worst sounds to wake up to

April 30th, 2009 by Christine

Cats in heat.  Or cats mating.  It is always in the middle of the night, and it is always in my backyard.  It sounds horrifying and painful.  It sucks to be a cat.  But it sucks even more to be the one woken up to their love cries.
Eager gardeners.  Lately, I’ve been woken up at [...]


0 days till the ms150

April 17th, 2009 by Christine

The countdown is finally done.  JS, among others including his brother and DY, are riding 180 miles from Houston to Austin this weekend to raise money for the National MS Society.  They are expecting 13,000 riders, but with this stormy weather, many may drop out.  The plan is to bike from Houston to La Grange [...]


alief man inspired to ride ms150 by those close to him

April 15th, 2009 by Christine

JS found the article online today.  I will ahve to go buy the paper edition from Alief and frame the article and photo.  What a hoot.  I’ve copied the article below but you can also read it here.
By FLORI MEEKS CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT
April 14, 2009, 12:51PM
Last fall, Alief resident John Suh committed to bike 180 miles [...]


a tribute to the fobs (yeah, i’m talking about you)

April 14th, 2009 by Christine

Our church has seen a wonderful influx of international students over the past year.  Many of them are from East Asia and here to learn English.  Some of the things they say or do crack me up.

WL likes to listen to hip-hop music.  When asked what sort of words he learned from it, he replied, [...]


2 seconds of fame

April 9th, 2009 by Christine

So The Houston Chronicle found JS’s reasons for riding the MS150 interesting and interviewed us.  The article was supposed to run today but all we could find were the photos online.  JS told me I am either looking at his gloves or have my eyes closed.  Awesome.  Stay tuned.


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