The Adventures of a Tunisian in Texas

Houston Professional Teams

What's happening with our professional teams in Houston? it's has been an awful fall for major teams. I was not thrilled by the Astros (remember Pujol 9th inning home run, and the sweep in the finals). You don't wait forever to go to the World series to get swept in that fashion by the White Sox. The Rockets are lethargic and people in the city and the local media are very soft on Yao. He is no all star and he should not be mentioned in the same breath as T-Mac or be compared to Shaq.

Should I dwell on the Texans? I don't recall ever having a home team in any sport in all of my life as pathetic.

The Fans in Houston need to become more demanding like New York and Boston fans. David Carr, Yao Ming, Enseberg will have no sympathy (and will not survive) if they were playing in those markets.

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Running the Houston Marathon

What is this banged up middle aged delicate knees retired soccer player doing this time? Alright my friends I decided to run the Houston marathon (26 and some miles) on January 15th, 2006. With no training and no previous experience with long distance runs, this seems quite a challenge, but I am not one to "run" away from challenges. Also I will run for a good cause, I will raise money for a charity that works with the Texas Children Hospital. I officially started training the weekend of Thanksiving....

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