Monthly Archives: December 2011

(Community Matters) The buzz officially started this weekend – Hopfields at 3110 Guadalupe (yep, that’s just outside our back gate 🙂 )

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(Community Matters) Culture Map’s Top Ten – obvious miss, Out & About; nevertheless, an interesting list to browse

(Community Matters) this distorted piece in Austin Culture Map – disappointed it’s press release journalism

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(Community Matters)Not quite sure how I’d missed this. Regrettably, we have woefully underperformed securing Congressional approval for new environmental initiatives, though one shouldn’t underestimate the progress made by an EPA simply enforcing existing rules & regulations (vs the previous administration’s ignoring and not enforcing existing rules). 

Thomas Friedman: This is a Big Deal

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(Community Matters) Nice evening at Uchiko with friends including  including Suzanne & David, Chandler, Tommie & Lynn, Jenny & John, Rick & Lisa, Rosa & Alejandro, Lara & Eduardo, Lucy & Ian, Jeannie & Mickey . . . .

(Community Matters) I understand why they do, but I wouldn’t bet against President Obama’s angry, kick ass side emerging.

—WHAT DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN told David Gregory on last week’s roundtable: “I think there’s a space now for President Obama. I think the post-partisanship has to go. Continue reading →

(Community Matters) Also from Playbook

Corporations now spend from 18 percent to 28 percent of their advertising budget online, while campaigns historically have spent no more than 5 percent.” http://yhoo.it/uES2HI

(Community Matters) A bit of an understatement. Of course this is/was the 2004 rumor about the first lady barging in on the governor in a compromised, same sex situation (it gained national attention). HuffPost wasn’t the only national news organization recently digging around – lots of smoke, no credibly confirmed fire. Continue reading →

(Community Matters) An extraordinary transfer of wealth to the Wall Street class. Not a surprise the FED and six biggest US banks fought disclosure for over 2 years – it isn’t obvious that the $7 trillion was critical to market stability – though, perhaps was; that’s not the point. It is obvious that bankers were talking out of their asses about their free market competitiveness & soundness, while they were being further bailed out.

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(Community Matters) our friend Mike Maples Jr (#17  on Forbes Midas list) and Roger McNamee (vc, musician & banker) have launched the Roger and Mike’s Hypernet Blog

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(Community Matters) Austin American Statesman: “Eastside Memorial High School Principal Joseph Coburn announced his resignation in an emergency staff meeting Thursday.”

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(Community Matters) Ken Herman: Opportunity lost to end the white-guy streak