Friday, August 29, 2014

2014 Houston Cougar football preview

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Once again, I've either been too busy or too lazy to write a detailed take on the 2014 University of Houston football season, which begi...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

It will be awhile before rail goes to Houston's airports, and it doesn't matter

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Earlier this month, Dallas officials celebrated the opening of the long-awaited DART light rail extension to DFW airport. It is now possibl...

Dear critics of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: you can shut up now

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If you're like me, over the last couple of weeks your Facebook feed has been inundated with friends posting videos of themselves pouring...
Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Humanity's stupidest war, continued

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For Stephen Walt, the real problem with World War I is why it started, but why it lasted for as long as it did . He lists several reasons:...

The slumberful world of ASMR videos

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New York Times blogger Stephanie Fairyington describes her experiences with autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), and its ever-growi...
Monday, July 28, 2014

Humanity's stupidest war

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One hundred years ago today, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, beginning what probably was - from the standpoint of the re...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

A word about MH17

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Commercial aviation disasters always disturb me, but I am especially horrified and haunted by the incident involving MH17 , the Malaysian ai...
Monday, June 30, 2014

Sixty days to kickoff, and an updated UH football schedule

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As of today, two months remain until the 2014 University of Houston football season kicks off in its brand new stadium. The schedule has bee...

Who's up for a trip to Chile?

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Because now you can fly there nonstop from Bush Intercontinental: United Airlines, the U.S. airline with the most global route network, ...

My little gardens, continued

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They might be tiny, but my two little 4'x4' gardens have been awfully productive this past month: It might not be readily appare...