Daily Archives: June 13, 2009

Doolittle On Hand For First Houston-To-Chicago Flight


Doolittle On Hand For First Houston-To-Chicago Flight


Hoping to generate interest for its new Bayou City-Windy City connection, Chicago & Southern Airlines announced on June 8, 1946, that none other than famed World War II hero Jimmy Doolittle would be aboard the maiden flight.


Eleven days later, Gen. Doolittle graciously went along for the ride on the highly publicized inaugural voyage of the DC-4. Although the intrepid pilot had become an earthbound oil company executive, he was always willing to aid the cause of aviation.


How to avenge the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was the subject of a secret conference President Franklin Roosevelt held with his top military advisors in January 1942. The Americans decided to spring a surprise of their own by launching a daring daylight raid against the Japanese capital.


Col. James A. Doolittle, a fearless barnstormer, was chosen to lead a squadron of specially modified B-25

Dirty Jobs


Dirty Jobs


When we said hello to our neighbor the other day, he asked Zack, “What have you done today? What will she write about next week?!” Considering how dirty we were, he knew we

How To Fight Your Home Appraisal Increases


How To Fight Your Home Appraisal Increases


At least for the past seven years many homeowners have been over-appraised and therefore overtaxed by local districts.


Homeowners do NOT have to accept the [first] proposed value increase.


The best thing to do first (once you received your proposed appraisal) is to phone and/or meet with your district

Before You Sweat The High Cost Of Nourishment…


Before You Sweat The High Cost Of Nourishment…


We are all concerned with the ever-rising cost of putting food on our tables.


It seems like every trip to the supermarket takes more out of our pockets than the previous time.


I

Angry? Don


Angry? Don

Sex & Violence 101


Sex & Violence 101


Dr. George Tiller is dead.


Tiller

Hummers To The Rescue?


Hummers To The Rescue?


If I heard that someone had actually bought a Hummer in this day and age, I

Excuse Me, Sir, There


Excuse Me, Sir, There

Travis Co. Deputy Tasers Grandma


AUSTIN, Texas

Texas Politicians Still Embrace Fossil Fuels


AUSTIN, Texas

Cheney: No Facts Link Iraq, 9/11


WASHINGTON, D.C.

Top Democrat: Banks Pull Congress


WASHINGTON, D.C.

Sympathy For The Osteen


HOUSTON, Texas

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