Art Cars redux

Another year, another Art Car Parade. This time, no pontificating, just photos.

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Yippie-ki-yay!

Last weekend, I took in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo downtown parade for the first time in several years. The weather was spectacular, and the crowd was massive, diverse and enthusiastic. There were horses, riders, and marching bands. All in all, a great day to be in Houston.

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Sabine to Shepherd and Back Again

Today featured some of the most spectacular weather my hometown has seen in quite some time — crisp, clear skies, a slight chill in the air and absolutely no humidity.

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Apollo 13′s Gene Kranz: No room for failure

Gene Kranz was one of my heroes long before I ever really knew who he was. And earlier this evening, I finally got to hear him speak.

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Fog and explosives

This past weekend, I had to the opportunity (with several hundred others) to watch a major building in Houston be turned to dust.

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Forsooth, Houston, the play’s the thing

Last night, I took in the Houston Shakespeare Festival’s production of The Taming of the Shrew at Miller Outdoor Theatre. The production, like most I’ve seen by the festival, was first-rate, reminding me once again how vital the festival and the theater are in Houston’s cultural scene.

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Restoring history amidst a sea of change

I had the opportunity this weekend to visit Freedmen’s Town, the historic black community formed by newly freed slaves on the outskirts of downtown Houston, in the Fourth Ward.

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The Art Car Parade: Keeping Houston weird

What is it about the Art Car Parade that makes it the quintessential Houston event?

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A Houston weekend: Dragon boats, Cinco de Mayo, and the Silk Road

Houston political and civic leaders often speak of how the city is a model of diversity for the nation. And while some radio commentators seem to treat “diversity” as a virtual four-letter word, it seems most Houstonians have embraced the multicultural stew that the city has become in the past few decades.

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A few of my favorite blogs

It’s a quiet, lazy Sunday morning and I’m going through my bookmarked pages on Microsoft Explorer, switching them over to Firefox. And I thought, hey, why don’t I share some my favorite blogs (especially since I still don’t know how to create my own blogroll on my site.) This is by no means a comprehensive list, and none of these blogs are from the (cue ominous music) mainstream media.

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