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adventures at your local heb
March 24th, 2009 by Christine
JS and I shopped at our usual HEB on Westheimer and Kirkwood. We went a little later than usual tonight at 9 PM and learned there is a whole other world out there come nighttime as if the moon brings with it some strangeness.
First of all, when we arrived, the smoke detectors were squealing non-stop [...]
coping with serious illness
March 20th, 2009 by Christine
Earlier this week, Montel Williams was on Oprah promoting his new book about how to live well emotionally after a serious diagnosis. Montel was diagnosed with MS in 1998, which is an autoimmune disease similar to but more common than Devic’s. Dr. Oz was also onstage talking about depression as a side effect [...]
what can happen if you smoke weed
March 18th, 2009 by Christine
UH frequently emails its faculty and students regarding any crimes happening on campus. I just received the following in my inbox and had to post. It’s unfortunate but the story just sounds so ridiculous like some bad comedy film starring Seth Rogen.
DATE: March 18, 2009 15:24:32 CST
Sexual Assault, Cullen Oaks March 15, 2009
Case #09-0339
SUSPECTS: #1 [...]
music for torching (a. m. homes)
March 18th, 2009 by Christine
I recently read Music For Torching by A. M. Homes. It is a novel with third person limited narrator about a couple whose dissatisfaction with the suburban myth causes them to torch their house. What follows is an unpredictable chain of events that made it nearly impossible to put the book down.
What ensued [...]
verizon wireless offers the visually impaired speech tool
March 13th, 2009 by Christine
I might have to switch to Verizon.
Verizon Wireless announced a new service for the blind and visually impaired called Talks. Talks converts on-screen text into speech so the visually impaired will know what is on the screen. This means it can be used to search through contacts, compose SMS/MMS/email messages, interact with Mobile Office and [...]