Notes from Stan

Noted that the DA has dismissed a murder charge against a Harlingen man without comment. I would have thought that it would be a matter of course to make some sort of press release on such an action; to clear the man’s name, for one thing, and to reassure the public that a [...]

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From Gene’s Notebook
…going downhill - letting the bike glide - into Louisiana, Missouri, yelling for joy, or effect, and scaring a man mowing his lush lawn on a hillside just above the river flats of Louisiana, Missouri, and I love to say those mixed-heritage American words, Louisiana, Missouri ….
…and then I yell at dogs and [...]

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From Gene’s Notebook
No longer the efficient box-like vehicle that was
Used to keep white order in South Africa, other white-Order wars ….
Brown and black and mixed-order wars, too.
Now, am expensive toy on US roads.
But aging.
My childhood red wagon,
Baseball glove,
Nightstand radio,
They are the same, if dusty ….
Roll on, Hummer.
Age wins.
Roll on wagon,
Age defying.
Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky
September 28, 2008

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A video from The Daily Show
This needs no introduction.

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From Gene’s Notebook
…black-suited banker is overheard saying to well-dressed employees, “We’re on the frontlines.”
Yes, Mr. Banker! You sure are! A system based on speculation and earth-depleting actions, and you’re on the frontlines - nothing to be proud of ….
“The banks are made of marble, with a guard at every door….”
The bailouts are made of deals, [...]

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A note from Gene
Partner Ruth Wagner and I have been involved with the Obama campaign since early February …. OK! He, Obama, is not perfect; he’s NEVER claimed to be, and he’s like King Canute, who upon gaining office, put his throne in the ocean and called people to watch the tide overcome the throne [...]

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A comment from Stan
John McCain announced at an afternoon press conference today that he was suspending his campaign and urging Barack Obama to postpone or cancel Friday’s planned debate.
Is anyone impressed by this as anything other than a grandstand move to claim “ownership” of the issue?  And why not debate? Here’s the issue to which [...]

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A joke from Stan
Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s staff revealed today that her highly successful day of talks with foreign leaders was the result of intensive practice and rehearsals and, particularly, newly devised five-minute “empty chair” sessions. In this photo, Governor Palin is practicing to meet with the President of Afghanistan, Asif Ali Zardari.

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From Gene’s Calendar
… not by bread alone, and I suspect that NO ONE reading NunnayerBizness Today lacks bread, so feed those minds, and do some digging for more info …. Call it a puzzle that is worth solving ….

speaker at UTB/TSC Tuesday on Mexico and border, 11 a.m., SETB
Noche de Pena Tuesday at [...]

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A note from Virginia Gause
The City of McAllen will be having its first ever historic tour.  The event will be held this Saturday, September 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The trolley will depart the McAllen Convention Center promptly at 9:30 a.m.  Anybody interested in attending this free-of-charge event please contact Xavier Cervantes [...]

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A note from Stan
If you have not done so, I urge you to read Paul Krugman’s column for today (September 22). It is quite possible that Henty Paulson’s plan to save Wall Street (and, thus, our national finances) is not as wise as Mr. Paulson has let on.
Two signs that Paulson’s plan may not be [...]

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From Gene’s Notebook
…and yes, Deep South Texas does have fall! It is here, and with it a second spring - colors, butterflies, birds ….
…near a butterfly friendly yard, I think about the black man who was sleeping on the side of the nearby road and was run over and killed - a man who had [...]

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A note from Stan
Cine El Rey in McAllen has sent notes on several events next week:
Concert- Egypt Central and 3 guest bands “1 NIGHT, 4 BANDS @ Cine El Rey Theatre Monday September 22, 2008, at 7:00 pm

Cine El Rey Theatre Comedy Wednesdays Comedian this week is Big Funny Ed, Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at [...]

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From Gene’s Notebook
…and it was a hot mid-August in 1947 that I saw my first baseball game, and it was in Yankee Stadium; thanks, Dad, for taking me; the stadium closes Sunday - to be knocked down, a new one rising next to it …and baseball has been part of me since 1946, again, thanks, [...]

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A poem by Thomas Thornburg from Munseetown
Faintly now the light rain falling,
Redolent the evening airs;
All the evening birds are calling
(Nested in their airy lairs);
Cooling now the river shallows
Eddying the river sallows
Samisen the moment here.
Mark beside the water’s edge
Alluvion the busy sedges
Ripple, rise, or burble by;
Golden now the light is glowing
Undulant; the apple snows,
Edges every fairy [...]

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