Monthly Archives: March 2009

Last night’s episode of House reminded me of the French movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was inspired by a French editor who suffered a catastrophic brain episode and ended up completely paralyzed except for one eyelid. His … Continue reading →

I hear via a grapevine that the book review editor at the Houston Chronicle has been let go. No word yet on what that means for the book review section that appears as part of the Sunday Zest supplement. Maybe … Continue reading →

It’s almost April and we have the heat running. It’s going to be down as low as 40° tonight. In Texas. A cold front stormed through late yesterday afternoon–there were reports of hail in some areas, variously reported as golf-ball … Continue reading →

For the first time in I don’t know how long, we are actually ahead of the average monthly rainfall. The last few days have seen considerable rainfall in the area. Water was sluicing out of the drains that remove water … Continue reading →

I’m pretty good about backing up work in progress, and doing occasional mass backups of my documents, but not as good as I should be. I have a “Sky Drive” on Windows Live where I upload material so there’s an … Continue reading →

Sometimes TV shows test my patience. Though I like The Mentalist, they shouldn’t resort to passing off things that can’t pass muster if you think about them for a few seconds. Sure, a GPS system will let you get to … Continue reading →

Some years I hardly travel at all, and others I’m on the road more than I care to think about. So far I have trips planned (or already taken) for four of the first five months of 2009. Among my destinations: … Continue reading →

This post has nothing to do with basketball. I have no interest in the sport, either at the pro or the college level. I think I’ve attended two games in my life, a Texas A&M game when I lived in … Continue reading →

My four-day training session ended yesterday at 4:15, so I promptly got into my car and drove back home. I’m glad my iPod was working again, as the music made the time fly by. Listening to the radio is okay, but … Continue reading →

Day three of training. One left to go. My butt is turning square, I think. Tonight’s Lost was interesting. After a couple of weeks of mandatory backfill, we finally get to the good stuff. Seeing Sawyer stepping up to the … Continue reading →