An ugly win is always better than a beautiful loss, so I can't really be too upset about the final outcome of this one: the Cougars, trailing by eight points late in the game, managed to score two touchdowns in the game's final 2:34 to fend off the SMU Mustangs in Dallas, 44-38, and extend their winning streak to three victories.I am upset, on the other hand, with the reasons why the Cougars were
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Does Wall Street's bust threaten Dubai's boom?
Posted on 10:44 AM by jackline
Given the current worldwide financial situation, this has been a hot local conversation topic:Dubai and its real estate market are vulnerable to an international economic downturn, especially compared with many of its Gulf neighbors. As the region's premier business, transportation and tourism hub, it is by definition more entwined with the global economy. And in tight times, Dubai lacks the
Friday, October 17, 2008
Rotation Six and e-mail problems
Posted on 6:11 AM by jackline
Sorry about the paucity of posts; it's been a busy week. I even had to come into work today (Friday), which is normally the weekend in this part of the world.Anyway, this time I lucked out and was able to get the Emirates nonstop from Houston. Even though I had to sit in the middle seat, and even though the plane was a veritable flying nursery full of crying young children, EK 212 is still, by
Sunday, October 12, 2008
One month after Ike
Posted on 12:29 PM by jackline
It's been a full month since Ike paid Houston a visit, and it's safe to say that things have returned to normal. So normal, in fact, that my rotations to Dubai can finally resume. I'll be heading to the airport in a few hours.The days and weeks following Ike were slow and disrupted, as if somebody had pressed life's "pause" button. Lori's work was closed for an entire week. My office, while open,
Houston 45, Alabama-Birmingham 20
Posted on 10:55 AM by jackline
It was a tale of two halves at Robertson Stadium last Thursday.The Coogs started out slow and played like absolute crap through the first half. Neither quarterback Case Keenum, nor his receivers, had a good showing: too many poorly-thrown balls, and too many dropped passes. The Cougar offense sputtered and was essentially unable to mount any effective drives during the first half, allowing UAB's
Monday, October 6, 2008
Finding ways to lose
Posted on 9:28 AM by jackline
My father, who has spent many years watching crappy Houston sports teams, has a saying: losing teams find ways to lose. Yesterday's game between the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts was simply proof: the Texans, up by seventeen points with just over four minutes to go, found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.Much of the blame has to be placed on backup quarterback Sage
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Houston 41, (23) East Carolina 24
Posted on 9:44 PM by jackline
I certainly didn't see this coming.The Cougars snapped their three-game losing streak in grand fashion last Saturday, upending the #23-ranked East Carolina Pirates, 41-23, before 43,641 stunned fans in Greenville, North Carolina. In doing so, the Cougars notched their first win over a ranked opponent since their defeat of Southern Mississippi in 1996 and their first defeat of a ranked opponent on
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