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
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Missing out on March Madness
Posted on 5:37 PM by jackline
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (more commonly known as "March Madness" or "The Big Dance") has begun. The tournament, which over the course of three weeks whittles a field of sixty-five schools down to just one, is the biggest sporting event of the spring; it ranks among the World Series and the Super Bowl as one of the nation's premier sports events.But I'm not playing close
Sunday, March 11, 2007
"The iRack looks like it doesn't even want those things in there."
Posted on 10:15 PM by jackline
If you didn't see it on last night's Mad TV:Absolutely brilliant.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Is Dubai's development model sustainable?
Posted on 9:42 PM by jackline
I've asked this question and examined its effects before, but someone else has explored the possible pitfalls of Dubai's hyperbolic development pattern with more detail and eloquence than I (emphasis mine):...[T]he Dubai urban model, in spite of its remarkable successes, is facing a number of challenges that seriously threaten its long-term sustainability. On the level of daily life, Dubai’s
Cool skyscaper poster
Posted on 7:39 PM by jackline
I came across this on HAIF and thought it was pretty cool: a 40" x 20" poster of 33 of the world's most notable skycrapers (you can see a larger view here). Maybe I'll buy a copy. (Or maybe I should wait a few years, after these buildings are finished and the poster is updated...)It features 33 of the world's tallest and most famous skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building, the Sears
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