Snow?

So I posted something this afternoon, and Blogger saw fit to delete it.
Thats something else I have noticed, people in the Midwest and East Coast dont use the term "see fit". Anyway, I was fixing to rewrite the post, but I had a better idea. There is another Texas term"fixin".

Anyway, so there was a snowfall in Houston today. Yeah, snow in Houston. It was not a big storm, probably not more then say an inch or two, but it was weird to see snow stick on the ground in Houston. The last time that happened was 1989, I was in first grade at that time! So many things have changed since those days. The end of the 80's, the begining of the 90's... things seemed so much simplier back in those days...

But I know there are a bunch of skeptics in the crowd. The peanut gallery may or may not believe me, so I went outside this evening, and took a few pictures of my car(with the snow collecting on it). I will post them when I get a chance to pull them off my camera.

And with that I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
Drink one for ol Big Tex, and I guarantee you, he will drink one for you...

Thats It

Thats it, I am out the door.
I will not be updating again till Monday, at the earliest.
See yall in H-Town!

Quick Reminder

The Biggest Challenge of All ends tomorrow afternoon. Be sure to post your challenge!

Big Tex Invades the Sears Tower

So I was working on my finals and decided that I needed to take a break. Since I have been in Chicago, I have spent no time doing the traditional site seeing that many people who visit chicago do. Infact in my four years in Hartford, I never did the traditional Hartford site seeing! Now granted that Hartford has nothing worth seeing in the first place, its still pathetic that I never got out and saw the city. So thats why I wanted to see a few things in Chicago.

So. today I went to the Sears Tower. It was a fun expedition. I got on the Red Line at Addison and rode to the Monroe stop. At Monroe I walked 2 blocks to Clark then turned at Clark and headed up Jackson. The Sears Tower is 110 stories at its height and is the tallest building in the world. I entered the building and ofcourse met up with the usual security procession that would accompany such an attraction. Once clearing security I proceded down the elevator to buy tickets. After purchaisng my ticket, I was ushered into a small video screening room.

The 8 minute video was about the history of chicago. It was an interesting movie which talked about how CHicago started out as a small rural town and became a city when the railroads brought people into chicago. They came to sell farm animals, grain, and utilized Chicago's unique position on Lake Michigan.

After the movie we walked around a few interesting exhibits which related to chicago and finally the main elevator. It took less then a minute to climb 103 floors (not 110) and get to the observation areas. Today was a relativly clear day and we had a 30-40 mile viewing range. I was able to see Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan from the tower. Also I was able to see Soldier Field, The United Center, USS Cellular field, and Wrigley.

But what was really good was gettign a certain sense of direction. People have made comments to me in regards to the direction of something. Since visiting the tower, I have developed a more acute sense of direction. Its better late then never, but Big Tex is starting to figure out Chitown...

Yall fascinate me

Its true, you do. Yall really fasinate me. Ok, let me just say one thing first, the proper spellign of yall is as is. There is no ya'll or yal'l int he word yall. Trust me. I use it on a daily basis. If you are using the word in an academic paper, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?!

Seriously though, yall really do fascinate me. I am an observer of people. I see how people interact togther and conduct their lives. Perhaps the classes I have taken have made me more observant. Perhaps its my own inquiring personality. Whatever it is, I love to see people in their element. If you havent tried done it, try it. Sit in a park and watch the people walk by you. Sit in an outdoor coffee shop and watch the world around you. Take time and smell the roses, their aroma is far superior then you wil ever know. Why do this? Becuase yall are so fascinating.

The Biggest Challenge of All!

So for the past few months I have been holding a trivia contest. I would post quotes and yall would identify them. It was a fun game but all good things must come to an end, as this week is the last day of the contest for the semester. Next Wednesday I will announce the winner and perhaps a new contest will start up in January at some point.

But since is the last day I thought I'd go out with a bang. So, here it is. Now it is your turn. You get to ask me to identify a quote from the simpsons, futrama, or family guy. If I get it perfectly(character, show, and episode) I will award you one point. If I get 2/3 of the quote, you will get 3 points. If I get only 1 piece of the quote, I will award you 6 points. If however, you are able to complelty stump me, I will award you 10, thats right 10 point! You are allowed to submit up to 2 quotes, so you have a chance at up to 20 points! Good luck and I await The Biggest Challenge of All...

Nice job DUMBASS Revisited

What boggles my mind is that there are a lot of people that do not understand simple animal physiology. Now I am not referring to a 300 level Biology course in a university, I am referring to simple common sense things you should know if you have a pet.

For example, I was waiting for the bus to get to school this morning and I saw a guy walking a dog. Now this seems perfectly reasonable, and I would like to commend the man for having the dog on a leash connected to the dog's coller. Sounds fine so far, but, he also had the leash wrapped around the dog's snout so the dog could not open its mouth. Brilliant work DUMBASS!

As I am sure all my astute readers know, a dog's cooling system is through his mouth. The panting that a dog does is that he is cooling off. The heat is siphoned off to the dog's mouth and it escapes as the dog opens his mouth. In this way the dog is able to cool off. In a sense the dog is sweating through his mouth. You sweat, the dog pants, thats how we are able to stay cool.

So Dumbass here was preventing his dog from cooling off. He should be forced to wear a thick fur coat in the middle of July to see what kind of discomfort he is causing the dog. It really amazes me that people get pets and have no idea how to care for them.

The people reading my blog are intelligent people, I know that and so do all of yall. I am no ttelling you anything you dont know, I am mearly entertaining you in the only way I know how: The Big Tex way...

Nice job DUMBASS

So I was on the bus going home today and as usual it was pretty crowded. Usually it is not so crowded but it was today. At a major stop , Belmont, half the bus left leaving the bus full, with a few people standing. This woman saw two empty seats next to each other: a window and an aisle. This dumbass decides to sit in the aisle seat. She therebey blocks the window seat so she can stretch out. Keep in mind people are still standing.

Nice job DUMBASS! You have taken up two seats when someone else could have sat down. You should be ashamed of yourself for your actions. You are incomviencing other people for your own comfort. You are putting other people at discomfort in order to make yourself more comfortable.

So as I saw this person I was reminded of a time when I was in Boston a couple of years ago in which I asked a person if I was close to a specific location. The person looked down at me and simply walked away. I asked another person and i got a wonderful look of contempt before they stormed away. These people put their own comfort ahead of another person.

So, why would I think of this incident? Simple. The DUMBASS on the bus wore a Red Sox cap. Suddenly the situation on the bus makes perfect sense...

I have a question for yall

I have a question for yall. Many times when I get on the bus I swipe my bus card and then the bus starts to move, and I have trouble wlaking down the aisle to find a seat. Now the bus itself is moving around 40 mph or so and I am having trouble walking down the aisle. Yet, the Earth itself is moving much faster then then 40 mph as we speak, and I have no trouble walking down the street. Why is this? Is it becuase the Earth's movement is that which I am used to and thus perceived as no movement on my part or, is it that the bus is traveling unevenly(starting and stopping frequently) and if it traveled consisitently at a given speed we would have no trouble walking in the bus. I am really curious about this, so I would like to hear your thoughts on this issue.

Trivia YOUR way

Ok. So, I normally post a bunch of trivia, but I am gonna do something a little different. I am gonna post one quote then allow you to post your favorite quote. Post your favorite quote, identify the speaker and pick up 3 points! Identify the speaker of the quote I post and which epsiode it is from pick up an addditonal 2 points! Its that easy!

Ullman shorts,
Christmas show,
Marge's fling,
Homer's bro,
Bart in well,
Flanders fails,
Whacking snakes,
Monorail,
Mr. Plow,
Homer in space
Sideshow Bob steps on rakes,
Lisa's future,
Selma's hubby,
Marge not proud,
Homer chubby,
Homer worries Bart is gay,
Poochie,
U2,
NRA,
Hippies,
Vegas,
and Japan,
Octuplets, and
Bart's boy band,
Marge murmurs,
Maude croaks,
Lisa Buddhas,
Homer tokes,
Maggie blows Burns away,
What else do I have to say?!

Have at it!