Houston

If you live anywhere near Houston, you may have heard that the Astros are in the World Series. In fact, that's pretty much all you hear about these days. But that's OK. We need some diversion after the tragedies of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Thousands of evacuees from Katrina flooded into Houston, and many are still here. For a few weeks, we were innundated with stories of separated families, massive losses, and other devastations. Then just a few weeks later, they told us to get out because Rita was coming. At least half of the metropolitan area of 5 million people left. Rita bypassed Houston and left only intense heat. Rita did her damage in East Texas, where my sister (among thousands of others) had no power for 5 days of 100+ weather.

But I digress. The point is that we are happy to have good news to celebrate. Our Astros are in the World Series! They are down 2 games in a 7 game series. But just ask the Houston Rockets about getting an early lead in a series. Just 6 months ago, they won the first 2 games of the playoffs against Dallas, then Dallas won the 7 game series.

Many women are missing the wonders of major league sports. Where else can you see lots of large, physically fit (for the most part) men showing what they can do with their bodies? Except for linemen in football, athletes are a hot bunch. Basketball is best because they have the least clothing, and the fans are closer to the action. The largest basektball arena holds about 20,000 fans, while baseball and football stadiums hold 2-3 times that.

I don't count hockey because we didn't have that in Texas for most of my life. Besides, you can't tell what's under all those clothes and pads!