Posted in Cute Fuzzy Things, Bad News on October 15th, 2007 2 Comments »
This is Avery. He passed away last night of a heart attack while I tried to rush him to the animal emergency clinic. He was born under my house with his brother Tommy right after my ex-wife and I moved in. When we first adopted him, we didn’t know if he was […]
Posted in Sports, Bad News on August 21st, 2007 No Comments »
I remember very well when the Rockets made the trade to get Eddie Griffin from New Jersey during the 2001 draft. I remember the video of Les Alexander and Rudy T. high-fiving everyone in the draft war room.
I also remember the struggles Griffin had as a talented kid with little direction and probably too […]
Posted in Cute Fuzzy Things, Bad News on August 20th, 2007 4 Comments »
It seems like every six months or so, I go through the loss of a cat. I always think it will get easier and, of course, it never does.
Over eight years ago, I went to the SPCA to return a humane trap I was using to catch one of my cats who sneaked outside. […]
Posted in Cute Fuzzy Things, Bad News on January 29th, 2007 3 Comments »
One of my kitties lost her battle with illness today. Charlotte is one of a litter of four cats I rescued from the SPCA eight years ago. Someone had left them and a fifth that didn’t make it on the doorstep of the shelter and I came by to drop off a humane […]
Posted in Houston, Stuffs for Eatin', Bad News on January 6th, 2007 2 Comments »
You know something? Weingarten Realty is really starting to piss me off. Houston is already known around the country as a sprawling hellhole full of nothing but run-down strip malls and all-too-common strip clubs. Weingarten and its ilk prosper from the growth of strip malls and help to slowly destroy any sense of uniqueness the […]
Posted in Sports, Bad News on December 23rd, 2006 2 Comments »
I’m a HUGE HUGE Rockets fan. Seeing Yao lost for AT LEAST six weeks with a fracture in his leg and McGrady still out with back problems makes me feel like doing this:
It worked to motivate the Astros. Of course, they were just behind, not hurt.
Posted in Entertainment, Bad News on December 13th, 2006 No Comments »
Peter Boyle was brilliant. He will be missed. RIP
Posted in Me Griping, Sports, Bad News on November 1st, 2006 No Comments »
Miss 13 free throws.
Allow your opponent to shoot 54 percent from the floor.
Lose by 10 points.
Welcome to Rockets season 2006-07.
Posted in Entertainment, Bad News on October 30th, 2006 No Comments »
The plastic, pink flamingo. Where would we be without cheesy lawn art built almost exclusively for Floridians and practical jokers? Lost, I tell you, LOST! Unfortunately, it looks like that could happen now that the plant that manufactures them is closing!!! NO!!!
Union Products Inc. stopped producing flamingos and other lawn ornaments […]