今天,老二回来聊天说这学期与他一起上历史课的有位同学自己说是他老爹是CBA球员,以前也打过NBA。 打过NBA和CBA的球员中,掰手指头都能数过来。知道姚明是把家安在休斯敦,但是从来没听说过他搬到糖城来了。给了几个名字,应用排除法,最后孩子确认是巴特尔,因为他同学名字就是巴特尔。 放狗一搜,果然发现 一则消息 , 证实巴特尔确实在糖城安家。 消息中提到 “在NBA闯荡过几年并取得一枚总冠军戒指的巴特尔把家安在了美国休斯顿,而且他的家离姚明家不远,休斯敦市西南一个叫Sugar land的安静小区里,巴特尔的夫人和孩子已经安安心心地住了好几年。巴特尔家是幸福的一家五口,人称吉祥五宝。巴特尔忙于打球挣钱,妻子德明在美国把三个儿女都教得非常有出息。老大迪菲大学就读于美国的名校—芝加哥伊利诺伊州立大学,而老二巴仁娜和老三巴恩泽都在休斯敦上学。 据说巴特尔的三个孩子每个月的花费就高达8万元人民币,当时还没有当上爸爸的姚明曾经半开玩笑地感叹道:大巴拖家带口赚钱,辛苦呀。不过巴特尔自己倒是成天乐呵呵的,因为孩子们就是他的最爱,为孩子做什么事情都是应该的。” 已经42岁的巴特尔至今奋斗在运动场上,为了挣足孩子的奶粉钱,真是挺不易啊。 巴特尔没在 休斯敦 打过球,却决定把家安在糖城,估计是综合考虑了学区,华人生活方便,以及房价相比较其他美国大城市周边要便宜些。 说起巴特尔,就想起了另一位 大名鼎鼎的NBA球星从来没在休斯敦打过球却也在糖城购置过房产。 这位与巴特尔打同样的位置,不过名气可大多了。他就是。。。如雷贯耳,掩耳盗铃的 大鲨鱼----奥尼尔 去年霍华德从湖人来火箭,奥尼尔当时评论说 “It was expected,” Shaq said. “We’ve all been in LA, and not a whole lot of people can handle being under the bright lights. Everybody wants to do it, but when you get there, there are certain pressures. I think it was a safe move for him to go to a little town like Houston . That’s right, little town . I said it.” 这立马引起了轩然大波,美国第四大城市居然被奥尼尔称为是小地方,很多人觉得他是大嘴巴。后来他赶紧更正,说他的意思是休斯敦的篮球市场没有洛杉矶大,其实他自己就在休斯敦有房产,他不是真心认为休斯敦很小,更不是冒犯。 好吧,他确实在糖城有处豪宅,是在最贵的地段,紧靠高尔夫球俱乐部。 他那处房产其实是96年的时候买给他当时的女朋友 Arnetta Yardbourgh ,以及他的大女儿 Taahirah 。他女朋友希望和住在休斯敦的grandma近一点,所以他当时就在糖城给他买了豪宅。当然,后来奥尼尔和女朋友分了没有走入婚姻,房产还在奥尼尔名下,但女朋友和他的大女儿一直住在那里。他的大女儿一直在糖城长大,去年离开家去上大学。正好我家老大刚上高中,是同一所学校,有见到 奥尼尔 在女儿的高中毕业典礼上现身。 04年在他的豪宅里发生过一起凶杀案。是房屋的清理工母子不知什么原因争吵,儿子将母亲用刀刺死,当时奥尼尔还在湖人队效力,正是NBA西部总决赛期间,他正在为对阵森林狼的比赛做准备。嗯,同时,科比也在面临关于他的著名的强奸案的法庭传唤,现在想想,也够乱的。 奥尼尔和他前任女朋友 Arnetta 拖拍不到四年分手,给她留下一处豪宅,得到了一位女儿。 02年奥尼尔与 Shaunie结婚,结婚时候,二人已经有四位子女。07年二人分开,后来又复合,10年奥尼尔正式提出离婚,理由是“ irreconcilable differences”。啥意思呢,就是二人都守身如玉滴,没什么人出轨或者家暴之类的,但就是貌合神离,性格不合, 过不到一块, 爱匝地匝地。 NBA球星绯闻多了去了,一句话总结奥尼尔这点事,那就是“天空飘过五个字,这都不是事”。
连着写了两个blog唠叨这点儿事儿,自己都觉得夸张。不过今天看到这篇报道上有个屯民跟记者说这简直就是希区柯克灾难电影《群鸟》的蚊子版,我觉得自己拍马都赶不上他的夸张手段。 据说这种洪水蚊子(floodwater Mosquitoes)并不携带西尼罗河病毒之类的致病原,所以市政府不准备喷药扑杀,就让他们自生自灭。 好消息是本周四冷锋南移到德州,屯子将有降雨,之后会降温,能使得蚊子的行动力降低,种群数量也会下降。 坏消息是这个降温不足以杀死蚊子,还要坚持到一场有效的霜冻之后。 Mosquitoes swarm, but relief is on the way A chill later in the week is expected to help By PURVA PATEL, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Updated 11:21 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2011 Mosquitoes are all the buzz. The drought, a sudden rain and warm temperatures created a perfect swarm, leaving Houstonians swatting at countless "floodwater mosquitoes," aggressive pests that hatched about a week after the much-celebrated Oct. 9 rains. The city is suffering in itchy misery - bug spray is flying off the shelves, some counties are working overtime to spray neighborhoods and families are retreating indoors during otherwise prime fall weather. "You just kind of see people swatting," said Alexandra Ernst, 22, a senior at Rice University who was among those frantically swiping at the swarming pests during brief trips outdoors this weekend. "If you weren't having the same problem, you'd think they were just swatting the air." Mosquitoes even infested Twitter this weekend, trending in Houston as one of the hottest topics. "It's like a really awful version of Hitchcock's Birds," one Houstonian wrote Saturday. Floodwater mosquitoes, which can lay eggs that won't hatch for years until sated by a drink of water, are to blame for the recent surge in bites across the city. They usually live a few weeks but can fly five to 10 miles. "There can be an influx in the middle of a suburban neighborhood, and the breeding site could be miles away," said Michael Merchant, an entomologist at Texas AgriLife Extension Service. "We see these things affect entire communities and not just houses on the edge." While there are a few different species of floodwater mosquitoes, they tend to be on the larger side, have a more noticeable bite, and may bite through light clothing, he said. Until temperatures fall, repellents, long sleeves and lots of slapping may be the only defenses against the pests, which seem to be attacking indoors as well. After walking into a cloud of mosquitoes, the pests followed Sana Siddiqi, 29, into her Pearland home. "They're everywhere," the attorney said. "I'm constantly slapping myself." The good news: There may be some relief in sight near the end of the week. "When we see a cool front come in, it should lessen the mosquito population, " said Sandy Kachur, with Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services. "In the meantime people need to take precautionary measures." The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures to drop to the 40s Thursday night. There's also a 30 percent chance of rain Thursday. It usually takes temperatures in the mid-50s to see a significant drop in mosquito activity, Kachur said. West Nile sampling Cooler temperatures may send the insects into hiding, but it would likely take a hard freeze to kill them, noted Merchant. Because floodwater mosquitoes generally don't carry diseases such as West Nile virus, Harris County doesn't spray for them. It does spray for a second type, so-called container mosquitoes like the Culex pipiens, which often carry viruses. Kachur said 599 positive samples for West Nile have been found in Harris County so far this year. The number of samples that tested positive, however, has dropped off since the summer, she said. The county sprays areas where diseased mosquitoes are found from Sunday through Thursday each week. The latest report dated Oct. 19 lists 10 ZIP codes where dead birds tested positive for West Nile. In Galveston County, officials were working overtime to attack the problem, according to a statement on the county's mosquito control Web page. "The cooler temperatures put us behind schedule, but we are doing our best to work around this," the statement read. Staff writer Zain Shauk contributed to this report