Category Archives: Blog stuff

Looks like the Houston Press has expanded its Best of Houston awards to cover a wider variety of blogs. That was probably overdue by at least a year, but better late than never. My hearty congratulations to Slampo (who won … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Simon Owens did an interesting survey (to which I contributed responses) on the state of blog diversity. It’s a good read, including his discussion of the flaws in his approach and the questions raised by commenters. Check it out. Continue reading →

The Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention has a new blog called the Clear Blue Blog up and running. If you care about environmental issues, especially in the Houston area, this will be a very good resource for you. Check it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Please welcome the Denton County Young Democrats to the Texas ‘sphere. John McClelland tells us a bit more about their launch as both an organization and a blog. Welcome aboard, y’all. Continue reading →

I’m back to what passes for normal now, including being mostly readjusted to Central time. We were in Oregon at just the right time, a day or two after their annual heat wave had dissipated. I mean, how much would … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Houston Press blog that we were promised recently is now available. It’s called HouStoned, and while we can certainly expect a lot of music content, it looks like it will indeed be covering a fairly wide range of things … Continue reading → Continue reading →

New blog alert: The Caucus Blog, written by members of the Houston GLBT Political Caucus. The first entry, posted by HGLBTPC President Jenifer Pool, gives some background on the organization and its recent electoral successes. Should be a good resource, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’d been rumored for awhile, and now it’s official: Texas Monthly’s Paul Burka, who a year ago wrote an article that basically dismissed blogs and blogging, is now himself a blogger. Life is funny sometimes, isn’t it? (So is TJ … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You can’t tell from their front page, but if you look inside, you can see that the Houston Press is hopping on board the blog express. Blogsploitation! Attention, local bands: We want your music. Yeah, your garage demos, your next … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congrats to John for becoming the newest member of the Chron.commons community. His new blog is called Blue Bayou. Nicely done! Continue reading →

Vince Leibowitz takes you on a tour of the Texas political blogosphere in a guest post at Dallas Blog. I can just about guarantee that there are some blogs there that you haven’t heard of but will be glad you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Stuff that I haven’t had the time or energy to write about lately but figured I should at least mention: – The upcoming end of the Enron trials. For reasons that I still can’t adequately explain, I’ve not been terribly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As you can see from the sidebar, I’m now a two-fisted blogger. As of today, I’m the third political type to write for the Houston Chronicle’s reader blogs section. It’s called Kuff’s World, and it joins Texas Sparkle and Polimom, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The new kid on the block today is Texas Kos, an outgrowth of the (very busy) Yahoo group of the same name. It’s one of those hot new Soapblox sites, so you can join in and add content as you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations to The Jeffersonian for being named the Best Local Blog in San Antonio. He’s quite right about the blossoming of the blog scene in the Alamo City recently, something for which I’m very pleased to see. Being recognized as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It is, however, a piece of unequivocally good news: Debutant is cancer-free. Hot dog! May you stay that way always, Deb. Congratulations and mazel tov! Continue reading →

Colorado Luis, one of my favorite state-focused blogs, is calling it a career. This blog has been around since August 2003 and now it is time to close. Back when I started, there were few state level blogs and people … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You have mere hours left to make your voices heard in the voting for the 2005 Koufax Awards. I’d like to thank everyone who cast a ballot for me in the Best Local and State Blogs category. I must say, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Voting for the Koufax Awards ends Sunday night, March 12th, at 11:59 pm. I presume that’s Eastern time, since fine folks at Wampum are all citizens of Atlantic states, so adjust to your location as needed. I and several other … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ellen Forman, one of my guest bloggers, has let me know about a conference happening next week at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. The topic is state accountability in domestic violence; the topic is focused around a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve been whining about it for awhile now, and it seems I’ve finally gotten my wish – the Chron now has a Texas politics blog. It’s all R.G. Ratcliffe so far, and I’m not sure how interactive he’s going to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Continuing with the Stuff That Happened While I Was In California theme, the voting for the 2005 Koufax Awards has begun. A full list of nomination threads, now with comments enabled for your ballots, is here. I along with a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In honor of Markos (of DailyKos fame) coming to Texas for SxSW, I’d just like to note that – while blogging may be many things – when blogging has been coopted by AT&T advertising (see, e.g., the billboard on East … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I got an email the other day from a former Trinity classmate, Stephanie (Greer) Stradley, whose sister Deb runs a cute blog here in Houston called Debutant. Deb has unfortunately run into some bad times. On October 21, 2005, I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Koufax nominations for 2005 are still coming in. Most of the categories are up, but there’s still a couple to go, and voting will commence once they’ve all been compiled. Meanwhile, the latest additions are: Best Blog Community Best … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Dwight is looking for a blog critic. As I’ve been looking for and reading hundreds of Houston blogs with an eye toward linking them on our Opinion page, I’ve been thinking a lot about the quality of the posts. There’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Get yer Most Humorous Blog and Most Humorous Post nominees right here. Earlier Koufax nominations for your consideration are here. Voting will be opened when all categories and their nominees are listed. In the meantime, read and enjoy. Continue reading →

Hillary at the Constitution Center Continue reading →

I’ve been remiss in noting that the nominations for the 2005 Koufax Awards are rolling out over at Wampum. This year, they’re starting with the comments closed, to give everyone time to check out as many of the nominees as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From an anonymous comment on a blog post to hooking up a person in need of assistance with an expert in the field, all in under 24 hours. That’s blog activism in its idealized state. Read how it happened at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Your last chance to make nominations for the Koufax Awards is tomorrow at 11:59 PM (presumably Eastern time). If you haven’t done so already, review the categories, then go back to that first link and make your choices. When the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today marks my fourth anniversary of blogging. That’s a little mind-boggling to me, since it just doesn’t feel that long. My archives are right there on the sidebar, though, so I can’t deny it. It’s been four fun years for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It may be a little early for year-end wrapup stuff, but the National Journal’s William Beutler has one anyway that was worth the read. Check it out. Or, alternately, go read who won the first annual Kippie Awards. That one … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Larry Stallings, Democratic candidate in HD122, has his campaign site up. I’m one of several people who’ve sung the praises of the Stallings campaign blog in the past. What I like about it is that it’s clearly written by people … Continue reading → Continue reading →