edited by: Ted McLaughlin,
Texas Editor
Here is my contribution to this week's Flash Fiction Friday
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen The Movie 
The Crime of the 20th Century.
Alright. Alrighty, then. A mere thirty minutes ago, I was posting some blatherings and then said, "Hey, them's crappy blatherings," and low and behold, they were gone. The work of the Lord or some strange subconscious slight of hand? The world may never know, but nevertheless,' [...] Heather Havrilesky has a quasi-jokey column that precisely illustrates the reasons for my long-held view that Oprah is the opiate of the (white middle class female) people.
Yesterday, when word got out that Oprah will be wrapping up “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which has been on the air since 1986, [...]
The No Shit! Department at Spinster HQ brings you breaking news from 2007: Study shows that sexist jokes induce actual sexism!
Two long years ago psychology researcher Thomas E Ford et al authored a paper revealing that when dudes sit around guffawing at dumb blonde jokes, they are more likely [...]
This morning I received the following electronic newsletter from Senator John Cornyn on the Senate Health Care Reform Bill.
Last night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released his 2,074-page health care [...]
It's times like these I am very happy to have this here blog-ma-bob. Tonight, I fell asleep scratching the genius's back at 8:45, but then I woke up with my mind spinning at 11:00 and still come 12AM, it's time to surrender to the fact that' [...] 
Nice electric toothbrush. Good job of recycling too.Regular readers know that, news-wise, CNN confuses me, and that I have all but kicked the NPR habit (it seems fantastic, but El Rancho Deluxe gets only one radio station, and it only plays one song: that Red Hot Chili Peppers slow dance where the dude yodels in that weird [...]
Sarah Palin, commenting about Newsweek:
That's right, an elected official [...]
Ed. note: The following is from Glenn Smith's excellent blog, Dog Canyon -- which everyone should read or have in their RSS, if they haven't already.
Springtime Democrats in December
by Glenn W. Smith
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has played her Charlie Brown’s Lucy-and-the-football trick [...]
From the Palestine Texas Herald Press:Late Tuesday afternoon, Simpson's attorneys David R. Dow and Katherine C. Black filed a postconviction writ of habeas corpus; a motion for a stay of execution; and a motion asking Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Sharon Keller be recused from any [...] County Commissioners approved a program Wednesday that gives judges the option [...]
Don't let Texas execute someone without the Governor receiving phone calls or emails protesting the execution. In the past, we have done public information requests and discovered that for some executions, very few people call to protest, so it is important to call every time. They keep' [...] 
"John Sharp's campaign is all about'" [...]
As a historical aside, LaRue was the last non-elected Mayor of Austin, [...]
Previously, it was leaked that Gene Locke's internal polling showed Annise with a 43%-39%' [...]
When will Sen. Hutchison resign to run for Governor?
* Never,' [...]
The University Democrats, established in 1953, is the [...]
Texas is set to execute three people in three days starting today, November 17.
Above, a closeup of one of the paintings on display on the East Austin Studio Tour going on this past weekend and next. The schedule was very complicated (too many events!) so we just meandered for awhile.There's one for you, Dr. [...] With her recent announcement that a resignation will not come before the March primary, Kay Bailey Hutchison hopes to balance
successfully fending off healthcare reform by herself,following that up by destroying the idea of a Cap and Trade Bill, and topping it off with a [...]
Attic black figure wine stompers, ca. 600 BCE
My sidekick Stingray is a professional wino. She can tell you the names of about 87 different species of fungus that grow on grapes. She speaks reverently of the Moldavian terroir. She [...]
Because I Care About Your Safety (and Scoring)
3rd Place Finisher Peter Brown Endorses Annise Parker
In a news conference on the steps of City Hall, Brown today that he would be' [...]
Cross-posted on Huffington Post.The real reason this is news is because McCall, a moderate Republican [...]
Crap. Crap. Crap. and more Crap. If I don't go ahead and declare this day to be a 2009 Tender Egos Momentâ„¢ Official Day of Surrender, I'm going to have to declare it the First Annual Bang Your Head on a Velvet Covered Brick Wall Celebration [...] 
Because it's been a while since I've linked to Cracked, here's Rejected Ideas for Disaster Movies.It took three times for Brad Watson and Gromer Jeffer's with WFAA's Inside Politics to' [...]
exhibit A: his tweets
Remember that married guy you had the secret affair with recently? 
Plot: Five college kids have their Thanksgiving break ruined by a homicidal turkey.
A couple lovely pics for a Saturday night. 
