by Graham on September 18, 2008
It’s been a week since we were all preparing for Hurricane Ike, but I came across this photo submitted to ABC News and thought it was hilarious.
by Graham on September 11, 2008
This post is part 2 of a two-part series about our nightmarish evacuation during Hurricane Rita. Part 1 is here.
The stampede got us as far as Moscow, TX at midnight. By then, the traffic had backed up again due to some accident. I was exhausted. The cats objected whenever my fiance [...]
by Graham on September 11, 2008
Since Hurricane Ike seems to be heading this way, I thought I’d post the story of my nightmarish evacuation experience for Hurricane Rita. Believe me, I have no intentions to evacuate this time.
So far as I know, I hold the land-speed record for driving from Houston to Dallas, Texas. My fiance, Angela, my parents, [...]
by Graham on September 4, 2008
I’ve been meaning to hitch a ride in one of these cool new green electric cars that are roaming midtown and downtown. They’re run by a Houston-based startup called REV Houston. Apparently, they’ll take you anywhere in the downtown/midtown area for free–all they want in exchange is tips.
I’m happy to see more public transportation in [...]
by Graham on September 1, 2008
The New York Times has an interesting little Traffic Quiz you might enjoy taking. It’s not as easy as you would think: I scored only 5/10. An explanation of the answers is available at TierneyLab.
