I’ve been to the rodeo and the livestock show bunches of times, for many years. But I’ve never been to the BBQ cookoff which happens the days before the Rodeo opens. So, I had to go when Nunnally gave me a free pass to one of the booths.
houston
foggy morning downtown
morning with no sky skyscapers in glass and steel monuments in shroud Dense Fog AdvisoryStatement as of 8:05 PM CST on February 23, 2004 …Dense Fog Advisory In Effect Until 9 Am Tuesday… The combination of high humidities… light winds… and wet ground conditions will lead to dense fog development tonight. Visibilities have already lowered … Read more
turf haiku
pending field of play: whither playest gophers gold? astroturf goodbye
Opening Day Tickets
Astros sell out season opener in 15 minutes Well, I don’t know how she did it, but Nunnally got opening day tickets, so I’ll be there. Just got a random call, so I’m about to head out for disc golf on this beautiful day. -b
West Alabama Drive-By
http://houstonpress.com/issues/2004-02-05/hairballs.html/1/index.html Dec 27 a truck drove by shooting at the West Alabama Icehouse, it came back by, with three off-duty, drinking, Harris County Deputies – they shot 40 times, riddling the truck, missing the driver and passenger, whack! -b
I’m from the rough side of the tracks.
Today, at my elementary school, a 5th grader shot himself in the groin. I left there in 3rd grade, so I never got to be gun-toting cool. -b