October 2008 Archives
8:00 PM Wed, Oct 29, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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Call me nuts, but I have a thing for bats. I've visited bat caves in places such as Mexico, the Rocky Mountains of Canada and off the beach in Aruba.
So when I heard that Houston had its very own bat colony, I had to check it out - especially with Hallowe...
1:16 PM Sun, Oct 26, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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What goes from zero to sixty in less th...
8:23 PM Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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Frank Stokes is my hero of the day. A retired Air Force Colonel, he's been volunteering for the Ron Carter Wings Over Houston show for the last 8 years, and knows Ellington Field like it's his own backyard.
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8:05 PM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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There are a couple of things you need to know about Texas. First of all, it's big. And secondly, the land changes depending on which direction you drive.
One of the areas, Texans will tell you about is t...
8:21 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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What can I say? I'm a soul woman.
Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi may be in their fifties, but up on the stage at Houston's House of Blues, they still had the moves that made the Blues Brothers famous.
I don't know where they get their energy, but whatever they are using, I need to get some of it. That's because Saturday night's energetic concert was their second one of the day. They did their first one around 4:00 in the afternoon after the Rock Ride.
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2:29 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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1:56 PM Sat, Oct 11, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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6:15 PM Thu, Oct 09, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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You can tell Houstonians really love their drinks when they have a pet name that all the locals know - and that name is Rita.
Yup...I'm beginning to think that the Margarita has replaced Texas beer in some areas of the city. In fact, every time I meet up with friends, it alw...
3:32 PM Mon, Oct 06, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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Moody Gardens reopened on Friday after the staff spent the last two weeks cleaning up after Ike. Surprisingly, some of the staff never left the popular Galveston animal attraction - even when the rest of the island was shut down.
"Emergency staff was here the whole time," said...
3:45 PM Sat, Oct 04, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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I must admit even though people have been talking about Gravitas for months, I ended up there on Friday night by complete chance.
I was actually planning on checking out Table 7 in downtown Houston. But when I couldn't find parking and then discovered Allen...
11:54 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | Permalink
Michelle Ponto
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I don't know about you, but growing up, it seemed the only way you could raise money for cancer was by running your heart out or going on these really long bike-a-thons. I remember going door-to-door with my little pledge sheet asking people to sponsor me per m...
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