Category: People, Places & Friends
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World famous heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey died on Friday night in Houston. I had a short post on DeBakey a few months ago when he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. More details of his life and work here in the Houston Chronicle.
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A few days ago, the local media was abuzz with the defacing of a $1.2 million dollar painting at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The painting was Night Sky 2 by Latvian- American artist Vija Celmins. (Click on thumbnail for larger view). From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "I didn’t like the painting," Timur Serebrykov told police…
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This is a follow up of my earlier post on the plight of the striking "guest workers" from India involved in the rebuilding of the US Gulf coast after Katrina. I received the following messages from Mr. Stephen Boykewich, Media Director of the NEW ORLEANS WORKERS’ CENTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. You can send a birthday wish…
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Recently Matt went to an art show. He saw art and he met people. During the course of events the artist informed him that computers have watered down our lives like ice does to Coke. But Matt wasn’t drinking Coke – with or without ice. He drank beer and ran into some obstacles with the…
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I learnt some new facts about my co-author Sujatha in a post she wrote at her blog. Responding to an Internet game of tag among bloggers, she revealed a few hitherto unknown (to me) talents and proclivities. The two that caught my eye particularly are: 3. Languages known: English (best of all), Tamil (really well, but…
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My hometown Houston is a modernist city. By that I don’t mean its shiny new suburbs and exurbs but the older public buildings that are all lines, angles and occasionally, futuristic domes. Unfortunately, local politicians and the builders who line their pockets, can’t wait to tear something down that is more than three or four…
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Matt’s found sound – through punctuation. Should we give him "a posh trophy?" And here are some folks who have made the "apostrophe" their life’s misson.
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Long time readers will surely remember Matt who used to regularly entertain us with his comments and rhymes on A.B. We also had a link to his very funny (now discontinued) political blog Cerulean Blue. Well, Matt has not visited us for a long time. During his absence, he and I have touched base a few…
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