Power is back on at my Houston home!!! There was much rejoicing!
Archive for September, 2008
Diggin’ me some political documentary
September 28th, 2008 
Chris Doelle The documentary Street Fight is an excellent watch. It chronicles the 2004 mayoral race for Newark, New Jersey pitting incumbent Sharpe James against reformer Cory Booker – both Democrats. It is a tale of old school corruption versus new-age naivety and hope. I am a big fan of political/election documentaries and have seen a boatload [...]
Posted in Business & Money, Movie Reviews & TV, Politics 
Tags: cory booker, documentary, election, mayor, new jersey, newark, sharpe james, street fight 
No Comments »George Strait said it best…
September 28th, 2008 Chris Doelle “You’ve got to have an ace in the hole A little secret that nobody knows Life is a gamble, a game we all play but you need to save something for a rainy day You’ve got to learn to play your cards right If you expect to win in life Don’t put it all on [...]
Posted in Business & Money, Entertainment, Friends & Family, Music Tags: george strait No Comments »Bailout = sold out
September 27th, 2008 Chris Doelle Well, they have reached a deal on the bailout plan – yippee! It isn’t a deal about what is right for the economy. It isn’t a deal about the hypocrisy of the entire idea of bailing out their campaign contributors. It isn’t a deal that bails out Joe Citizen. It’s simply a deal about who’s [...]
Rating the debate
September 27th, 2008 Chris Doelle It is time once again for my debate report card. I have been doing these for some time when an important debate is aired. The criteria for grading is purely based on my opinion. Every time a candidate says the right thing (i.e. something I agree with) he gets a check in the “Right” column. [...]
Posted in Business & Money, Environment, Health & Fitness, Movie Reviews & TV, News, Politics, Video Tags: 2008, afghanistan, barack obama, debate, economy, energy, foreign relations, iran, iraq, john mccain, presidential debate, russia, senator 1 Comment »Enough with the bailouts
September 26th, 2008 Chris Doelle Let me start by saying I do NOT believe that letting some financial institutions fail is a bad thing. Yeah, I know – people lose their jobs, but I am sick and tired of this corporate welfare under the banner of “saving the economy.” Nothing could be further from the truth – bailing out companies [...]
Massillon Schmassillon
September 25th, 2008 Chris Doelle Sometimes when you review a movie, you have to take your own beliefs out of it – this is just such a case. Go Tigers! is the story of high school football in Massillon, Ohio. It chronicles the 1999 season, but the subtext is the city and its passion for high school football. Being a [...]
Nice
September 24th, 2008 Chris Doelle In case you have been doubting it recently – life is good. Even a day that begins somewhat like a sh*t sandwich can turn around and end up pretty darn good. Such was today. A lot of positive things happened from around midday on.
In praise of honest people
September 24th, 2008 Chris Doelle I just have to take second to praise those friends and coworkers that are hard-working and honest. Sure, everyone expects that and because of it – I think it is something we take for granted sometimes. When you encounter someone who is selfish, greedy, dishonest, and/or any other version of a slimebag, it makes you [...]
Like strawberry icing with a bite
September 23rd, 2008 Chris Doelle That’s how I described my first taste of Big Red soda in over two decades. It has literally been that long since I had a sip of one. Noticing Blake drinking about one a week or so for the last month got me to wondering about the taste. I really couldn’t remember the flavor and [...]
