Archive for August, 2006
Longtime readers know my dog’s name is “The Jesus.” They also know that I get home from work very late, like 1 a.m. So, I got home late last night, fixed myself a glass of tea and got an ice pack from the freezer. Jesus was jumping around being his usual hyper self and my […]
Sweet, sweet irony
0 Comments Published by Nate Nance August 22nd, 2006 in National Politics, The InternetsCommon Sense Mom forwarded an email to me that I found hilarious. It was asking people to contact Google to fix a problem with their search engine. If you type in “failure” and Google it, well, this is the top page.
I think Google is working just fine.
For David Wallace, the race is over
1 Comment Published by Nate Nance August 21st, 2006 in Noteworthy News, Texas PoliticsSugar Land mayor “Super Dave” Wallace has pulled out early (like so many Republican men) in the write-in race in TX-22.
He says it is to unify the party and he is giving the maximum allowable amount to Shelly Sekula-Gibbs. He says it was not outside pressure from party chairs. And definitely not $3 million dollars.
Here’s […]
I either need to up the dosage on my pain medication or something because I’m lagging behind when it comes to blogging. Something I used to think I was pretty good at. Getting out of bed seems a pyrrhic victory, though.
By the way, surgery is set for one month from today.
TV ads, in August!
0 Comments Published by Nate Nance August 18th, 2006 in Texas Politics, The Internets, TelevisionThe latest round of Chet Edwards ads are available to view at ChetEdwards.com.
How do you know when things are bad?
0 Comments Published by Nate Nance August 18th, 2006 in This WeblogYou know when the last two girls you’ve had a crush on were the cute blonde chick at physical therapy you talk to while you both have your knees iced down, and the cute blonde chick at the pharmacy who fills your prescription for painkillers. I need to get out more.
Snakes on a Movie Blog
2 Comments Published by Nate Nance August 18th, 2006 in Movie Blog, The Internets“I’ve had it with all these motherf-ing snakes on this motherf-ing plane!”
That’s the line that the fans wanted and that they reshot the movie to add. All because this film gathered all its momentum months before it hit theaters from the Internet.
I’m only going to say two things about Snakes on a Plane, mostly because […]
Yesterday, I slept 3 hours, drove my mom to the hospital, took a lot of pills, watched Snakes on a Plane and crashed and slept all night. Very little time was spent at home.
Harrell vs. Carter, on PBS
0 Comments Published by Nate Nance August 16th, 2006 in Noteworthy News, National Politics, Texas Politics, TelevisionLocal PBS affiliate KNCT has offered to produce a debate for Democrat Mary Beth Harrell and incumbent John Carter. Harrell has accepted, Carter… not so much. The way he put it, he sounded like a total dick. It wouldn’t be the first time, though.
However, in a previous interview this summer, Carter went a step further, […]
When did this happen?
1 Comment Published by Nate Nance August 16th, 2006 in National Politics, The Internets, TelevisionI remember Joe Scarborough as the guy who went to Bush rallies in 2004 and sounded like every other conservative talking head on TV.
But reading the top few posts on his MSNBC blog, he sounds like an intelligent conservative. You know, the kind of guy I could actually sit down and have a decent coversation […]


