Evacuate or Go To The Ball Game?

I have tickets to the games scheduled for Minute Maid Park tonight and tomorrow night. But Hurricane Ike is heading toward us and I live in Galveston County. The community next to us has been issued an evacuation order because it is in danger from a storm surge. I will go to the game tonight, but I wonder if the game Friday will be postponed. If not, take me out to the ball game...

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Farmhouse Sinks

One of the new trends in fashionable homes is farmhouse sinks. These vessels are most often made of marble, onyx, travertine, or copper. The installation of one of these rustic into a kitchen or bathroom gives the home a distinctive look that is very appealing. Of course, the durability of the sinks adds to the appeal to homeowners, and raise the value of the home.

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Apnea and Weight

My recent diagnosis of sleep apnea came with a strong recommendation from my doctor to lose a substantial weight. That should help control the damage the disease can deliver. As I take some medications for hypertension, I am not eligible to take most diet pills, so I will have to use the old fashioned method of weight loss, lower intake of calories and lots of exercise

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Brand Names and Me!

There are a very few things in which the brand of a product makes a difference to me. I love Peter Pan peanut butter, extra crunchy style, and I very much prefer Kraft macaroni and cheese to other brands.
But when it comes to clothes, I don’t care if the tag says Oscar de la Renta or Oscar, the Grouch. I want it to look decent, but most of all I want to be comfortable!

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The Making of a Legend

I just read an article in the Houston Chronicle called, "The Making of a Legend". It is part of a week long series of articles about Hakeem Olajuwan that has run in the paper in honor of the basketball star's induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame tonight. I have know some of the story of the career of Olajuwan at the University of Houston and the Houston Rockets, but this account by sportswriter Fran Blinebury is a tribute as well as an account of an hightly unlikely story.

Hakeem grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. He was a soccer and team handball player. At age seventeen a basketball caoch took notice of the seven foot tall youngster and persuaded him to give basketball a try. He had only played for three months when he was encouraged to got to the United States to play basketball in college. His arrival in Houston and his mentoring by UH Coach Guy Lewis is now mythical in proportions. If you want to get a good look at the story, read the article on the front page of the sports section of today's Houston Chronicle. You can find it at chron.com.

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