Tag Archives: Current Events

A better explanation for a poor makeup job

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Steve

Recently, the wind kicked up on the White House lawn to expose the faux tan Orange Foolius has. He must have his toupee fastened on with Krazy Glue though.

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Adam Ruins Everything

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Steve

Glad to see TruTV, formerly the insipid “reality” Court TV, with a hit show on Netflix (first season only). Adam is part Snopes.com, part Mythbusters and mostly what journalism is supposed to be, rolled into one 20-minute debunking of everyday issues: Airport Security, … Continue reading →

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Fear by Bob Woodward

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Steve

The only other book I’ve ever read by Bob Woodward was Veil way back in the early Nineties (or was it the late Eighties?) I know I was still attending Marquette when I checked it out from the library. Even so, I … Continue reading →

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Get ready for the deluge of the recent past!

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Steve

Even before I contracted pneumonia, I was pretty behind on numerous stories, namely all these recent concerts I’ve been attending since Summer, plus a couple movies (which has slowed down my movie attendance as punishment) and what have you. But … Continue reading →

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Austin remains under the boil warning

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Steve

Last time I checked, we remain under the three-minute boil order as all the water from the recent rains work their way through the local lakes, rivers, etc. Above is a photo of the problem when it got close to … Continue reading →

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Austin: Boiling water alert

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Steve

My Watch notified me of this first then it was stated on KUT during my morning commute. I’ve lived in Austin for over 24 years and we’ve had numerous times in which there was a deluge of rain but never … Continue reading →

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No exploding packages here

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Steve

What happened in mostly East and North Austin made the front page of The Guardian…there we are, the New York Times. Even though I was expecting something today, I wasn’t too worried. Amazon Prime sends an attached photo of the goods at my door, … Continue reading →

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