Lester Tyra's short reign as chief of the Houston Fire Department has been filled with controversy. Can he quench the flames fast enough to save his job?
Oh God, my stomach is so distended. WHY do I do this to myself every Super Bowl Sunday? I watch one football game each year and it's this one, and the only reason I watch it is to have an excuse to eat snacks and watch commercials.
A few thoughts on this year's game:
First of all, choirs are very in, apparently. Both Faith Hill and Bruce Springsteen had choirs in their shows. Speaking of The Boss, did you check out his crotch slide right into the camera during the halftime gig? We were at
Photo by laffy4kIt's been an excruciating five-week wait for employees of Houston's only
daily newspaper who are scheduled to learn today and tomorrow if they still
have jobs.
As one nervous reporter described it on Twitter a few days ago, "Out working
on plans B-through-F. Anything to take mind off impending Tuesday doom."Today, then, is Doomsday. To be followed Wednesday by Doomsday II.Yesterday, Chronicle executives told employees the latest round of layoffs
at the newspaper, first announc
Fox News (the local kind), you giveth and you taketh away.First, you go live to Roy Morales HQ, giving the candidate the rare chance to appear on TV (explaining why he's failing miserably). A dedicated coterie of supporters is bunched behind him in the perfect camera angle to make it look like he has a dedicated coterie of supporters, and you go LIVE to your reporter, and....the sound goes out. The world misses the wisdom that no doubt ensued. (Incredibly, the Fox anchor blamed the fact that the
