Archive for August, 2009

You’ve Been Read

Posted by TVedda On 20 August 2009 No Commented

I really try to keep this blog all about business, GLBT and Chamber issues. What else is there, right? Last month I skillfully discussed ‘what I did on my summer vacation’ in Lessons from Puerto Vallarta and I found a way to make it about the Chamber and GLBT business. But today I’m not even [...]

Are you gay?

Posted by TVedda On 11 August 2009 one Commented

The other morning I turned on the television and before I had a chance to change the channel I got sucked into Jerry Springer (in my opinion one of the worse shows on television). Today’s theme, “Weddings Explode.” Seated on the stage was ‘Mamma’, a husky woman with a heavy ‘country’ accent grasping a Bible [...]

Hurray! The System Works . . . So Far

Posted by TVedda On 7 August 2009 2 Commented

I know, nothing about the June 28 raid on the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth merits cheering of any kind. The report released yesterday by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission wasn’t very pretty either. An article that appeared in today’s Dallas Morning News had the headline, “TABC agents faulted in raid. Report: They didn’t have [...]

Meter Made

Posted by TVedda On 4 August 2009 No Commented

Did you happen to see Monday morning’s Dallas Morning News Business section? If so, you would have seen this headline, “Consumers may pay for meters”. The article that followed has to do with Oncor, an electric distribution and transmission business, the Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and your money (and mine). Here’s the issue as [...]