In my Houston readings every day (and I do mean EVERY DAY), I have to trudge through and skip over writings about Whitney Houston (being that she shares the same name as our city). It’s become very monotonous and I’m sick of hearing about her. I mean the woman…

* gets addicted to crack and other drugs

* ruins her life

* expects everyone to “take her back” as the same ol’ person

* can’t sing very well to begin with

I’m sick and tired of hearing all this chatter about coked-up and cracked-out celebs making news with their problems. Seriously, I understand “fame” is a big responsibility sometimes, but she’s been out of the spotlight for some time now and needs to face facts. I don’t “have love for Whitney” and don’t support her “comeback”.

I had to get that outta my system.

Now back to TRUE Houston blogging…

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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If someone were to ask us as a whole how we felt about the whole NOLA/Katrina disaster, the response would resoundingly be that indeed it wss a disaster for both New Orleans, and Houston. Yes, HOUSTON.

Crime has gone up, streets filled with horrible drivers from Lousiana, apartment complexes teeming with NOLA criminals, the list goes on. These are all effects from the rush of impovershed Katrina victims staking claim in our city. With all the bad though, I along with John F. Kennedy Library Foundation commend Mayor Bill White’s efforts to control and improve these NOLA-negatives in addition to how level-headed he maintained when Houston was about the be hit with its own natural disaster (Rita).

The Foundation in Boston, MA awards people in public positions on a yearly basis. Those who are selected make “courageous decisions of conscience without regard for the personal or professional consequences.” Way to go Mayor White!

To close, here’s something worth noting: Over 100,000 evacuees came to our city due to Katrina, and a majority of them have stayed and do not plan to leavre. Additionally, murder and overall crime is up drastically in areas where NOLAs reside. If anyone has current statistics, please post them via a comment.