Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak has turned into a not-guilty plea via her attorneys today. The charges against her are from a kidnapping+murder attempt from earlier in the year, which put Houston in the national spotlight, as NASA is based in Clear Lake (just south of Houston).

I’m not surprised by this, honestly. If you’re an avid reader of blog here (which I appreciate!), you know that I’ve slammed supporters of Nowak (Silvestro’s) and feel for the victims in this case. She’s innocent until proven guilty, so I hope that all the facts are presented well and that an unbiased jury makes a well-educated decision.

To pop in an overview… Nowak’s a mother of three and was arrested on February 5th of this year after she apparently drove straight through from Houston to Florida, where she confronted Cpt. Colleen Shipman (Air Force) in the parking lot of the Orlando airport. Nowak pepper-sprayed Shipman and supposedly had plans to kidnap her and take her life because Nowak thought her to be romantically involved with her man-friend Bill Oefelein (also a NASA astronaut).

Lisa’a been canned from NASA since the incident and is currently free on bail.

Give it all you’ve got in the comments section of this post, I want to hear what you have to say about this craziness.

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The big cheeses in our Texans franchise haven’t been able to attract Jeff Garcia nor Patrick Ramsey (both would have done very well with our team), but there still may be hope. Apparently, we’re close to signing Matt Shaub. Atlanta had Shaub as a capable backup for Michael Vick, after being drafted by the team in ‘04. Our potential QB weighs in at 237 and stands nearly 6 and a half feet tall. Plus he’s from Virginia! (personal geographical connection).

It’s do or die time for the Texans (well, has been for while, but now more than ever) and our team needs to make solid decisions, stick with them and MAKE IT WORK THIS SEASON. We’re not as bad as we play, but perhaps that’s due to poor coaching or a combination of lack of confidence in the players as well. In any case, cut the b.s. and get to work. We need wins right off the bat and to show the NFL that we’re an upcoming force that deserves respect. Right now, we’re a laughing stock, and that doesn’t represent Texas well AT ALL.

Do it right, do it well Texans. Your city is hungry and not willing to wait much longer for some red-zone conversions.

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No news is sometimes good news, and things are slowing in Houston today so I figure I’ll take a moment to depart from the normal path of topics I cover. I came to Houston from the east coast a bit over 3 years ago and I have many good things to say about my new city that I am so proud to be a part of. I gave the handle “Clutch City…” to my blog because I have been witness to the strong, intense, determined spirit that lives in this thriving metropolis of Texans. In times of do-or-die, it never ceases to amaze me how us Houstonians pull through as individuals and often times a close-knit groups with a definite goal.

This driving force, is something that adds a muster of unique confidence to the air around town. When I was going through college, there were many challenges of all sorts that I was faced with. I can honestly type here in my blog and tell you that being in Houston, surrounded by folks with Texan-gusto, helped me to bear down and go into those challenges full speed ahead with a smile on my face.

I’m interested to hear how the unique atmosphere in our great city has affected you, especially if you’re a transplant like me.

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