Yesterday, the owners of the National Football League decided to shut down its sixteen-year-old European developmental league, NFL Europa.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said it was strictly business, insisting that after “significant investment” it was time to close NFL Europa and concentrate internationally on regular-season games outside the United States.This is unfortunate, but I had a
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Hungry caterpillar update
Posted on 3:37 PM by jackline
One of the caterpillars emerged from its chrysalis today:Meet the adult Papilio polyxenes, or Black Swallowtail butterfly. Because of the larger blue spots and smaller yellow spots, this one appears to be female.Unfortunately, none of us observed it emerging from its chrysalis. I just walked into the dining room this afternoon and was startled by the big, black butterfly that was hanging out in
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Congratulations Biggio
Posted on 9:34 PM by jackline
Let me join the chorus of local bloggers celebrating Craig Biggio's 3,000th career hit tonight. He only needed three hits going into tonight's game to reach the milestone, but he decided to do even better: Bidge went 5-for-6, including a hit in the bottom of the 11th inning that helped set up Carlos Lee's spectacular game-winning grand-slam.There's not much else for the Astros and their fans to
Friday, June 22, 2007
Jury duty
Posted on 8:47 PM by jackline
Earlier this week, I was called for jury duty and ended up being selected to serve on a jury for a DWI case. As it was a misdemeanor, the jury I served on was comprised of six persons (as opposed to the twelve-member juries required for felony cases).This was the second time I have been called for jury duty in Harris County. The process is fairly straightforward: you go to the jury assembly room
The very hungry caterpillars
Posted on 8:14 PM by jackline
Earlier this week I found these guys munching on Lori's dill plant in the front yard garden:With the help of the internet, I was able to identify these guys. Lori and I also thought it would be a good idea for Kirby, who is a fan of this children's book, to bring them to his preschool for his show-and-tell:Kirby brought the little guys safely back home and Lori put them back on the dill plant.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Kenny Phipps is celebrating tonight
Posted on 9:24 PM by jackline
One of my classmates at the University of Houston College of Architecture was a guy from San Antonio by the name of Kenny Phipps*. He was a huge San Antonio Spurs fan, and he never let anyone forget it. He had Spurs posters and other memorabilia around his drafting table, and during the evenings he could oftentimes be found at his desk, working or studying while listening to Spurs broadcasts on
Alternate "Sopranos" ending
Posted on 2:34 PM by jackline
Okay, I'll admit it. I liked the way it ended. But for those of you who, four days later, are still griping about the manner in which The Sopranos ended, here is an alternate ending with a bit more "closure" that you might appreciate:Video via Max Silvestri.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
A frustrating experience
Posted on 6:04 PM by jackline
My father went in for spine surgery today. It was a routine and relatively noninvasive procedure (keeping in mind that "noninvasive" and "spine surgery" probably don't belong in the same sentence) to correct a herniated disk that had been compressing his spinal cord and apparently causing him severe and debilitating sciatica pain. The procedure reportedly went well and if all goes according to
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