The Mars Phoenix Lander with its parachute fully extended as captured by the HiRISE orbiter – “. . . the first time that a spacecraft has actually imaged the descent of another spacecraft onto a planetary body.”
Déjà Vu All Over Again
Baha’i leaders arrested in Iran
Shame
Brain-damaged woman at center of Walmart suit.
The Up Side of Global Warming
The high today in Houston was 77°F.
the Bab (1819-1850)
Siyyid Ali Muhammad ShiraziOrphaned, too wise for school, merchant by tradeAt 25: “I am, I am, I am the Promised One”Conquered the first 18 in silence, captured the next hundred thousand with His wordsInsulted, imprisoned, beaten, banished – martyred at 30 in TabrizBlew the Trumpet for “Him Whom God shall make manifest”Pure, Audacious, Triumphant – […]
Stairway to Heaven
West 14th, New York
Architecture For Humanity
I saw Cameron Sinclair speak at the Rice Design Alliance’s lecture series last week – his organization, Architecture for Humanity, has made a huge impact on the lives of many unfortunate people around the world.
Beautiful Iran
"Then They Came for the Baha’is"
“Never again would the international community stay silent about laws banning one group from attending school. Never again would we ignore orders to register with the government and report on your family’s whereabouts. Never again would we welcome a leader who has ordered a religious minority to be subject to secret police monitors and nightly […]
Learning from Barcelona
I was out of town on Labor Day. Driving on West Gray a few days ago, I noticed something was missing – half of the River Oaks Shopping Center was practically gone. I’d known for a while that this is what was to happen, still it made me sad. Soon there will be yet another […]
the City 