There is a particular intersection in Clear Lake where hundreds — perhaps even thousands — of grackles like to congregate….
Houston Half Marathon Race Report
This morning I ran my 7th Houston Half Marathon! I said a few days ago that while I didn’t expect…
Kitchen Upgrades
I’ve decided that my next house project will be putting hardware on our kitchen cabinets so last night before meeting…
Day of Remembrance
Apollo 1 ~ January 27, 1968 Challenger ~ January 28, 1986 Columbia ~ February 1, 2003 Yesterday was the NASA…
Half Marathon Weekend
So the Houston half marathon is Sunday! In a weird way it kind of snuck up on me, even though…
This 'n That
I got my iMac back yesterday and all is well. When I receive excellent service, I feel that I should…
links for 2011-01-25
For NASA, Longest Countdown Awaits – NYTimes.com “The question is, what does Congress want more? Do they want to just…
Flying Wild
[iframe_loader width=”512″ height=”288″ frameborder = “0” name=”” scrolling=”no” src=”http://static.discoverymedia.com/videos/components/snag-it-player.html?network=dsc&clipRefId=8d6029ba502304ea8306a82da5d886ba58f7f42e&auto=no”] Discovery Channel is currently airing a show on Friday nights called…
links for 2011-01-24
Heather Wilson – Our superficial scholars Interesting thoughts, but I don't think "superficial" is the right word here. I've applied…
Little Things
It was a quiet weekend. Friday night was game night, the first in…well, a very long time. Saturday night we…
links for 2011-01-23
Cameras for kids – kottke.org Carter, this one's for you. A 3 year old with a camera — and it…
Happiness is a Clean Study
I started reading “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin on Monday night. I was intrigued after seeing it mentioned a…
