Archive for December, 2005
donate your car
Just today, a coworker was telling me that she's thinking about donating her old junk heap to a charity since she's bought a new car. Then I read this. Houston charity gives more than it receives -- reported by KHOU CBS Channel 11(1) Car donations used to be among the popular ones until this year when the IRS changed the rules. They're more [...]
new charter schools
5 new campuses are opening here Stepping Stones, KIPP, Harmony Science hope to build on success-- reported by the Houston Chronicle(1) Students may begin registering next month to attend three new charter schools operated by the much-touted Knowledge is Power Program, a college-preparatory school known for its extended class hours and strict [...]
shopping
McAllen cashes in as a shopping Mecca for affluent Mexicans-- reported by the Houston Chronicle(1)The Texas-Mexico border is hardly a place where fashion designers would stake a claim. There are no celebrities or upscale shopping districts. Yet, La Plaza Mall, which is half the size of Houston's Galleria, is experiencing a fashion retail boom [...]
City fuel trucks
City adds fuel truck fleet on the cheap -- reported by KHOU CBS Channel 11 Remember all the gas shortages when millions of people left Houston before Hurricane Rita hit? Houston officials worried about their own emergency vehicles. Now, city officials are looking ahead to the next big storm and have cut a money-saving [...]
looking for silver jewelry
I love silver jewelry. I adore silver jewelry. I prefer silver to gold anyday. I have earrings, chains, charms, bracelets, rings and other things. All in silver. So I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting places to buy accessories to add to my collection. Special thanks to Shop Girl for sending me to J. Silver. I haven't [...]
AstroWorld is being sold, piece by piece
For those of us interested in acquiring a piece of history, here's an auction to attend:AstroWorld to hold public auction-- reported by KTRK ABC Channel 13Next month, AstroWorld will begin auctioning off parts of the park including the rides. Greezed Lightnin', The Viper, and some water slides are all going up for sale. Other pieces of the park, [...]
a list of interesting people
The Blog Herald has put out their list of the "The Top 10 interesting people in the Blogosphere in 2005." In short, here's the list:Matt Mullenweg, WordPressMena Trott, Six ApartJason Calacanis, Weblogs Inc., (AOL)Michelle MalkinDavid Krug (aka Liberal Cowboy), Jack of All Blogs & the Team at Go Flock YourselfNick Denton, Gawker MediaRupert [...]
Amazon link creator
I just found the Amazon Affiliate Link Creator Freeware, thanks to The Blog Herald.Do you hate creating Amazon links for your blogs and webpages? Well, we decided to do most of the work for you. I use Amazon ads in at least one of my blogs, and I hate having to create the links. They're cumbersome to create. I think I'll give this a spin to [...]
online business and sales tax
I picked up this story on the New Mexico Business Weekly about online sales and sales tax. Specifically, it covers why some purchases online are taxed and some are not. Very nice reading for those of us who deal with small businesses who are affected by selling and buying online. Buying online is tax free, but states feel lost revenue [...]
Lenovo buys IBM
Recently, I added the Lenova Yogatop to my belated Xmas list. Today, I read this story in the Triangle Business Journal:Lenovo cleared to buy IBM, gets $11M to stay in TriangleWhen IBM announced plans to sell its Personal Computing Division to Chinese computer Lenovo for $1.25 billion, it appeared it would be an easy transaction. Currently, about [...]
