On June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act into law with the hope of improving the mobility of people, goods and services (military as well as civilian) in rapidly-growing postwar America. Perhaps he could not have imagined at the time that his massive roadbuilding project would not merely make travel within the United States easier, but would instead come
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Houston bowl game survives
Posted on 4:34 PM by jackline
A couple of months ago I noted that things didn't look good for the cash-strapped Houston Bowl. However, a new management group associated with the Houston Texans has jumped in to secure approval from the NCAA for a local bowl game, thus assuring that there will be a postseason college football game in Houston this December.Technically, the NCAA did not actually recertify the Houston Bowl, but
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
That's nice, Britney, but...
Posted on 10:31 PM by jackline
I know you're desperately trying to generate some positive buzz, but somehow, the thought of a pregnant, has-been redneck posing nude on the cover of Harper's Bazaar just doesn't do it for me.Thanks for trying, though.
Monday, June 26, 2006
The world's most (and least) expensive cities
Posted on 11:53 PM by jackline
Every year, Mercer Consulting compares the cost of items such as housing, food, transportation and the like in over 140 cities worldwide and issues a list of the most expensive (and least expensive) cities in the world. Usually, Tokyo is at the top of the list, which is no surprise to anybody who's ever been there (my credit card is still smouldering from the dinner my brother and I had at that
JetBlue to begin flying to Houston
Posted on 10:54 PM by jackline
I had a feeling that this was going to happen sooner or later: JetBlue has announced that it will begin flying between Houston's Hobby Airport and New York's JFK Airport in September.JetBlue appears to be a popular airline, and it's good to see that they've finally decided to being their services to Houston. More flights between New York City and Hobby Airport are also a good thing. To be sure,
Sunday, June 25, 2006
New Orleans, ten months later
Posted on 9:49 PM by jackline
Two weeks ago, Lori, Kirby and I went to New Orleans. My parents were going to check on their timeshare, and we decided to stay with them for a few days to get out of town and to see for ourselves what the city was like post-Katrina.If somebody with no knowledge of last summer's catastrophe were magically transported to the historical heart of the city, Jackson Square, they would have no idea
Diet Coke and Mentos
Posted on 9:27 PM by jackline
You may have seen, and even tried, the "Diet Coke and Mentos" experiment. If you've never heard of it, it's basically a foamy geyser that is created by dropping a handful of Mentos candies into a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke.Most people who try this experiment are content to use one bottle of Diet Coke and one roll of Mentos. But these two guys decided to go a little further, and the result is
Thursday, June 22, 2006
A bad day for sports
Posted on 11:06 PM by jackline
Thursday was a crappy day for sports, nationally as well as locally.First, the United States lost to Ghana, 2-1, in the final first-round game of the 2006 World Cup, and are eliminated from the knockout stage.I don't really have anything to say about this that hasn't already been said elsewhere: it's disappointing, especially coming on the heels of such a successful run in 2002, but the writing
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The Flood of 2006
Posted on 8:36 PM by jackline
The early part of this week has been a wet one in Houston. It rained heavily all weekend, and on Monday the city received its worst drenching since Tropical Storm Allison, as some parts of the city recieved well over ten inches of rain and flooding occurred in several areas around town. Although it wasn't quite as intense as Allison - some areas experienced over two feet of rainfall during that
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Dear Dallas:
Posted on 9:16 PM by jackline
In case you were wondering, this is what it feels like when your sports teams choke in the playoffs.Sincerely,Houston
Dear Democrats:
Posted on 7:46 PM by jackline
If you guys are stupid enough to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton to be your presidential candidate in 2008, you will deserve every bit of the ass-kicking your candidate will invariably receive that November. It doesn't matter who she runs against, be it John McCain, Bill Frist, Rudy Guilani, Condi Rice, Jeb Bush, or anyone else. She will lose because too many people in this country already
Friday, June 16, 2006
A compromise to the Wright Amendment
Posted on 11:28 AM by jackline
Having lived in the Metroplex for a few years, and now having a job that ususally requires me to fly into Dallas once or twice a month, on average, I've been following the whole Wright Amendment controversy with a bit of interest. I've always thought of the ongoing debate over flight restrictions out of Dallas's Love Field, which has raged for over a quarter of a century, as a snapshot of a
Thursday, June 15, 2006
I thought that name sounded familiar
Posted on 10:59 PM by jackline
Justin Furstenfeld, the lead singer for the group Blue October, was a freshman at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts the same year I was a senior there (1990-91). Like me, he was a theatre major.By the way, Hate Me is one of the best singles of 2006 so far.
Salve, O Patria
Posted on 5:41 PM by jackline
Congratulations are in order for Ecuador, who punched their ticket to the second round of the 2006 World Cup after slaughtering Costa Rica, 3-0, earlier today.Not too many people gave Ecuador, playing in its second World Cup, much of a chance of getting out of the first round; one prognosticator compared Ecuador to one of those first-round-and-out teams in the NCAA basketball tournament. The team
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
My weird sister-in-law
Posted on 5:13 PM by jackline
Don't ask me why she did this to herself, but more pictures are available at her myspace.com page...
Friday, June 9, 2006
Busy week
Posted on 10:47 AM by jackline
I apologize for the lack of posts this week. A lot has been going on: Kirby began day care on Monday, I was in Dallas Wednesday and Thursday, and later this afternoon the three of us are going to New Orleans a long weekend. I'm interested in seeing how things are going, nine months after Katrina, and we think Kirby will get a kick out of the Aquarium of the Americas, which recently re-opened.I'll
Thursday, June 8, 2006
My latest creation
Posted on 11:54 PM by jackline
The latest issue of As The World (Wide Web) Turns - Cougar Edition is now up at coogfun.com. It's long, and it might not make a lot of sense to anyone who isn't a regular reader of the various University of Houston fan forums. But I enjoy writing it, and apparently a lot of Coog fans enjoy reading it, so I thought I'd mention it here as well.
Friday, June 2, 2006
Can Roger Clemens save the Astros?
Posted on 1:06 PM by jackline
Remember last April, when we were all expressing concern about closer Brad Lidge even as the Astros sat atop the NL Central? Well, those days are over. The Astros are now sitting at .500, a good 7.5 games behind division-leading St. Louis. They have lost eighteen out of their last twenty-six games. May, indeed, has not been a kind month for the local team.Now, legendary pitcher Roger Clemens has
Chestthumping
Posted on 12:39 PM by jackline
This week, the Denton County Transit Authority began express bus service from Denton and Lewisville to downtown Dallas.It's good to see something I helped create come to fruition.
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