Browsing Month April, 2008
How the Rockets COULD make the NBA Finals
By urbanhoustonian at April 19, 2008 | 3:45 PM | 0 Comment
COULD is the operative word in this post. As you will discover, there is a very long list of outcomes that must happen to set up a Rockets Finals berth. Let's start with their first round series. I wasn't looking forward to a first round match-up with the Jazz. I was actually hoping to open against the Phoenix Suns. The Jazz are nearly unbeatable in Utah. Still, these more...
P.P.S. Layover at Pappas Burger
By urbanhoustonian at April 18, 2008 | 6:45 AM | 0 Comment
So, it’s Midnight, and I am still on a fucking airplane.You might recall that I mentioned something about these thunderstorms extending from Oklahoma to Mexico. Well, in our attempt to make it to Dallas, we have found ourselves flying around the Houston countryside trying to avoid the big nasty. The pilot came on not too terribly long ago, and said that we would be more...
Post Script: Layover at Pappas Burger
By urbanhoustonian at April 18, 2008 | 2:34 AM | 0 Comment
So now I am writing to you at 9:36, and I have just gotten word that my flight will be boarding/leaving around 10:30PM. For the record, my flight WAS due to leave at 7:00. Damn Mother Nature's green hide for this evening!I'm kidding. This has actually been a very entertaining evening at the airport; more time than I believe I have EVER spent in an airport terminal for one more...
Layover at Pappas Burger
By urbanhoustonian at April 18, 2008 | 1:21 AM | 0 Comment
So I'm sitting at the bar at Pappas Burger on the Hobby Airport Concourse. It's 8:23, my flight was set to leave Houston at 7:00. The proverbial Texas Thunderstorm is ravaging the Metroplex as I write this. It's not that bad really, they serve a pretty decent Pinot Grigio here, and it only ran me $7.95 for the short access to the Boingo Wi-Fi service that you have to log more...
