And there are more where that one came from; we have five pupae that should hatch sometime this week.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Gas tax holiday
Posted on 11:29 AM by jackline
Other bloggers (local as well as national) have already written about this, but I feel compelled to add my voice to the chorus: the summer "gas tax holiday" being promoted by presidential candidates John McCain and Hillary Clinton is a stupid idea and is little more than cynical, transparent political pandering of the worst variety.The average national gas price is currently hovering right above
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
No more peach preserves for Kirby
Posted on 7:41 PM by jackline
We received the following message from Kirby's preschool today:Lori and Thomas-Just FYI, Kirby will eat the orange apricot/peach jelly... but the actual pieces of fruit are getting put into other childrens' lunches - which in turn have to be thrown away. Can we possibly avoid the fruit pieces or switch jellies? Thanks! The joys of having three-and-a-half year old kid.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
First rotation complete
Posted on 7:57 PM by jackline
I left Dubai shortly before midnight last night UAE time, and arrived in Houston shortly after 10 am today CDT. Add in the nine-hour time difference, and that's a good nineteen hours of travel, not including the two-and-a-half hours I spent at DXB checking in, passing through passport control and waiting for my flight. Fortunately the trip was relatively eventless, with the exception of the
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Denton election crisis averted
Posted on 7:25 AM by jackline
Following up on last week's post, it appears that Denton's upcoming mayoral race will not be thrown into turmoil after all:A district judge Monday allowed Denton Mayor Perry McNeill and two other candidates to remain on the May 10 ballot, after a lawsuit challenged their eligibility. Visiting Judge David Evans said he would not intervene in an election that is under way. Early voting in the City
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Cricket
Posted on 7:27 AM by jackline
Since I've been here, I've been watching a lot of cricket. The Indian Premier League is getting a lot of coverage here, and the only other sport on TV with any regularity is soccer.I've watched so much cricket that I think I'm beginning to understand it.Moreover, I think I'm beginning to like it.(In fairness, I should probably point out that most of the matches I've been watching are of the "
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Welcome to Constructionland!
Posted on 11:10 AM by jackline
Some views from Dubai's main highway, Sheikh Zayed Road. Click on any picture for a larger version... Is it the world's tallest building, or an enormously out-of-scale smokestack? The Burj Dubai dominates a cluster of high-rises in various stages of completion. Towers under construction at Business Bay (or is it the Dubai International Financial Centre? I can't keep track anymore...). The bridge
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