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On September 17, 2008 10:45 PM in Power Outage Updates, they said:

An "Act of God" knocked out power to 93% of the Centerpoint service area. Personally, I hope that Mayor White won't renew God's contract. In all seriousness, this is a huge undertaking in a huge serv...

On September 12, 2008 8:51 PM in Hurricane Ike Bear, they said:

Between the storm surge, the high winds, and the bears, this really could be devastating....

On September 4, 2008 10:51 AM in Searching..., they said:

Speaking of Rushmore, note that you can see it tomorrow, for free, outdoors, at Discovery Green Park. http://www.discoverygreen.com/eventscalendar/...

On August 28, 2008 5:37 PM in Houstonist Bites: Fung's Kitchen, they said:

Duck chins? I never woulda believed it if you didn't have the pictures. I'd go just for all the "Put it on my bill" joke possibilities....

On August 28, 2008 9:17 AM in Morning Roundup, they said:

> Continental Airlines and the Houston Food Bank are teaming up to send uneaten airline food to the hungry Peanuts?...

On July 30, 2008 5:31 PM in Houstonist Bar Review: Lucky's Pub, they said:

They're open for brunch and serve a pretty good Eggs Benedict. And I haven't tried it yet, but the "Bacon Wrapped Bacon" appetizer sounds interesting....

Great photos. And thanks for the headzup on the Tontons....

On July 26, 2008 3:14 PM in Houston's Missed Connections - You Peepin Me?, they said:

Okay, I get m4w and w4m and m4m and all those, but 646 has got me stumped....

On July 26, 2008 3:02 PM in Houston Press Music Awards Showcase, they said:

I wanna point out that the print edition of the Press says that wristbands are available at all showcase venues (page 13 of their special HPMA pull-out in this week's Press)....

On July 17, 2008 9:54 AM in Stimulating!, they said:

I bought $600 worth of weed. (was going to say I donated it to my alma mater, al Qaeda University, but I wasn't sure if the feds scanning the 'net would think that was funny) (not even if I said I w...

On July 16, 2008 8:08 PM in H-Town Rock, they said:

(giving you appropriate and not-at-all-disturbing love for the music news)...

On July 10, 2008 3:37 PM in So Fresh and So Green, they said:

I visited the Discovery Green market a couple of Thursdays ago, just to see what it was like. I don't usually buy fresh produce, since I don't cook and that second apple is liable to spoil before I ge...

On July 1, 2008 6:54 PM in Houstonist vs. Houstonist: Joe Horn, they said:

For me, this is a gray enough area that I am happy to accept whatever the grand jury decided. Without knowing what all evidence was considered, I can certainly see myself being swayed either way. I'...

On June 30, 2008 8:11 PM in The Nipple Song, they said:

Nice! She and Benny Lava should go on tour....

On June 29, 2008 9:35 PM in Is This The New Texas Jam?, they said:

It will also be interesting to see what the hair looks like nowadays....

On June 18, 2008 12:41 PM in Houstonist is Boiling, they said:

All you can eat mudbugs for 5 bucks? That seems like a dangerously low price. I'm marking my calendar, and beginning fasting today....

On June 12, 2008 5:46 PM in Houston's Missed Connections: Bum Licker, they said:

You know, in my day, we didn't lick bungholes until the third or fourth date, and never at a place like Sherlocks. Usually at a nice restaurant, where the waiter could recommend a good wine....

On April 21, 2008 12:50 PM in Now at Hobby: Choose your own security lane!, they said:

If the lines would go to different planes, I'd be really excited about this. But as it is, you may save a little time at the security line, but at the gate the airline is still gonna let the slow elde...

On April 16, 2008 11:59 PM in Live Music Calendar, they said:

Oooh ooh. I got one more for ya. This Friday, at Sammys @ 2016 Main is "Skyrocket". Any of you whippersnappers who remember Trish n' Darin shows from waay back in the day may be interested to know t...

On April 3, 2008 8:01 PM in Houston's Missed Connections: Delegate Love, they said:

I'm intrigued by the cheek bone comment. If it's the left one, I think I might know this girl....

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Name: Jim Porter

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