Houston's Clear ThinkersLongtime Houston attorney Tom Kirkendall's observations on developments in law, business, medicine, culture, sports, and other matters of general interest to the Houston business, professional, and academic communities.Stros 2008 Season Review, Part Three- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Inasmuch as Major League Baseball is taking a break for the All-Star break, I decided to post the third part of five periodic reviews of the Stros' 2008 season a game or so early (previous parts for the 2008...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/stros_2008_seas_2.asp Tiger's tournament enters the Tiger Chasm- (Found July 15, 2008 ) &160; The Tiger Chasm -- the widening netherworld of golf tournaments that don't attract much attention because Tiger Woods doesn't play in them -- has now swallowed even Tiger's own tournament, this weekend's AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/tigers_tourname.asp Public financing of a private boondoggle- (Found July 15, 2008 ) The WSJ's Holman Jenkins splashes some cold water on the suggestion that General Motors' Volt automobile will have much of a positive impact either environmentally or on GM's bottom line: At best, the Volt will be an affluent family's...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/public_financin.asp Nice job, but what about that other case- (Found July 15, 2008 ) This Wall Street Journal editorial pats itself on the back justifiably for swimming against the mainstream media tide in opposing from the outset former New York Attorney General Eliot's Spitzer's popular but dubious litigation and propaganda campaign against former New...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/nice_job_but_wh.asp CNET visits the JSC- (Found July 15, 2008 ) CNET's Road Trip 2008 blog visits the Johnson Space Center in the Clear Lake area of Houston (photos here). The article and accompanying photos are a good primer for the always interesting visit to the JSC....http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/cnet_visits_the.asp An excellent primer for the political season- (Found July 15, 2008 ) The Heritage Foundation provides this outstanding series of charts (example to the left) reflecting various issues relating to federal revenue and spending. Recommended reading before listening to any candidate during the upcoming political campaigns....http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/an_excellent_pr.asp American ingenuity- (Found July 15, 2008 ) It's not all bad news out there on the business front. Over this past holiday weekend, Cirrus Design Corporation successfully completed the first 45-minute flight of the company's innovative "The-Jet" (HT James Fallows), which is a five-plus-two seat aircraft that...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/american_ingenu.asp The latest Enron book- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Harvard Business School issued this press release and interview yesterday of Malcolm S. Salter, the Harvard professor who has written the latest book -- Innovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy of Enron's Collapse (Harvard University Press) -- in what...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/the_latest_enro.asp The NFL confronts the Mismatch Problem- (Found July 15, 2008 ) The pathological way in which National Football League teams annually evaluate college football players has been a common topic on this blog. So, I thoroughly enjoyed this New Yorker video (HT Guy Kawasaki) of a recent talk by Clear...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/the_nfl_confron.asp Which Starbucks stores are closing- (Found July 15, 2008 ) When Starbucks announced last week that it is closing 600 stores and laying off 12,000 employees, the company did not disclose which stores would be shuttered (got to get those lease buyouts finalized). However, that hasn't stopped word from...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/which_starbucks.asp |