A Texas Republican and the Stimulus Plan

I have spent a half century in Texas. I watched this state go from Democrat to Republican. In just twenty years I have watched us go from Ann Richards to

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What’s with Texas Republicans?

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) suggested last week that the party is learning from the disruptive tactics of the Taliban, and the GOP these days does have the bravado of an

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Priscilla Ahn-Lullaby

One of the best new voices I have stumbled over in the last year…Take a listen and enjoy.

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DEREGULATION IS KILLING US

Jim Hightower has this one right… Thank you, deregulation deities. Food corporations regularly run safety tests, but – here’s the cute part – they are not required to reveal the

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Health Care Now – Paul Krugman

There’s a populist rage building in this country, as Americans see bankers getting huge bailouts while ordinary citizens suffer. via Op-Ed Columnist – Health Care Now – NYTimes.com. Yes, there

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Merlin Mann and Creativity

Patterns of Creativity by Merlin Mann This is one of the best talks I’ve heard in a while about creativity…He may call himself a pretender but I think he’s on

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Remodeling and Rebuilding…Pardon the Dust

Godaddy finally rolled out the patch for WordPress 2.7 so I’ve been busy making upgrades to all of my websites. So far I am impressed with the changes the WordPress

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Twitter Updates for 2009-01-23

Another day of almost summer weather. The temp topped 77 today. I do not know if I will be able to handle winter when it decides to return. # Be

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