Casa Jonsson

Convicted serial killer Ángel Maturino Reséndiz was put to death by lethal injection last night at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville. I am both relieved and troubled. I believe this action was just, and yet it is never easy—nor should it be—to condone the death of another human being.
His likely victims numbered 14. Among […]

Posted on June 28th, 2006 by Nils
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Inhalable insulin is in the headlines these days. Ho hum. Some people may benefit from it but I personally would rather continue poking myself with needles four times a day than breathe the stuff.
What I do find very exciting is that Abbott reportedly claims this is the year they’ll release the first mass-market continuous blood […]

Posted on February 13th, 2006 by Nils
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Today is the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart. In honor of him I offer you this silent, poor-man’s video of me playing a piece by a composer whose work he admired and promoted, namely, J. S. Bach.

That’s not a goatee I’m wearing. I’m picking my nose with a microphone.
This picture was taken at my company’s […]

Posted on January 27th, 2006 by Nils
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How bitter it is. 

Posted on October 27th, 2005 by Nils
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The old Houston Municipal Airport, an art-deco structure that was abandoned in 1978, is being refurbished as an aviation museum.
The photo at the right reminds me of Ingrid Bergman with Humphrey Bogart on the tarmac at the end of Casablanca.
Listen to a Houston Public Radio piece about this that I heard this morning, or visit […]

Posted on October 24th, 2005 by Nils
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How sweet it is. 

Posted on October 19th, 2005 by Nils
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Rita was kind enough to grant the kids and us a full night’s sleep last night—I just woke up. Barring any major rainfall in the next few days it looks like the Houston area was spared real damage this time. Getting back into town may pose a problem for our friends because of the gasoline […]

Posted on September 24th, 2005 by Nils
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It was another full day today working with my father-in-law to cover windows on his house and mine. Now I remember why I play with computers rather than work for a living: I’m sunburned and dead tired.
As we finished up our work this afternoon the breeze got stronger and the sky began to take on […]

Posted on September 23rd, 2005 by Nils
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As it was for many Houstonians, today was a rollercoaster of a day for Casa Jonsson. And several things happened today that have caused me to reappraise what went on in New Orleans in the days before and after Hurricane Katrina struck.

Posted on September 23rd, 2005 by Nils
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I liked living in metropolitan Houston a whole lot better before we warranted international media attention. Enron, Arthur Andersen, Andrea Yates, Katrina, Rita—not the kind of publicity any city needs. (Come to think of it, Katrina was pretty good PR for Houston.)
No, Casa Jonsson isn’t planning to run from the storm. As for me, I’ll […]

Posted on September 21st, 2005 by Nils
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