:58:00.000-07:002005-10-09T13:34:17.010-07:00Writer's BlockOne of the interesting things about writer's block is how it propagates through your life. A block in one area or on one project infects other areas and other projects so that the lack of progress and progression permeates all areas of your life. A creative writing block moves out to block progress at work and in other areas until the cumulative frustration is such that nothing isJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1128887788011853252005-10-09T12:43:00.000-07:002005-10-09T12:57:13.790-07:00Political TestLet's get this started with an interesting quiz. I found the results to be fairly accurate.You are a Social Liberal (68% permissive)and an... Economic Liberal (28% permissive)You are best described as a: Democrat Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online DatingAlso: The OkCupid Dating Persona TestCourtesy of JohnJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1126480072058101222005-09-11T16:03:00.000-07:002005-09-11T16:07:52.063-07:00Katrina & September 11thI am not sure what I can add to the discussion. Many newspapers and web sites and other outlets have done a great covering the disaster as it unfolded and the faltering response. Katrina has ripped away the Bush administration’s pretenses and shown that we are not today safer than we were before September 11th. George Bush came into office in 2000 proudly proclaiming Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1125192092784250122005-08-27T18:21:00.000-07:002005-08-27T18:21:32.786-07:00Keep Austin Weird 5KAre we sure that this wasn’t the Hotter Than Hell? It was 103 degrees at the 5 p.m. start. Then we were kept waiting 20 minutes while they cleared the roads. Standing on Riverside with all of those folks was like being in a sauna. I did alright, though, coming in at 38:16:50 and 43d for my age group. I ran most of the way. But after a water stop on South 1st, during mileJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1125192043265013632005-08-27T18:19:00.000-07:002005-08-27T18:20:43.266-07:00Camp CaseyCindy Sheehan has returned to Camp Casey outside of Bush's Crawford ranchette and filed a very moving post:The most emotional thing for me though was walking through the main tent and seeing the huge painting on canvas of Casey. Many things hit me all at once: That this huge movement began because of Casey's sacrifice; thousands, if not millions of people know about Casey and how he Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1125191966507398832005-08-27T18:16:00.000-07:002005-08-27T18:25:07.060-07:00Play StylesA gaming meme. You scored as Storyteller. You're more inclined toward the role playing side of the equation and less interested in numbers or experience points. You're quick to compromise if you can help move the story forward, and get bored when the game slows down for a long planning session. You want to play out a story that moves like it's orchestrated by a skilled novelist or Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1124427299061432802005-08-18T21:53:00.000-07:002005-08-18T21:54:59.063-07:00What to do about IraqI rarely agree with Christopher Hitchens' positions on Iraq, however his recent column raised several good points and ideas. In deciding what we are going to do today about Iraq, it doesn't matter that Bush lied to get us there, it doesn't matter that the administration was in too big of a rush to line up an effective coalition, it doesn't matter that Rummy downscaled the Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1124427211413633352005-08-18T21:51:00.000-07:002005-08-18T21:53:31.416-07:00Intelligent FallingBuilding on the success of their campaign for Intelligent Design, Evangelicals are now tackling the issue of Intelligent Falling"Things fall not because they are acted upon by some gravitational force, but because a higher intelligence, 'God' if you will, is pushing them down," said Gabriel Burdett, who holds degrees in education, applied Scripture, and physics from Oral Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1124427067036214432005-08-18T21:47:00.000-07:002005-08-18T21:51:07.046-07:00 Sorting HatI'm clearing out and posting a number of items that I have been preping but haven't had the time to post.Let's start with a little quiz meme.GRYFFINDOR!You scored 24% Slytherin, 28% Ravenclaw, 60% Gryffindor, and 20% Hufflepuff! You might belong in Gryffindor,Where dwell the brave at heart,Their daring, nerve, and chivalrySet Gryffindors apart.Gryffindors are known for their courage, Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1122944518405625082005-08-01T17:51:00.000-07:002005-08-01T18:01:58.413-07:00Housing Prices and Land Use CostsAn article in Slate asks whether housing costs are being inflated by excessive land use controls. As evidence, the article cites the divergence between the theoretical market value of a new house based on the the price of land plus construction costs plus a reasonable profit for the developer from the asking price or actual sale price. One study (pdf) found thatJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1122003329469361082005-07-21T20:12:00.000-07:002005-07-21T20:40:46.260-07:00The Good of the CountryThe smear campaign against former U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson has gone into overdrive since last week's revelations about Karl Rove's involvement. Wednesday, the Statesman published two letters that closely followed the talking points designed to discredit Wilson that have been circulated by the Republican National Committee. A group of 11 former intelligence officials hasJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1122001940369635882005-07-21T19:47:00.000-07:002005-07-21T20:12:20.373-07:00And a Fighter By His NameAnd, in this corner, weighing in at 6 pages, a classic Pulp archetype. Now, go back and come out purchasing.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1121553482812858012005-07-16T15:37:00.000-07:002005-07-16T15:38:02.820-07:00Sic Transit Gloria MundiI went to Jeffrey’s last night. Dinner was okay, but not exceptional. The first thing that I noticed was that the blackboard menu is gone. Now, it has been awhile since I last went to Jeffrey’s and the last time I was there was with a large group that ate in the back room, but I missed the blackboard. I think that Jeffrey’s was the first place that I ever saw a Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1121302317853831262005-07-13T17:47:00.000-07:002005-07-13T17:51:57.853-07:00Climate Change and YouA company is now providing each of us with an opportunity to do something in response to the carbon dioxide emissions that are contributing toward climate change. TerraPass is selling emission credits that you can purchase for your personal vehicle. The funds generated by the sale of TerraPasses are used to finance projects that reduce industrial carbon emissions.The Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1121224460904570472005-07-12T20:05:00.000-07:002005-07-12T20:14:20.906-07:00Step Up TexasA new web site, Step Up Texas, is now soliciting comments and endorsements for prospective and speculative Democratic candidates for the 2006 races. The web site covers statewide, congressional, legislative, and county races. Registered members are able to endorse or comment on prospective candidates. Membership is free.The site objective is "[t]o expand the conversation about whoJebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1121223900435655192005-07-12T19:58:00.000-07:002005-07-13T17:46:20.473-07:00Gordon Lee Trial DateThe Gordon Lee case is set for trial in September. Lee has been charged with "the unsolicited delivery of any content depicting nudity to any person in the state of Georgia" for inadvertantly handing the wrong comic book to the wrong person on Free Comic Book Day. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund will be hosting a fundraiser at the San Diego Comic Con to help defray Lee's Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1119926650073830422005-06-27T19:38:00.000-07:002005-06-27T19:44:10.073-07:00The Power of ScientologyCourtesy of Ian.Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061669.post-1119849107645600872005-06-26T22:10:00.000-07:002005-06-26T22:11:47.650-07:00Moving Austin ForwardOn Saturday, Moving Austin Forward hosted an event at St. Edward’s on Saturday designed to bring progressive individuals and organizations together to create a shared vision and develop a positive agenda for Austin’s future. Based on some of the language used and statements made, there is definitely work to do on developing a positive agenda.As outlined by Bill Spelman, the Jebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627388826719997843noreply@blogger.com2