Daily Archives: May 25, 2005

OK, I’d call that a bad day

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve had my share of bad days, but nothing like what happened to Lair this afternoon. Geez. Glad everything got worked out in the end, dude. I’d say the karma scales should be tipped in your favor for awhile now. Continue reading →

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Prosecution rests in Enron Broadband trial

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The prosecution took longer than they thought they would to put on their case, a development which almost led to a juror revolt and which did lead to the defense making the slightly bizarre offer to help pay their salaries, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April traffic report

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The hit count was about 52,000 for the month of April, with fairly steady daily totals throughout. I can’t actually remember anything exciting from a traffic-watching point of view for the month, so I’ll take this opportunity to say thank … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s Tampa

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

In a surprise move, the NFL owners have awarded Super Bowl 43 to Tampa. The owners eliminated Houston first and Miami second with Tampa beating out Atlanta for the winning bid. Atlanta and Houston had been considered the favorites, with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas has an erotic bakery in it!

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

All together now: Lord have mercy on our souls. Yes, Texas has an erotic bakery in it. Specifically, Sugar Land has an erotic bakery (moderately NSFW) in it. And some people are not happy about that. Juanita tells the sad … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Budget update

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

You know the drill: Progress is being made on tax and school finance issues. Both chambers are committed, differences remain but we’re all confident, we know time is running out, blah blah blah. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Speaker Tom … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Today’s the day

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s the day for the NFL owners to decide who gets to host Super Bowl 43 (sorry, but any Roman numeral with more than three letters in it is too big a pain in the butt to write). The four … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hardberger leads in new poll

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The runoff race for San Antonio’s mayor just got more interesting, as a new poll has Phil Hardberger taking a lead over former frontrunner Julian Castro. In poll results that are to be released on News 4 WOAI tonight, Hardberger … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Latest On HB 2702

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Eye on Williamson County points to the current status of HB2702, the bill that has so far survived the process to clean up stuff from last session’s HB3588, which created the Trans-Texas Corridor. The Senate version of House Bill 2702 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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