Category Archives: sports

Colleyville and Arlington

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I was heading for a “weekend in Dallas”. We call it that, or “DFW”. But no one up there thinks of it as one city like Houston/Clear Lake/Sugar Land/Katy/Cypress/Conroe/The Woodlands/Waller/Humble/Kingwood/ad infinitum does. It’s two or three cities depending on who you’re talking to: Dallas, Fort Worth, and the “Mid Cities”.

Friday I got out of town finally about 2pm, braved the traffic of I-45 North to head for my good friend Jen in Colleyville, Texas. I arrive to a gated street: got past it. I arrive to a locked door: note, key under mat. I call the troop who just left for Mexican food: JohnMarsha, Conn, and Jen. Continue reading →

Derby Trifecta

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This will be the third consecutive weekend I’ve gone to roller derby events…

haciendaTwo weeks ago, it started with a nice weekend in Wimberley with friends and board games. Unfortunately, I went a bit under the weather and there wasn’t as much beer drinking as would have been commensurate with the rest of the fun.

carcassoneLeaving Wimberley Sunday afternoon, TG and I made it leisurely and stopped at the Driftwood Vineyards. It provides a fantastic view, so after our tasting we bought a bottle of B&E Cabernet Sauvingnon (from their sister winery in Paso Robles, California), sat on a picnic bench, and played another board game (to the envy of a passing employee). Continue reading →

Roy Williams and UT

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I thought this last year, but I’m glad John Lopez said it yesterday. People need to hear it.

UT’s fun-loving Williams shows it truly isn’t all about the money

By JOHN P. LOPEZ

SAN DIEGO – The voice-mail message was clear and resonant.

“This is Roy Williams . . . I guess you’d answer your cell phone if this was Andre Johnson,” Williams said.

There he goes again. Having fun.

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History only in NYC, NOT

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According to Ronald Blum, AP Sportswriter, you can only make history in New York City, or perhaps only in the Bronx,… his logic is veiled. Well, he never really explains what the hell he means, but I’m sure that Andy Pettite can make history here in Houston.

“Andy Pettitte chose home over history, agreeing Thursday to sign with the Houston Astros and leave the New York Yankees.” [yahoo news/AP]Anyone wanna bet that Ronald Blum is a Yankees fan and/or lives in NYC?

-b