- Rain day! Many Houston area schools are closed due to flooding and the generally crappy weather.
- Roads are flooded. Duh. So be careful if you decide to leave the house and don't drive like a jackass.
- If the rain weren't here, authorities would still want your snotty kid to stay home in the wake of the swine flu issue
- Pigs may not fly, but they can still get you sick
- A South Texas human trafficker was sentenced to 13 years in the pen and ordered to pay $1.7 million to his victims that were part of a Houston-area crime ring
- Houston's demographics are a model for the future of diversity in the United States
- GM says, "Adios, Pontiac" so get your Trans Am while you can
- Here's an idea: let's take pictures of Air Force 1 in front of the Statue of Liberty and terrify New Yorkers
- In the wake of the Leigh Boone tragedy, one would think that drivers would be more aware of cyclists. Unfortunately not; another cyclist was killed in a traffic accident
- The Chief Cook from the Maersk Alabama - the ship hijacked by Somali pirates - has filed a civil suit that he says is motivated by his desire to increase safety measures for future crew members
- Former UH Marketing professor, George Zinkhan, is wanted in connection with the shooting death of his wife and two others in Athens, GA
- The Googling treasure hunter was denied in his staking his claim on a treasure ship in south Texas
- William "Refrigerator" Perry is recovering in South Carolina from a nerve disorder
- The Astros have won ten games in a row at Cincinnati counting last night's victory behind Roy O.
- Today's weather: In a word: WET. In two words: high of 79; low of 70.

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the roads aren't flooded...they're just a little sexier...
Is it just me or have there been a lot more inclement weather days in Houston the past few years? I never got out of work for rain until about a year ago.
not that I'm complaining :-)
In a word: global warming.
that's two words