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Houston's Clear Thinkers

Wide-ranging observations on law, business, medicine, culture, sports, and other matters of general interest to members of the Houston business, professional, and academic communities.
By Tom Kirkendall

Post Frequency: 4.2/day

Last Entry: July 20, 2010 at 03:01:00

Say what?

Posted on October 09, 2008
As noted earlier here and here, the lack of leadership involved in the current credit crisis really really has been appalling. You don't think so? Check this out:...

Campaigning in 2008

Posted on October 08, 2008
Although things aren't going so well for the McCain-Palin campaign, it looks as if they have at least locked up The Villages, the golf-course retirement community in Florida that runs those cheesy commercials during PGA Tour golf tournament telecasts:...

Stros 2008 Season Review, Part Five: Season Recap and Report Card

Posted on October 07, 2008
The Stros 2008 season has been over for over a week now, so it's time for my final review of the 2008 season (prior 2008 season reviews are here) and my grading of the Stros players for the 2008...

2008 Weekly local football review

Posted on October 06, 2008
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip; previous weekly reviews are here). Colts 31 Texans 27 The following was a conversation that I had with another long-suffering fan of Houston sports teams after the Texans' (0-4) crushing 4th quarter meltdown against the...

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Did McCain choose the wrong Palin?

Posted on October 05, 2008

Therapy, Jack Donagy-style

Posted on October 04, 2008
Whew! After that business week, we all could use a little levity. The creator and star of NBC's clever sitcom 30 Rock -- Tina Fey -- has been getting quite a bit of publicity lately because of her spot-on impersonation...

Following up on my concierge health care experience

Posted on October 03, 2008
This post from about a year ago explored the reasons why my friend and personal physician -- internist Bill Lent, MD -- decided to convert his internal medicine practice to a concierge practice in which he limited his practice to...

Another cost of the bailout

Posted on October 02, 2008
As reconsideration of the proposed Treasury Bailout of Wall Street takes center stage in Washington, other pressing and arguably more important problems continue to be ignored. Take the chronically dysfunctional American health care finance system. This Boston Globe article...

Awkward Loan Interview

Posted on October 01, 2008

This is leadership?

Posted on September 30, 2008
I've already said my piece on the proposed Treasury Bailout of Wall Street, so I won't belabor that view. In the meantime, there are much better places to keep up with the minute-by-minute political developments on the proposed bailout...

2008 Weekly local football review

Posted on September 29, 2008
(AP Photo/Phil Coalel; previous weekly reviews are here). Jaguars 30 Texans 27 (OT) If it isn't one thing, it's another for the Texans (0-3). After pretty much stinking it up in the Texans' first two games, QB Matt Schaub...

Paul Newman, R.I.P.

Posted on September 28, 2008

The Rothko Chapel

Posted on September 27, 2008
It was the 105th anniversary of Mark Rothko's birth earlier this week, so it's a good time to learn a bit more about the artist whose paintings hang in one of Houston's most remarkable places, the Rothko Chapel on...

Lord, help us!

Posted on September 26, 2008
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Tough day at the office

Posted on September 25, 2008
Clear Thinkers reader Charles Satterfield passes along these pictures of a trading office on the sixth floor of Chase Tower -- the tallest building in downtown Houston -- taken shortly after Hurricane Ike blew out dozens of windows on the...

The Treasury Bailout is not rocket science

Posted on September 24, 2008
The debate over the proposed Treasury bailout of Wall Street firms is coming at a fortuitous time -- the election season. Be wary of any candidate who, after looking appropriately concerned about the dire predictions of the plan's promoters,...

The "Rookies and Rednecks" come through

Posted on September 23, 2008
What with a hurricane hitting the upper Texas coast and a financial hurricane hammering Wall Street, the U.S. team's improbably stirring victory over the European team in last weekend's Ryder Cup matches has been somewhat overlooked. As usual, Geoff....

2008 Weekly local football review

Posted on September 22, 2008
(AP Photo/John Russell) After a week off in deference to Hurricane Ike, the weekly local football review is back (previous weekly reviews are here). Titans 31 Texans 12 OK, it wasn't as bad as the Week One loss to...

This is too easy

Posted on September 21, 2008

Youth coaching tips

Posted on September 20, 2008
This earlier post generated an email from a reader soliciting my thoughts on coaching youth sports, which I want to pass along to other readers who are coaching youth sports or considering doing so in the future. When my children...

Interesting golf fact of the day

Posted on September 19, 2008
What with Hurricane Ike and the meltdown on Wall Street -- as well as my general pessimism about the U.S. team's chances -- I haven't blogged much about this weekend's Ryder Cup matches at Valhalla in Louisville. But Clear...

Absolutely AIGesque

Posted on September 18, 2008
Do you recall what we were thinking about three and a half years ago?...

Progress in the aftermath of Ike

Posted on September 18, 2008
Wednesday was a good day. Large areas of Houston -- including the area that includes my family's home -- had power restored. Our land phone lines were also restored on Wednesday after they had survived Hurricane Ike only to be...

A day in a life after Ike

Posted on September 17, 2008
Just jotting down a few observations throughout the day of living in an area that just experienced a major natural disaster. FEMA, take note Although The Woodlands did not suffer as much damage as many other parts of the...

That other hurricane

Posted on September 16, 2008
So, while the Houston area was enduring a hurricane, the financial markets were enduring one, too. As with Enron and Bear Stearns, the demise of Lehman Brothers reinforces the inherently fragile nature of a trust-based business (related posts here). ...

The aftermath of Ike

Posted on September 15, 2008
An estimated 5 million customers along the upper Texas Gulf Coast lost power as a resuit of Hurricane Ike. Only about 5% of those have been restored as I write this post. Current estimates are that it will be 2-3...

Surviving Ike

Posted on September 14, 2008
Yes, although you haven't heard from me for awhile, I'm still here. My family and I survived Hurricane Ike just fine. Although not an intense hurricane (it came ashore as a category 2), the enormity of the storm was...

The Galveston Seawall

Posted on September 13, 2008
You probably have heard much over the past couple of days about the Galveston Seawall. It was constructed in the early 20th century after Galveston was destroyed by the storm surge of the Hurricane of 1900. The purpose of the...

A developing disaster

Posted on September 12, 2008
The extreme storm surge of Hurricane Ike is causing a disaster in Galveston, Texas, which is about 50 miles southeast of Houston. The Coast Guard announced earlier today that the authorities believe that Galveston Island will be completely submerged....

Waiting on Ike

Posted on September 12, 2008
When I started this blog back in early 2004, it never occurred to me that hurricanes would end up being a frequent topic. Then, on August 27, 2005, many folks discovered this little corner of the blogosphere when this...

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