The Holiday Inn Express in Longview, previously called for overcharging and excessive traveling, continues its path of mediocrity in this report.
Heard this on Shreveport’s news-talk radio station. The Associated Press reports that U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson personally presented a check for $12 million to the mayor of New Orleans and a leader representing 70 homeless groups.
A toilet paper tax makes Florida legislators into comedians—or just clowns.
The Associated Press reports that State Senator Democrat Al Lawson is proposing a 2 cent-per-roll tax on toilet paper “to pay for wastewater treatment and help small towns upgrade their sewer systems.” The proposal is ridiculed by Republicans using cute retorts.
I’m all for consumption taxes [...]
Drudge tip: 13WHAM.com, Channel 13 in Rochester, NY, published a UPI story where an Ex-Marine says the military fabricated the circumstances of Saddam’s arrest.
“I was among the 20-man unit, including eight of Arab descent, who searched for Saddam for three days in the area of Dour near Tikrit, and we found him in a modest [...]
Saw this in the Ohio board at freerepublic.com. It’s a typical chain letter than we robots are supposed to send to Congress.
“People like that don’t survive without HR intervention.”
Use with permission.
Less the corpse (thanks Taynar)
Drove up to Longview, TX, from Houston. Corporate Travel did a good job with making the Marriott deal in Houston, but they have work to do on our corporate web reservations site. It doesn’t make sense to me when the “corporate preferred” Holiday Inn Express is $10/night more expensive and 15 [...]
I woke up this morning at 6 to my cell phone ringing. The Caller ID said “Home”, so I answered it. “Hello?”
I heard a TV in the background, but no response. Then I heard one of the twins (now 2 years and almost 2 months old) singing into the phone.
“Hey, baby, is that you? Did [...]
