Share It was a conversation about Hurricane Ike over lunch at Farrago’s that got my mind spinning on this whole X Marks the Spot series of posts. By the late summer of 2008, Houston had seen its fair share of tragedy and heartbreak over the first 10 years of the 21st Century. And on September [...]

Share Truth be known, I missed the first half of the Texans Monday Night Football game against the Titans because I was catching up on Grey’s Anatomy on my DVR. Say what you will, but I’ll tell you, this season of Grey’s has been a helluva lot more entertaining than the Texans season. Apparently I [...]

Share So you love you some Art Cars, but can’t stand the heat of the annual parade? Well then you’re gonna want to check this out. I figure if you’re not sick of your family by Saturday night, you could also bring them to Discovery Green. It is a nice place for the out of [...]

Share So you should know that the Texans and I have been trying at a reconciliation. I’ve tried dating other people, but Sundays just don’t feel the same without a little Battle Red. However, yesterday’s loss was hard to take. Let’s talk brass tax, Houston lost, on the road, to arguably the best team in [...]

Share I woke up this morning to Van Halen’s Right Now. It put me in a good mood, and I figure you can hit play below, then read the rest of the post. It’s got my brain working, maybe sooner than I would have liked, and makes for good background music to this post. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fMGoXiSq0] [...]

Share When I first set myself to writing a series of posts about the last decade in Houston, this post was going to be about Bill White, and his decision to bring evacuees to Houston after Hurricane Katrina. It was, I thought, one of his brightest accomplishments during his tenure. That it is published today, [...]