Monthly Archives: January 2012

(Community Matters) Love this photo collection of black male couples

Hat Tip: Towleroad

(Community Matters) I don’t consider it partisan to note that Bain Capital bought Clear Chanel Communications which syndicated Rush Limbaugh’s show. Of course Rush is now slamming candidates for attacking Bain Capital or other leveraged buyout firms.

“That is indefensible!” he fumed. “It’s absurd … this is the language of leftists! This is the way Fidel Castro thinks, or says he thinks.”

evidently Clear Channel is no longer his syndication partner, according to Mr. Limbaugh’s most recent statements

(Community Matters) I read 7 spy novels last month, this was the scene in one.

(Community Matters) A neighbor sent a report on Monday’s community meeting for Heritage and NUNA about the murder:

Dear Neighbors:

The community meeting at First English on Monday had at least 250 people in attendance. It was a packed, standing room only gathering in the church cafeteria. NUNA was invited by Heritage NA to attend and participate in
that meeting.

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(Community Matters) Congratulations to our dear friend Jim Arth who’s been appointed Associate Judge by Travis County’s state district judges. Judge Arth will hear mostly family law cases (as well as some property tax suits)

(Community Matters) This is gonna be a really strange year for us. Of all years to abstain from political involvement, I didn’t enter December imagining it might be 2012. This morning, I resigned from President Obama’s National Finance Committee and as co-chair of his LGBT Leadership Council.

As a result of my new position as board president & ceo for Marfa Public Radio and West Texas Public Radio (Midland/Odessa), I’ve agreed to refrain from political endorsements, fundraising and giving. Steven has agreed to abide by the rules as if our marriage was legally recognized.

I’m gonna do my best to refrain from partisan speak & even thought going forward – in my blog, on Facebook and in person. This may take some retraining.

(Community Matters) Not that I’d ever play this while on a real conference call

designed by our friend Simon Erich

(Community Matters) Gotta learn more about this group

(Community Matters) Condolences to Suzanne Deal Booth and her family on the loss of her daddy. Harry William Deal was 90-yo. At his funeral in Marble Falls, the family told stories of his upbringing during the depression, time in the Pacific during WWII, career at TI and love of family & his retirement life on the lake.

(Community Matters) an important perspective on the secular reasons a nonsecular government is being voted into power in Egypt

(Community Matters) One of Steven’s favorite websites

(Community Matters) UT Professor Michael Marder is an exceptional scholar with excellent knowledge of our local educational infrastructure. I don’t believe he otherwise has a dog in this hunt. His support for IDEA is the confirmation I need that they are a good partner. (I’m not defending bad community participation practices). AAS: Austin school district says critical IDEA study doesn’t tell whole story