Exactly one year ago, I was bemoaning the fact that the Houston Rockets had concluded their disappointing 2005-06 season with a loss to San Antonio. The Rockets ended that injury-plagued season with a rather poor 34-48 record and a distinct lack of local attraction. As I noted at the time, the Rockets were "something of an afterthought on the local sports scene;" a team that many local sports
Friday, April 20, 2007
The search for answers
Posted on 11:34 AM by jackline
I hadn't planned on writing anything about the Virginia Tech massacre. What kind of insight could I provide, after all? What could I say about the horrible event that hasn't already been said by somebody else?But, in the wall-to-wall media frenzy that has followed this tragedy, one particular and oft-repeated phrase has caught my attention: "the search for answers." People, naturally, want an
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Blog update and other thoughts
Posted on 6:21 AM by jackline
As is obvious, I haven’t been very active with this blog lately. I've been busy with other things, and there just hasn't been anything I've felt a pressing need to write about. After all, it's too early in the season for me to begin fretting about the Astros, even though they stumbled out of the opening gate (and yes, I know that they're now on a three-game winning streak), and I just haven't had
Sunday, April 8, 2007
My new toy
Posted on 8:54 PM by jackline
Although I use Windows for much of my computing activities, I'm still a Mac person at heart, and my primary personal computer will always be an Apple. Such is the case with my newest machine:This iMac replaces the venerable G4, which has served me well over the past seven-and-a-half years (I was still living in Lewisville when I purchased it in the fall of 1999; it really seems like eons ago). I
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
When brothers move away
Posted on 10:45 PM by jackline
I just received a call from my brother David informing me that he has safely made it to Denver, Colorado. Dave needs to get settled up there (i.e. find a job, get his own place, etc.), but otherwise, the Mile High City will be his new home.Dave had been planning this move for several months. When he returned to Houston from Japan two Decembers ago, he understood that his stay here would only be
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Life imitates art, basketball edition
Posted on 8:55 AM by jackline
Chances are, you missed yesterday's NCAA Division II Championship basketball game between Winona State (Winona, Minnesota) and Barton College (Wilson, North Carolina). The game's ending was absolutely amazing:The last few seconds of the game, in fact, are eerily reminiscent of this Nike Air Jordan commercial that's been running recently:(The music is the Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem, in case
Saturday, March 24, 2007
The EU's "open skies" agreement and Houston
Posted on 11:59 PM by jackline
This past week, the European Union approved an "open skies" deal that scraps most restrictions on trans-Atlantic flights. The deal, which has already been approved by the United States, is intended to enhance competition among airlines by allowing them to fly anywhere in Europe to anywhere in the United States, and vice versa. The arrangement, which goes into effect on March 30, 2008, replaces
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