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I don’t have to tell you that being without power for two and a half days sucks beyond compare, do I? I didn’t think so.

You may remember a few years ago I posted some pictures of the traffic on the north Houston freeways a few days prior to Hurricane Rita coming ashore. No shocker, it’s happening again in the exact same fashion.

One picture was taken from the front page of a local TV station, showing the early-evening traffic on Thursday. The other is a capture from one of the traffic cameras pointed at the same stretch of highway earlier this morning. If nothing else, we’re consistent.

BillGrady.com: Enabling YouTube Takedowns Since September, 2008!

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Really, John McCain? That’s who you expect to lead the country in case you expire/leave/whatever in the middle of your term? At first it seemed like just a huge miscalculation on your part, but after thinking about it for a few hours it really has the sting of an insult. This unknown (to most), soccerhockey mom, rookie from the backwater north (it’s a series of tuuubes!) is just a distatesful pander at best and a full-on gauntlet slap at worst. Nice knowing you.

Alan and I ventured out to Fitzgeralds last night for the Channel One/Spies Like Us show, and I took my camera with me. I mentioned in the last post that I thought it’s a great camera, but it proved itself to be quite the under-achiever in low-light situations. That’s okay… some people like the over-saturated, under-lit effect in their photos. Not.

Worth mentioning is the turnout for this show was pitiful. Spies Like Us was a really popular band back in the day; I thought the crowd would be a bit more substantial. Channel One is made up of some old Resistors folks, and they were known round these parts, too. Perhaps there were some other mysterious and unmentionable reasons for the low number of people downstairs at Fitz?

The most important thing about last night was how great Channel One sounded. To be honest, I remember The Resistors sounding like a good high school (?) ska band (damning praise, to be sure), but Channel One was a complete package. Tasteful harmonies, catchy tunes, humor, and drama were all displayed with a skilled touch. I’d be happy to go see them play again.

Please, no “borrowing” photos. Thanks