Monthly Archives: July 2006

Hasn’t Eleanor Holmes Norton ever heard of Stephen Colbert

Apparently not. (or she does, and played along supremely well). Courtesy of Reason.

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trying the flickr/1001/ecto tie-in

0 neworleans lodging (neworleans, lodging) “Margaret Gardens Inn – Bedroom 2” by joecarlwhite

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Sad banana plant

Houston Public Works employees dug up my banana plant last week to work on the sewer line. They’ve not been here for 5 days, but the plant just sits there, dying. (houston, bureaucracy, damage) “Sad banana plant” by joecarlwhite

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Testing the new GPS receiver

Maps – A Walk to get Coffee Got things generally right, within 5 meters (has me walking down the street instead of the south sidewalk most of the time), and got the altitude pretty wrong, but will do until I … Continue reading

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“The Ultimate American Consumer”

That’s what John Tran called me once. Tonight, I once again lived up to that sobriquet . On the way home from Anne’s (after a great dinner with Webb and Christy at El Patio, followed by watching the idiosyncratic Second … Continue reading

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Free Chipotle for donation of canned goods today

It’s Even Better To Give and Receive mmmm, burrito!

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