It’s slow and boring. It’s wimpy with all the padding and equipment. It’s easy when you use your hands. And that’s the tame version of what I’ve found posted on random blogs and message boards about why some Europeans hate our Football. But let’s face it, anyone who came to know former Houston Oilers enforcer [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Football in America
January 24, 2008
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 22, 2008
Impossible is nothing.
January 21, 2008
Once a year, arguably not nearly often enough, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s dream returns to our public consciousness. His vision was so clear: equality, period. One simple word, so many complexities. Here’s the speech, in its entirety:
The basic question is how can we be equal in God’s eyes, but not in each other’s? [...]
The Flu…
January 16, 2008
No one wants it but plenty of Houstonians have it right now. Break out the Purell, we’re in the middle of a flu outbreak. The American Lung Association estimates we have 70% more flu cases this year than last year in Houston. It’s so bad they sent their Faces of Influenza spokesperson, Dean Cain.
Yes, we [...]
It’s an Odd Universe Out There!
January 14, 2008
…and dangerous too. Oh yeah! Be glad we live where we live. The mean streets of the world’s toughest ghettos are no match for the dangers of the Universe. If leaving the atmosphere doesn’t kill you, a “rogue” black hole could (Rogue; one of those words typically used to describe countries like Iran that sponsor [...]
