Countrywide, CashAmerica and Pete Sessions

The photo above is not of the official campaign headquarters of Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), Richardson's Congressman since about forever. Nor is it even Sessions's official fundraising headquarters, although you'd be forgiven if you thought it was. Let's just call it his unofficial something.

After the jump, Pete Sessions in the news.

Putnam County Spelling Bee at LHHS

From 2012 01 Musicals

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, at Lake Highlands High School: Singing, dancing, comic acting. Fresh, fun musical. Celebrity spellers! See it.

Spoiler alert: I've always suspected it, but now I have proof, and hundreds of witnesses, that Ellen doesn't know "crapaud." ;-)

Anything Goes at RHS

From 2012 01 Musicals

Anything Goes, at Richardson High School: Singing. Dancing. Jokes. Large cast on a big stage. Live orchestra. See it. Two words: Cole. Porter.

You can still catch the final performances. Check the website for times.

Hola, MoFo

After dropping out of the presidential race, Rick Perry is coming home to Texas. Welcome back. What does the future hold for the Texas governor whose presidential campaign crashed and burned so spectacularly?

After the jump, some instant wild speculation.

Newt-mentum

Headlines:

• After Recount, Santorum Wins Iowa
  
• Perry Drops Out, Endorses Gingrich
  
• Newt-mentum Surging in South Carolina
  

After the jump, the cold splash behind the headlines.

Review: The Art of Travel

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The Art of Travel, by Alain De Botton: Not a travel guide, but a guide to seeing places with fresh eyes. B-

From The Art of Travel, by Alain De Botton (2002):

My motive was simple and hedonistic: I was looking for beauty. 'Delight and enliven me' was my implicit challenge to the olive trees, cypresses and skies of Provence."

After the jump, my review and excerpts.

Richardson Racks Up Rackspace

The one piece of real estate most responsible for starting Richardson on the way to becoming "Telecom Corridor" is the old Collins Radio site on Collins Boulevard. Collins Radio opened its Richardson office in 1951. Sadly, more recently the site sat mostly abandoned after Collins and other tenants moved to newer homes. Recently, the old site is enjoying a renaissance as a computer data center.

After the jump, the electronic age sixty years after Collins Radio.