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 … Read more
Cleaning for the party – “spring cleaning” if you wish, it is December in Houston, If you haven’t ever checked out All Songs Considered on NPR’s web site, you really should. I always find myself saying (to at least one portion of it), “wow, that’s great! and I’ve never heard of them.” –party.shirl.com
Fingers and hammers don’t mix. I smashed my left index royally about three months ago. The center of impact was just behind the finger nail. The blood blister has been growing forward on it since then. It’s started to peel of from the back (revealing a good nail below it). -b
If there’s such thing as heavy clerical work, that’s what I did today. Worked at my Aunt/Cousin-once-removed Nelwyn’s office. Moved 7 years of files from boxes into cabinets, and better boxes. A few bruises and fingernail slashes. Shredded some DNU’s (Do Not Use) files. She runs an employment agency, and there is an amazing number … Read more
Saturday Evening, I was sitting in the skyview bar of the new Hilton Hotel in downtown Houston (24th floor) with Allen Hill. Just musing on the fact that My Sister and nieces were at the Nutcracker ballet earlier in the day. My mom was at a show at the Verison Theater, and I was attending … Read more
I took my final in Secondary Methods (methods in which you can/should teach children in Secondary School (middle and high school). I thought it was super easy. I studied very little – likely made a 80-90. I also decided to look for non-teaching pay-the-bills work. So, that’s starting monday. The bar’s weeks from opening – … Read more