Daily Archives: November 29, 2007

Gmail forwarding problems

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve used the kuff – at – offthekuff – dot – com address for as long as I’ve had the offthekuff.com domain. I still use it today, though I’ve had it forwarded to Gmail for some months now. Unfortunately, it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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HISD Trustee runoff overview

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

One HISD Trustee race, in District II, has gone to a runoff. Here’s the overview story for that. Both candidates in the runoff for the District II seat, Carol Mims Galloway and Michael Yarbrough, say they have serious concerns about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Do we name too many storms?

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Even though we just had a second consecutive relatively quiet hurricane season, some people think this one should have been quieter still. With another hurricane season set to end this Friday, a controversy is brewing over decisions of the National … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The 2007 hurricane season: Hot or not?

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

On the one hand, as the 2007 hurricane season officially ends, it wasn’t that bad. Despite alarming predictions, the U.S. came through a second straight hurricane season virtually unscathed, raising fears among emergency planners that they will be fighting public … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Red light tickets jump in October

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Not a surprise. The number of motorists nabbed by the city’s red-light cameras spiked dramatically last month after the Houston Police Department added 20 locations and began citing illegal turns, records show. The department noted about 27,000 violations last month, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 1 Comment

Houston. It’s Worth It: The Book

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Houston. It’s Worth It. is now in book form. Houstonist has a conversation with its authors, Randy Twaddle and Dave Thompson. There’s also info in there about a couple of “big blowout parties” related to the book, one of which … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Truitt to run as an independent in CD07

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

John Truitt, the fellow who had told a couple of us bloggers last week that he was going to run as a Democrat in CD07, has now decided to run as an independent instead. PDiddie has the press release. Like … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An invitation from RichmondRail.org

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Metro has made its decision about the Universities line, but there’s still work to do to make sure it’s done right. The folks at RichmondRail.org want your help with that. We are only at the beginning of the neighborhood friendly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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