In Houston this week, a fun little media story emerged about a female blogger for a local sports radio station* who questioned whether an OKC Thunder cheerleader was perhaps a little “too chunky.” The original post (and others by this blogger, along with Anna-Megan Raley’s bio) were deleted from the radio station site, but a copy is in the google cache. The story was picked up by quite a few outlets; here’s the chron.com version.
It’s mystifying to
Somehow, the Dallas Cowboys seemed notably lacking in technique and fundamentals as they lumbered out to that 1-7 start under head coach and defensive coordinator Phillips.
He’s been a pretty decent defensive coordinator across the league, but he failed badly in his last gig with some pretty good defensive talent. Maybe he can restore his good reputation (without good 3-4 talent) in Houston.
Sadly, the headline
Car crashes into store, hits child (KTRK-13 News)
An out of control car crashed into a store and hit a child in Brazoria County, just outside of Pearland.
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Authorities say the driver was leaving a Bed, Bath and Beyond in a shopping center on FM 518 Sunday afternoon. She somehow lost control and went all the way through an Eyemasters store.
This was surely a case of sudden acceleration, right?
Heck, if the driver is
Each week, the Chron’s Whine & Dine section is a marvelous source of complaining and carping by Houstonians who simply hate to waddle more than a few steps from their car to the feeding trough. I used to mock them in the Chron.com comments section, but I think it will be more fun to share the mockery here.
Whine & Dine: Super Burger (Mary Vuong, Houston Chronicle)
This
Meat Lovers’ Swordfight at Fuegovivo Churrascaria (Robb Walsh, Houston Press)
On my second visit to Fuegovivo, last week, the first thing I noticed were all the cars in the parking lot. When I stepped inside, I felt like I had walked into an entirely different restaurant. Our waiter told us that the restaurant had already replaced its first manager with a churrascaria specialist from Brazil. The new manager had made a lot of changes and business had taken