Month: August 2008
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New local blog: KPRC reporter Amy Davis
I always am pleasantly surprised to discover a new local journalist or blogger. How easy it is to be distracted by national or international news stories and forget that interesting things are happening in your own backyard. Last Thursday, I saw a great report by KPRC reporter Amy Davis about political contributor Rick Perry. Short,…
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Ascension Parish DA Screws up a Child Abuse Case..and a 13 year old girl dies
Last week, I made a post about the 13 year old girl named Megan Leigh Crouch who committed suicide. Here is the video that the mother made about her: Apparently Megan Crouch’s mother has made a website about the injustice surrounding Megan’s case. Apparently, Megan was abused sexually at an early age by her stepdad.…
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Not the only Robert!?!
A little while ago, I posted my travel itinerary on this weblog. I noticed that I could google that URL pretty easily. (All I had to do was google Robert Nagle Europe trip). That seemed plausible. This time, however, I just typed Robert Europe trip (no quotation marks), and my link appear as the number…
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Why HSBC Sucks
(This post includes my specific complaint about HSBC’s failure to close my account after I had paid my balance. However, over time, I have expanded this post to include helpful information for US consumers about how to fight the business practices of HSBC). If you are an American and have a problem with an HSBC-backed…
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Quick Update — Car Stolen
My car was stolen last night. Details coming soon. If you remember, I was robbed at gunpoint 2 years ago. I guess it’s time to resurrect that series.
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West Wing and the 2008 Election
Apparently, Jonathan Freeland sees parallels between the last season of West Wing and the 2008 election: For what those West Wing fans stunned by the similarity between the fictitious Matthew Santos and the real-life Barack Obama have not known is that the resemblance is no coincidence. When the West Wing scriptwriters first devised their fictitious…
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Ron Suskind’s Allegation & Office of Special Plans
A week or two ago, Tom Tomorrow blogged about Ron Suskind’s allegation that the CIA forged a letter supporting the spurious claim that 9/11 terrorist Attar met with Iraqi intelligence. This letter was leaked to a a British newspaper and later cited as evidence in American media (and alluded to by public officials). Apparently the…
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The Perils (and Benefits) of Sad Knowledge
Today has been one year since Haley Paige’s death. (I wrote an obituary to her a few months ago–warning NSFW photo). Over time, the father has provided more details of her tragic ending (which I reprinted in full). The father has provided remarkable insights into the nature of the tragedy and has put up with…
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Why Obama will be president
Obama is really great at turning Republican rhetoric again them. What a sense of humor. “it’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant.”
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My Camera Purchase
Last night, after a week of hemming and hawing, I finally purchased my camera. The winner is Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5A 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue)” $276.94 Lenmar DLP007 Lithium-ion Digital Camera/Camcorder Battery Equivalent to the Panasonic CGR-S007A Battery” Electronics; $9.15 LLC1 “Samsonite Adaptor Plug – Europe, Middle…
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Natalya Mogilevskaya and other Slavic Pop Idols
People who know me know I am a gigantic fan of Russian and Ukrainian music. The first day I arrived in Lutsk, Ukraine, a Ukrainian-American took me to a live concert of a singer called Natalya Mogilevskaya, who just blew me away. She had electricity and passion and panache. Here are some videos I’ve found…
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Slight Pangs of Remorse
Even when I don’t blog, I come across lots of bloggable things. Really though, not blogging doesn’t worry me (especially when I am busy with other things). However, Bernie Mac’s death was a major blow to me. If you recall, I now rank Bernie Mac show as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. …
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Back to Houston, Back to Work
I’ve been busy with a work deadline, and last week I went to Austin for an outstanding aquatic holiday. I’ll be catching up this week and next. In the meantime, I’ve broken an old toy (Cybook) and bought a new one (Sony PRS-505). Two weeks ago Sony announced support for Adobe Digital Editions and Secure…