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Instagram in space!

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Far out. Like, literally. Internet service can sometimes be spotty here on Earth. Just imagine checking email from the moon or searching Google from Mars. A Houston satellite and artificial intelligence company wants to make that possible through an “interplanetary … Continue reading →

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Dan Patrick declares victory on the bathroom bill

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Um, okay. The “bathroom bill” won’t be back this session, its loudest champion suggested Wednesday morning. At a Governor’s Mansion press conference on the second day of this year’s legislative session, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — who last session was … Continue reading →

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And away they all flew, like the down of a thistle

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

As always, my favorite Christmas Eve video: May you and yours get all your Christmas wishes fulfilled.

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On the air

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

You might be seeing some TV ads from Texas Democrats who aren’t Beto O’Rourke or Lizzie Fletcher. There’s Justin Nelson: Attorney Justin Nelson, a candidate for attorney general, on Tuesday became the first — and likely only — Democrat running … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Vote ‘Em Out

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Listen to Willie Nelson, y’all. Link via the Current. The deadline to register to vote is this Tuesday, October 9. Early voting begins on Monday, October 22. You know what to do.

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“Viva Texas! Viva Beto!”

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s been too long since the last time I posted a video. It all came from a love of the law and a shared dislike of Ted Cruz. It was a few bigwig local prosecutors, a capital defense attorney, a … Continue reading →

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It’s been three years since Ken Paxton was indicted

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Surely that’s worth noting. It’s been three years since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted for securities fraud, and his Democratic challenger marked the date — with cake. Justin Nelson, a Houston attorney vying to strip the Republican incumbent of his title, released a YouTube video campaign ad … Continue reading →

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Killing Obamacare softly

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

With cuts to the budget for state outreach programs. Which doesn’t scan well lyrically, and I doubt any of the people on the pointy end of this will care about how it came to be, but here we are. The … Continue reading →

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The story behind the MJ Hegar video

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Cool little “making of” feature. Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar, a 42-year-old mother and Republican turned “independent Democrat” running for Congress in Texas, is an Air Force veteran and retired Air National Guard helicopter pilot who didn’t let an abusive biological father, … Continue reading →

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MJ Hegar introduces herself

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s her opening video: Fair to say it made a good impression, and USA Today, Daily Kos, Slate, Business Insider, and Political Animal all gushed about it. Nancy LeTourneau, who wrote that latter article, used it as a springboard to … Continue reading →

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If I had a boat…

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

…I wouldn’t have used it to go Harvey-watching. Where does he get this crap? President Donald Trump praised the Coast Guard for its heroics during Hurricane Harvey Wednesday, but credited the high number of water rescues to people taking their … Continue reading →

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Paxton versus Miller on barbecue

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Just embrace the fact that this is the world we live in. A nonbinding opinion issued Monday by Attorney General Ken Paxton continues a battle between lawmakers, restaurants and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller over regulation of scales used to measure … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Spanish Eyes

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Elvis! U2! Sorry I’ve been remiss in posting these. Life, ya know? I’ll try to be better going forward.

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Looks like the House just totally solved its sexual harassment problem

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

They went and got themselves a new training video. Woo hoo! [I]t’s a 40-minute video that seems unlikely to change the toxic atmosphere at the statehouse any time soon. The training is a video of a PowerPoint presentation with a … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Soon

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the Squirrel Nut Zippers? Here they are with a song called “Soon”: I really liked SNZ, as I have always been a fan of that style of music. I wish they’d stayed together longer and made more records, but … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Something So Right

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Paul Simon performing one of his solo hits: Simon was a top-notch songwriter for over 20 years, and if you look at the trajectory of most artists, that’s a long time. Here’s Annie Lennox, in a recording someone took … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: The night before the night before Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

A day early, but what the heck: Not to mix metaphors, but may your days be merry and all that.

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Saturday video break: Somebody Loves Me

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

I feel like we could use a little sax music, so here are Al Cohn and Zoot Sims: I’m pretty sure it’s the law that you have to be a musician to be nicknamed “Zoot”. Where there’s jazz there’s western … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Solsbury Hill

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

An all time classic from Peter Gabriel: No, I have no idea what the lettuce this is about. Apparently, the video was done much later, so who knows. Now here’s Jiggernaut: There’s a live version here but the audio quality … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: So Far Away

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Carole King performing one of her many hits from Tapestry: I’m always entertained to see James Taylor with long hair, because by the 80s he had become such a short-haired clean-cut type. According to the comments on this video, … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Snakedance

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the terrific Texas trio of Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli, and Lou Ann Barton: There’s live footage of one televised concert they did off this album, but none I could find featuring this song. Here’s a live version of Marcia … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Sledgehammer

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Fifth Harmony: As you may surmise, they’re one of those artists I know about thanks to my kids. They have several songs I like, this one included, so that’s a win. Those of you who aren’t millennials or proximate … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: The Altuve Polka

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

We interrupt the procession of cover/same name songs to bring you this, the most important video of 2017: If the Astros don’t adopt that as their official team song, they are badly mistaken. This is easily the best Houston-centric sports … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Smells Like Teen Spirit

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

I have two covers of the grunge classic. First, the Meat Puppets: Boy, they really leaned in on their name, didn’t they? That’s from “Newermind”, a tribute to Nirvana on the 20th anniversary of the album release, put out by … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Slow Ride

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Bonnie Raitt: That’s from her hit album Luck of the Draw and it’s a good song, because Bonnie Raitt only makes good songs. But I can’t say it’s one I was greatly familiar with. I am greatly familiar, as … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Shout

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a song called Shout you probably don’t know, from Miles Davis: That’s from the Fluxblog 1981 list. I always thought of Miles Davis as a musician of the 60s, so it was a pleasant surprise to see that he … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Ship of Fools

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

I give you Bob Seger and his amazing 70’s-era hair: If we must have a musician from Michigan run for the US Senate, shouldn’t it by right be Bob Seger? I’m pretty sure it should. A different song by this … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: She’s No Lady

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s national treasure Lyle Lovett: You’ll have to ask him if he wrote that about Julia Roberts. In the meantime, here’s Lou Rawls: Also a national treasure. You might be able to get away with having this song dedicated to … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Shenandoah

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Bruce Springsteen performing this classic American folk song: That’s from his Seeger Sessions album, which was basically aimed right at my sweet spot. For an every more growly-voiced take, here’s Tom Waits with Keith Richards: Hitch the horses to … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Shame On You

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing with the shame theme, here’s the Indigo Girls: They should have had more success on mainstream rock radio. Maybe I’m just a sucker for vocal harmonies, but they were and are excellent at what they do. Now here’s Willie … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Shame On The Moon

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band with a deep cut: Gotta say, in thirty years of listening to AOR and classic rock radio, I don’t think I’d heard that song before. I know, the playlists are shallow, but … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Shame

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the Avett Brothers, at a music festival in Jackson Hole: I’ve collected music from a lot of different sources over the years. Both of today’s songs come from different CD samplers, this one on Americana music and the … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Shake Your Booty

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Fluff up your hair, put on your dancing shoes, turn your HiFi up to max volume, and get down to KC and the Sunshine Band: Now that, my friends, is what I’m talking about. It’s too much awesomeness for any … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Shake It Up

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here are The Cars: What exactly is “the move with the quirky jerk”, anyway? Ric Ocasek has a lot to answer for if you ask me. Now here’s Selena Gomez: That’s the theme song to the former Disney Channel show … Continue reading →

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