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White stuff

Vic — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:07:38 +0000

There’s so much white stuff here that it almost looks like a Hollywood award ceremony.

FYI

Vic — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:41:03 +0000

Just so you all know, I happen to be a very tolerant*, albeit cynical individual. If there’s one thing that would make me get all stabby and shooty on someone, this would definitely be it. Considering what this dog, Dasy, meant to Mr. Luttrell, I have to admire his restraint. And I, for one, would certainly not have faulted him if his gun had “accidentally” gone off.

Here in Texas, “he needed killin’” used to be an acceptable legal defense. Asshats like this almost make me miss that time.

*stupidity is not something of which I am tolerant.

Added in edit 4/10/09: Please visit DASYfund to contribute to buy Mr. Luttrell a new service dog, or to donate to a charity of his choosing.

What’s all this white stuff?

Vic — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:36:56 +0000

Dad and I went out to dinner tonight and found a rare surprise happening: a light sprinkling of snow was beginning to cover everything. Naturally, I got a pic of it.

One more thing….

Vic — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:45:05 +0000

Yeah, I know I said I wasn’t going to talk about the presidential election, but there is one final thing I want to say. For those of you in Harris County, take a moment to vote against C. O. Bradford, who is currently running for District Attorney.

Many of you in and around the Houston area will remember Bradford as the one who greenlit the infamous K-Mart Raid, in which more than 270 law-abding citizens were arrested without probable cause. Lawsuits from this raid have cost the city a lot of money. Bradford was also responsible for the sad state of HPD’s forensic labs, which caused a number of cases to be thrown out due to faulty evidence handling procedures.

Now this incompetent boob wants to be the District Attorney.

Vote NO on Bradford for DA.

Power

Vic — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:51:17 +0000

We finally got power back to the apartment on Saturday morning, so things are slowly returning to normal. There are still many people in and around the Houston area who are without power, so things are not as normal as we would like them.

On behalf of all Texas from the Gulf Coast region, I would like to thank all those who have contributed to Houston’s recovery from Hurricane Ike.

Projections

Vic — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:50:19 +0000

According to CenterPoint Energy, power will not be resotred to my neighborhood until after Sept. 22nd. Given CenterPoint’s usual level of competence, I am assuming they are talking about Sept. 22, 2009.

Post-Ike Blues

Vic — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:36:04 +0000

Today is the first day back at work after Ike finished treating the Texas Gulf Coast region as its own personal Tina. Downtown is open, for the most part. There are still some places that traffic and pedestrians are not allowed to go. The Chase Manhattan building does not look as bad in real life as it did in pictures. (In Edit: I did some walking around yesterday and got to see the *other* side of the building. There were more windows blown out than were intact.)

As for home, we are still without power, as is about 66% of the city. There is no ETA on when the power will be restored.

Post-Ike Update

Vic — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:21:13 +0000

My family and I are doing well. We lost power at about 1:00am Saturday morning, and are still without power. Otherwise, we have suffered no damage or other complications.

I am currently in Brenham, Texas, visiting my cousin and her family.

Ike 2

Vic — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:28:38 +0000

12:27am
Moderate winds here with steady rain. So far, nothing too sever on my side of town, but there are reports that the south side of Houston is getting hit hard.

Ike

Vic — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:55:40 +0000

8:54pm.
Wind and spotty rain. No real change yet.