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Holiday wrap-up

2006-07-20T22:23:00.000-07:00

I'm back from a much needed break and I must say that I enjoyed my christmas break. It felt so good to get out of my usual "college town" element and be amongst traffic, skyscrapers, cars (as opposed to big trucks). I really didn't ask for much (just a gift card to Wo.rld Mar.ket) but I received that and more. I got a chance to spend some quality time with my family, who I really only get to see once a year. My brother marked his one year anniversary of purchasing his house (or his 1st house as he likes to say). My cousin also closed and moved in on his condo in Buck.head (the "old money" Buck.head as he likes to say). After 25 years, my mom was finally able to afford to do some renovations to her house. She basically got a new kitchen and both bathrooms totally re-done. I'm so happy for her because my mom deserves every blessing she gets. Unfortunately, my other brother, sister-in-law, and nephew were not able to make to to At.lanta for the holidays. He and my aunt got into a little disagreement last year and called himself boycotting her house until she can get some act right. I think the sad part of my visit was seeing my grandfather. I'm glad that he was able to make to see another Christmas but his health is deteriorating. He has dementia and his eye sight is not that great. He doesn't have much of an appetite either. It was sad to see a man who used to give me piggy back rides to needing help getting in and out of a car.

I think the memory that I will cherish the most from this Christmas was that I was able to hang out with one of my older cousins. She's 4 years older than me and when I was little I looked up to her. She was the closest thing that I had to a sister. When we were younger, our grandmother would make us matching dresses. Whenever she would come to town or I'd go visit her, we always had to share a room. But of course as we got older, we grew apart. She went to college, got grown, got married, and had a baby. I went off to college and did my thing. It wasn't until this past Christmas that we were able to talk like women. Her and I went out every single night that I was in At.lanta. Ca.fe Inter.mezzo, Jus.tin's, Len.nox Mall, Mag.ic City (Good Lawd! I never thought I'd go to a strip club with a family member). We talked about the things she's going thru with her ex-husband and her daughter. We talked about dating and the challenges that come with it. It was like hanging out with one of my girls. It felt really good to reconnect with her. When I left, we exchanged information and promised to keep in touch. I'm going to try to go to Detr.oit for the super bowl and she's going to try to come to Hou.ston for the NBA All-Star Game.

I gotta get to watching the Rose Bowl (Hook 'em Horns!) I'll post about my new years tomorrow.

2006-04-02T21:08:00.000-07:00

nba-all-star-champ-blog new articles for Sunday, April 02, 2006What makes a Hall of Famer?
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no_name_show @ 2006-04-02T19:51:00
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Step up Houston!
Houston recently hosted the NBA All-Star Game; has hosted the NFL's Super Bowl; the MLB's All-Star Game and the World Series. The Men's Final Four is heading to Houston in a few years; so, why not Houston? We have the facilities: the ...

The Clock Nears Midnight
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New trick!
Turns out, the boy is a future NBA all star. He either stands back about 3 feet and scores two points with a jump shot....or he goes in for the layup and tosses it in from under the hoop...er, uh...garbage can. ...

2006-07 Preview: Mid Majors, Part I
The team had an excellent season, running through a very strong MWC, with their five top minute-per-game men all returning. But that, of course, ignores the NBA draft, which could decimate the Aztecs. Star forward Marcus Slaughter (17 ...

2006-07 Preview: Mid Majors, Part II
The race could be put in doubt, however, if the NBA takes too many players away. The Tigers lose All-American Rodney Carney to graduation, but their next 8 players in terms of minutes per game and points per game were all freshmen and ...

Inside the Heat: Dancers
Sun Sports’ cameras were also there when HEAT dancers had a special surprise announcement last month – they were honored with an invitation to perform during the 55th NBA All-Star Game. Arriving in Houston, Texas four days before the ...

Liveblog: Final Four Day 3
Kentucky is still the all-time leader in NCAA Tournament victories with 99, ... the former Providence star had been a head coach just two years at Marshall. ... with his son about the NBA, but thinks Joakim will remain in Gainesville. ...

NBA East Heating Up
Nine wins in a row, 13-5 since the All Star break. ... and Nash are the other two names if Kidd is to be disputed as the best point guard in the NBA. ... No word if the NBA is going to review Shaq's choke hold on Jermaine O'Neal. ...

Midway Announces NBA Ballers for Sony PSP
Large presence during 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend included sponsorship of Club NBA music events, product sampling, and giveaways; Aggressive online campaign to top-tier enthusiast and mainstream consumer sites including NBA.com, ...

Every underbelly deserves its own underbelly
And last time I checked, this walking incarnation of all that is timeless, ... In short, Noah saw every reason why you wouldn’t want to go the NBA right away, ... Ray Ray, and one other All-Star were playing as a jazz combo in someone's ...

Bostom: NYUs Cartoonish Quarantine
All his ten or so other wives. His children, all the daughters. ... I got to work it all in by hearsay. And Mohammed couldnt cast a shadow. ... if hes the size of [611 former UCLA and NBA Hall of Fame basketball star] Bill Walton. ...

Cavaliers and LeBron a postseason trip
After two All-Star appearances and countless rave reviews, the NBA’s brightest young star finally will appear on its biggest stage. James has matured from seventh-grader to superstar. This also marked Ilgauskas’ return to the postseason ...

NBA: Men in Tights...or Not?
Sources say that the NBA informed its 30 teams at last month's competition committee meeting in Houston that tights would be banned immediately after All-Star Weekend. But the league wound up holding off on that ban, perhaps to avoid a ...

Pacers Retire Reggie Miller's No. 31
Miller ended his career last season as the NBA's all-time leader in 3-point goals. He was a five-time All-Star, led the NBA in free throw percentage five times and is No. 12 on the league's career scoring list. ...

The Final Four!
I'll almost guarantee she is not a basketball fan, yet she keeps getting these gigs at high-profile basketball events - the anthem at the NBA finals, the NBA All-Star game, this NCAA Basketball CokeFest thingy. And I don't automatically ...

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the lone star state has gone over to the puritans. ... and the nba all-star game for san antonio and the mlb all-star game for houston. pro fans are good sports, they’ll understand why they can’t drink before, during and after their big ...

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Feinstein worked closely with the two main characters in an ugly NBA fight in 1977 ... This is where Feinstein shows his appreciation for all who play sports, ... to Senior PGA star-in-waiting Bruce Fleisher, to courageous Paul Azinger ...

Yoga and Professional Sports
Just ask TJ and/or ex-NBA All-Star Steve Smith. I'm 44 years old or I should say young, have had 2 different knee surgeries from competitive skiing as well as having had my right shoulder completely rebuilt (the latter 2 surgeries by ...

2006-02-17T18:31:00.000-08:00

The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the East against the best in the West.