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Rugged RugbyMarch 2012
The Memorial High player broke through the opponents’ tackles, his legs pumping, the oval ball nestled in his arm. He crossed the end-zone line and stood there, exalting in his first score. His teammates screamed at him. But they weren’t yelling congratulations. Get down, they were yelling. “Put the ball on the ground!” After all, he wasn’t wearing pads, and … Long Live LibrariesJanuary 2012
At 4 p.m., teenagers from nearby Pershing Middle School invade the McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library, their voices clawing at the silence, bleeding out of the contained space created for them. In the commotion, sitting at a small desk surrounded by friends, is Sam Herman, an eighth grader at T.H. Rogers Middle School. Herman could go home after school, but he … Collecting the UnexpectedNovember 2011
The doorbell that rings behind John Delayre’s steel-plated front doors chimes the first eight notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in homage to Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. But the doorbell isn’t the only surprise in this modern house. In an alcove above Delayre’s living room, just beneath the 26-foot ceiling, ascending and descending like notes in concerto, are more … Time with DadJune 2011
John Blumenthal coached son Kegan’s Little League baseball team for years, and, later, they played tennis together. Daughter Michelle was a gymnast, swimmer and cheerleader. Blumenthal went to her matches and cheered her on, but he couldn’t do those activities with her, and they didn’t offer one-on-one time. So, eight years ago when she was 14, he had an idea: … Punk’d by PrankstersApril 2011
Dr. Larry Ginsberg vowed revenge. More than 20 years earlier, his best friend, Randy Gottlieb, had played a prank by sneaking a tongue sandwich into the trunk of Ginsberg’s car. The sandwich went rancid over several days. “You can’t lay down when someone plays a prank on you,” said Ginsberg, 54, a professor of diagnostic radiology at The University of … The Brew CrewFebruary 2011
At 16, Thom Coburn couldn’t buy beer. But he could buy a beer-making kit, and he could research the brewing process at his local library. His parents let him brew on the kitchen stove because they thought the chemistry, scientific principles and discipline would be good for him to learn. Then, he and his parents drank the results. Eighteen years … Back to SchoolJanuary 2011
After four semesters at The University of Texas, Jarratt Kelso still didn’t know what he wanted to be. So Kelso, then 20, left school and traveled for two years, supporting himself by working as a waiter, busboy and bartender. Going back to school was a vague thought, one of many possibilities. In Seattle, he met Kasey McCaleb. They married in … Veterans ReunitedNovember 2010
For more than 20 years, Army Capt. Nick Bollich often wondered how the soldiers who served under him in Vietnam were affected by the decisions he had made on a daily basis in the 1960s. He wondered whether they resented him for putting them in harm’s way with decisions that may have seemed capricious and senseless. But, Bollich knew, he … A Night of MagicOctober 2010
Every Friday night, the spell casters converge on Asgard Games, a table-stripped store in a small West University plaza, to play Magic: The Gathering. Other nights they find other arenas, in homes, school, sponsored tournaments or other card shops. Magic isn’t just a strategic card game for these players; it’s a passion, one shared by an estimated 6 million people … No Hype. Just Skype.August 2010
Each month, Jeanne Polocheck visits the snowy French Alps and a small village in Germany – all while sitting in her Spring Valley home with her husband and two young daughters. They chat with former nannies who spent a year caring for the girls and are back home. “The hardest part about having these au pairs has always been when … Two-Wheeling it to WorkJune 2010
When his wife totaled his car, Dr. Charles Koller took it as a sign. He bought a bike and rode to work the next day. That was 21 years ago. He still rides 3.2 miles from West University to the Medical Center and back nearly every day, rain – thanks to rain boots and a slicker – or shine. He doesn’t own a vehicle of his own. “The only exercise I get is riding my bike to work and back. And it’s great exercise,” said Koller, 60, a leukemia specialist at M.D. Anderson. “I like to see the seasons change. I like to see what people have growing in their yard. I like to see the houses being built.” Nearly 4,000 working Houstonians, or just .04 percent, ride their bicycles to work, according to a 2008 U.S. Census survey. Pedaling might take a little longer than driving, but the commute is more pleasurable, say cyclists. And when traffic… Council is in SessionMay 2010
In the City Council chambers, debate on term limits is getting heated. “I don’t see why the people shouldn’t be able to keep electing a council member who is doing a good job,” says the council chair, Luis Fayad. “I don’t agree with Luis at all,” says the councilwoman from District F, Judy Sun. “Ideally, everything is fair, and all … |
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