Maybe it’s just me, but there’s something so inherently dysfunctional about the way government works that makes me want to scream. In the midst of partisan rhetoric, we often hear a politician of one stripe accuse a politician of another … Continue reading →
The title of this post appeared in Ken Herman’s column in this morning’s AAS. Within a few minutes of reading it, I’m sitting at my computer writing this post, and I’m putting it in the Rants and Raves logbook because … Continue reading →
Om 30 May, 1981, I arrived in Austin to begin my last tour in the military. My new boss had invited me to go fishing with him the next morning, and he picked me up shortly after daybreak. As we … Continue reading →
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity … Continue reading →
A recent editorial in the New York Times provided a concise back story on the US involvement in Iraq, a current assessment of the situation there, and presented a compelling argument for why we can’t leave now. I agree, but … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s AAS Metro&State lead article headline was misspelled. “F1 track could reap millions” should have read “F1 track could rape millions.” And this morning the hype continues with “Proposed track would be a giant” in a blitz to convince readers … Continue reading →
Austin sits on the edge of the Llano Estacado, part of what was once called the Great American Desert. And although it isn’t the Sahara, it definitely resides on the dry end of the continuum. The founders of Austin planned … Continue reading →
You’re in a restaurant. It’s a nice place, good food, consistent, efficient, and the waitpersons really know how to do their jobs without scribbling their names on your place mat. After getting water, some nibblers, and placing drink orders, you … Continue reading →
