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The Landry's debacle
There are bad stock plays and there are horrible stock plays. And then there is Houston-based Landry's Restaurants, Inc. This story began back in July of 2007 when the company announced that it was delinquent in its regulatory filings...
How did it come to this?
That's the question I kept asking myself as I watched former U.S. District Judge Sam Kent be sentenced to 33 months in federal prison yesterday (previous posts here). I had an early-morning hearing in federal court yesterday and another...
The Chron's last gasp?
With traditional newspapers folding left and right, it's no surprise that the newspaper business is no bowl of cherries these days. According to this WSJ Digits blog post, that uncertainty is prompting Houston's main daily newspaper -- the Houston...
Fertitta calls off bid to take Landry's private, but takes it private, anyway
Suffice it to say that it's been an interesting past year and a half for Houston-based Landry's Restaurants Inc., which owns restaurants such as Landry's, Rainforest Cafe, Charley's Crab, The Chart House, and Saltgrass Steak House, as well as...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Tony Dejak; previous weekly reviews are here) Texans 16 Browns 6 A win is a win, right? Well, maybe. But the reality is that the Texans (4-7) finally found a team in the Browns (4-7) that is more...
Almost a month after Hurricane Ike
A friend of mine who is a homebuilder in The Woodlands passes along the following regarding his experience in overseeing a crew rebuilding the neighborhood of his weekend home in Hurricane Ike-ravaged Galveston: Just back from Galveston after 3...
Stros 2008 Season Review, Part Five: Season Recap and Report Card
The Stros 2008 season has been over for over a week now, so it's time for my final review of the 2008 season (prior 2008 season reviews are here) and my grading of the Stros players for the 2008...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Phil Coale; previous weekly reviews are here). Jaguars 30 Texans 27 (OT) If it isn't one thing, it's another for the Texans (0-3). After pretty much stinking it up in the Texans' first two games, QB Matt Schaub...
Tough day at the office
Clear Thinkers reader Charles Satterfield passes along these pictures of a trading office on the sixth floor of JP Morgan Chase Center, looking out toward the blown-out windows on the east side of JP Morgan Chase Tower (the tallest building...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/John Russell) After a week off in deference to Hurricane Ike, the weekly local football review is back (previous weekly reviews are here). Titans 31 Texans 12 OK, it wasn't as bad as the Week One loss to...
Interesting golf fact of the day
What with Hurricane Ike and the meltdown on Wall Street -- as well as my general pessimism about the U.S. team's chances -- I haven't blogged much about this weekend's Ryder Cup matches at Valhalla in Louisville. But Clear...
Progress in the aftermath of Ike
Wednesday was a good day. Large areas of Houston -- including the area that includes my family's home -- had power restored. Our land phone lines were also restored on Wednesday after they had survived Hurricane Ike only to be...
A day in a life after Ike
Just jotting down a few observations throughout the day of living in an area that just experienced a major natural disaster. FEMA, take note Although The Woodlands did not suffer as much damage as many other parts of the...
The aftermath of Ike
An estimated 5 million customers along the upper Texas Gulf Coast lost power as a resuit of Hurricane Ike. Only about 5% of those have been restored as I write this post. Current estimates are that it will be 2-3...
Surviving Ike
Yes, although you haven't heard from me for awhile, I'm still here. My family and I survived Hurricane Ike just fine. Although not an intense hurricane (it came ashore as a category 2), the enormity of the storm was...
The Galveston Seawall
You probably have heard much over the past couple of days about the Galveston Seawall. It was constructed in the early 20th century after Galveston was destroyed by the storm surge of the Hurricane of 1900. The purpose of the...
A developing disaster
The extreme storm surge of Hurricane Ike is causing a disaster in Galveston, Texas, which is about 50 miles southeast of Houston. The Coast Guard announced earlier today that the authorities believe that Galveston Island will be completely submerged...
Waiting on Ike
When I started this blog back in early 2004, it never occurred to me that hurricanes would end up being a frequent topic. Then, on August 27, 2005, many folks discovered this little corner of the blogosphere when this...
Movies in five words each
What with Hurricane Ike scheduled to bear down on the upper Texas Gulf coast over the weekend and the Texans looking as pathetic as ever, we could use a bit of levity around here. So, check out The AFI...
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