Nearly 1 million people have been displaced by the California wildfires. Heckuva job: Former FEMA director Michael Brown is making himself available for interviews about the wildfires. Home sales went down 8% in September. Russia's "Chessboard killer" found guilty of 48 murders. Turkish planes attacked Kurdish positions in Turkey today, just outside the Iraq border. It may be more beneficial to the environment to be a carnivore who eats locally-made meat than to be... more ›

Poor New Orleans Zephyrs. The team probably hoped to play a solid game tonight, then head out for some victory beers afterwards. Then the pitching rotation is announced, and oh, snap! The Round Rock Express will utilize the services of seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens to obliterate their opponents tonight at the Dell Diamond. The traditional Friday night fireworks at the Diamond should be a fitting cap to a rare night with a legend in a small ballpark. more ›

As you start to plan what you're doing with these hot summer evenings, don't forget that Austin has a great "nearly pro" sports outing available almost nightly: Triple-A baseball. The Round Rock Express are enjoying another successful season at the Dell Diamond up in the wilds of Round Rock, and it's easy to get tickets and enjoy a game. The team has proven so popular over the last few years that they actually moved... more ›

Practice what you preach
Bush is urging people not to travel if they don't need to in order to conserve gas. Rich, coming from a guy who likes his vacations. more ›

Bush actually claims he was wrong? Is the end of days near? We've already written to Carlos Mencia to nominate ex-FEMA director Michael Brown for next year's Dee Dee Dee awards. But, now Bush is actually admitting he is (at least) partially to blame for all the bullshit these people went through. He is quoted in the Statesman as saying, ""And to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right,... more ›

Brownie points don't cut it FEMA Director Michael Brown stepped down from his position because, according to him, too much attention was on his leadership (or lack thereof) instead of the relief efforts. Well, Brown, maybe that's because your relief efforts sucked. But, Bush didn't think little of his appointed former horse whisperer. He's quoted as saying, "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job" when he first landed on the disaster site after the storm. So, who will take his place? A veteran firefighter with experience in FEMA's emergency preparedness, someone who should have had the damn job in the first place. We imagine Bush sitting in his office playing eeny-meeny-miny-mo with his friends when he is making appointments. We hope that isn't true . more ›