posted by admin on Mar 10
Im going to Texas in May to watch a soccer game in Houston (Reliant Stadium) i was thinking instead of staying in houston, maybe Galveston will be fun? its not too far right? ive never been there, but i went on their website, and i think it will be more fun then houston. am i wrong???? im also in love with 3 hotels! (just from seeing pics from the sites) the st luis, mooody gardens, and hotel galvez….. which one is the nicest???? they are all around same price, so i want the nicest room/ pool/ restaurant. do u think i should even stay in galveston? it will be me and my boyfriend’s 1st vacation without our daughter, so we want something fun!!!
Whether you think Galveston will be more fun than Houston is completely dependant on what you like to do. I love Galveston, but you’ll find people on here who hate it and think there isn’t anything to do. It’s roughly 45 minutes to an hour from Houston, btw. Out of your 3 hotel choices, I’d choose the Galvez. It’s a gorgeous, historic building. But, the rooms are too small for some people’s tastes, so keep that in mind. Also, depending on how old your daughter is, staying at Moody Gardens might be better for you. If you plan on doing all of the attractions a Moody Gardens, staying on site would cut down on a lot of travel. But, it’s not on the beach like the Galvez and the San Luis are. So, it’s completely up to you and your tastes and interests. The San Luis is probably the "nicest" and Moody Gardens is probably the most updated. All 3 hotels are great properties though, so you can’t really go wrong with any of them. Have fun if you come to Galveston. Post back if you have any questions on activities or restaurant suggestions.
posted by admin on Feb 17
I am looking to move to Galveston and was wanting some information. I have visited several times and already know that I like the area. What I would like to know is if anyone can point me to a web site that has local rental house information. I have checked the major sites and only found a few properties I know there have to be more. I know from looking at real-estate in my area that there are always local home rental companies that don’t show up so if anyone has any info it will greatly help.
Here are some local homes for rent: http://realestate.galvnews.com/for-rent/Galveston-TX-USA/REALTOR-LISTINGS-source
You can choose your criteria and look at the listings. There are a lot of rentals listed by Joe Tramonte Realty, so you can try looking on their site as well. I’m about to move out of my rental house…you can have it. 
Just kidding. A lot of people just put up fliers to rent their houses too. Are you near Galveston? At UTMB and TAMUG, people just put up fliers rather than advertise in the paper. That’s how I found my house. But, there are decent ones advertised, you just might have to weed through a bunch of them. Good luck, and welcome to Galveston!!
posted by admin on Jan 25
Im going to Texas in May to watch a soccer game in Houston (Reliant Stadium) i was thinking instead of staying in houston, maybe Galveston will be fun? its not too far right? ive never been there, but i went on their website, and i think it will be more fun then houston. am i wrong???? im also in love with 3 hotels! (just from seeing pics from the sites) the st luis, mooody gardens, and hotel galvez….. which one is the nicest???? they are all around same price, so i want the nicest room/ pool/ restaurant. do u think i should even stay in galveston? it will be me and my boyfriend’s 1st vacation without our daughter, so we want something fun!!!
I love the San Luis. Moody Gardens is a mini Disneyworld & the Galvez was hit pretty bad during Ike so I would check on it’s status.
posted by admin on Jan 22
Im going to Texas in May to watch a soccer game in Houston (Reliant Stadium) i was thinking instead of staying in houston, maybe Galveston will be fun? ive never been there, but i went on their website, and i think it will be more fun then houston. am i wrong???? im also in love with 3 hotels! (just from seeing pics from the sites) the st luis, mooody gardens, and hotel galvez….. which one is the nicest???? they are all around same price, so i want the nicest room/ pool/ restaurant. do u think i should even stay in galveston?
As native Houstonian, I would advise you to research a bit more than normal before staying in Galveston. Hurricane Ike in 2008 was more devastating than many realize. The tourist areas are renewed, but other parts of town that include hotels and the like could still be in decay, making you a target for theft.
Staying in the southeast suburbs of Houston may be a good fit since you could make equidistant trips to both Reliant Stadium and the attractions in Galveston.
posted by admin on Jan 19
Renting a house or a condo would be a great idea, and there are a lot of choices for rentals in the Galveston area. I’m not sure how much you are looking to spend, so I would say that it’s best to do your homework and use online research to find available places to stay that fit within your budget.
Rather than give you a specific property name and location, I would suggest that you do some research on the available houses/condos, the prices and the locations. I have used justvr.com in the past and it was quite helpful for narrowing down my choices and booking a few nights stay.
posted by admin on Jan 13
Founded in Galveston in 1842 with the launch of the Daily News, the Belo Corporation entered the twenty-first century as a powerhouse conglomerate, owning four daily newspapers (including the Dallas Morning News), twenty-six television and cable stations, and over thirty interactive Web sites. The first comprehensive work to bring to life this remarkable success story, Belo blends biography with a history of corporate strategies. Drawing on company archives and private papers of key figures, including A. H. Belo and G. B. Dealey, former company archivist Judith Garrett Segura brings to life important chapters in the cultural life of Texas, from Galveston’s days as the largest and most vibrant town in the Republic of Texas, through the wars that followed statehood, periods of economic hardship, and the effects of sweeping social change. Turning points in the company’s history, such as the sale of its Galveston paper when company revenues were dramatically affected by candid reporting of Ku Klux Klan activities in the 1920s, highlight crucial elements of the press’s role in the life of a community. Segura also charts technological advances, from the telegraph and the typographers’ union to the dawn of the Information Age. Finally, she includes the most complete portrait of the Dallas Times Herald Company to date, documenting the rise and fall of Belo’s chief rival. This is a story of frontier survival and futuristic thinking, marketing genius and historic reporting, nurtured by a family of mavericks.
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posted by admin on Nov 26
I’m riding with a friend of mine to Dallas for a week, and taking a bus back. I need information about what site to buy a ticket, and where to go exactly. I’ll actually be in Euless needing to come to the Alvin or Galveston area. Any information is greatly appreciated.
Try Greyhound.com they’ll get you where you want to go.
posted by admin on Oct 15
1. Refer to the grid map of Galveston at the beginning of the book. Name the
building closest to the shoreline that sustained the least amount of damage.
2. After reading the chapter titled “The Beach,” write two adjectives that best
characterize Isaac Cline’s personality.
3. Explain what was unusual about the weather in Galveston the summer of the
hurricane.
4. Name two weather-related phenomena that were unsettling to Isaac in the time
leading up to the storm.
5. What controversy concerning the U.S. Weather Bureau existed at that time,
according to Larson?
6. What method of communication did the weather bureau use in its beginnings?
7. Explain the “butterfly effect.’
8. Who/what was Mark Twain criticizing in this statement, and why is the
statement humorous? “Probable northeast to southwest winds, varying to the
southward and westward and eastward and points between, high and low
barometer swapping around from place to place probably areas of rain, snow, hail,
and drought, succeeded or preceded by earthquakes, with thunder and lightning.”
9. How did Columbus and his ships manage to weather the hurricane of 1502?
Explain.
10. To what does the “Law of Storms” refer? Have we mastered it today? Explain.
11. Isaac gave a “cruelly detailed” explanation of the Coriolis effect in a presentation
to the 1891 Galveston YMCA. “The crowd listened with iron concentration.” A
twenty-first century audience would have killed him (not literally). Why?
12. Explain how the Horse Latitudes got its name.
13. What is the main reason the U.S. Weather Bureau had a bad reputation?
14. What connection did Isaac see between weather and the study of medicine?
Explain.
15. What unusual weather phenomenon occurred in Abilene, Texas, not long after
Isaac arrived?
16. What first rivalry between brothers Isaac and Joseph is discussed?
17. What did Willis Moore have banned from all U.S. Weather Bureaus? (This
product was believed to make one stupid.)
18. “Against the hubris of the age, what was a mere hurricane?” Explain this quote
and its context.
19. Explain why the citizens of Galveston abandoned the idea of building a sea wall.
20. Give two reasons Larson cites as to why Moore discounted the Cuban
meteorologists’ predictions.
21. Characterize Willis Moore. Support characterization with support examples.
22. Abbreviations on weather maps were as follows: R=rain S=snow M =_______?
23. Explain what the Devil’s Voice is according to sailors.
24. Explain to what the following metaphor refers in Larson’s account: “Where the
Americans saw numbers, the Cubans saw poetry, dark poetry, perhaps- the works
of Poe and Baudelarie- but poetry all the same.
25. Until September 1900, any barometric pressure reading under __________inches
was considered in error.
26. Why did the Weather Bureau at that time prefer to call the “eye of the storm” the
“focus” or “center” ?
27. Explain what it means for a ship to be in the “troughs.”
28. What were Isaac’s actions the morning of the storm, according to Larson.
29. Quote the lines from the newspaper article that Larson says should have gotten
the Pulitzer Prize for bleak irony. Explain why.
30. What did you consider to be unusual about the behavior of the townspeople the
morning of the storm?
31. Why was Louisa Rolfing so angry with her husband, August?
32. Why did Rabbi Cohen instruct his wife to play the piano that day?
33. Describe the tragedy at Ritter’s Café and Saloon on Mechanic Street, the first
tragedy of the storm. Be very specific.
34. These people saw hurricanes in their sleep. What people?
35. Describe what happened to Isaac, his family, and Joseph’s dog immediately after
the storm hit.
36. Explain how Isaac was able to identify his dead wife?
37. What did Willis Moore instruct Isaac to do in the days following the storm?
38. Specifically what was the miracle of Anna Diez?
39. The Galveston Wal-Mart sits on the site of what former building?
40. Describe 3 examples of situational irony that occur in the last section of the book.
Explain what makes each an example of irony.
41. Explain why Isaac and his brother Joseph never reconciled. (inference question)
42. Describe an incident that occurred during the storm that you found to be most
poignant. Explain what makes it so; support. What writing strategies of Larson’s
make the account particularly moving?
16. What first rivalry between brothers Isaac and Joseph is discussed?
They both write a weather article for a contest, isaac gets excepted an jospeh dosent.
17. What did Willis Moore have banned from all U.S. Weather Bureaus? (This
product was believed to make one stupid.)
Cigerrets
38. Specifically what was the miracle of Anna Diez?
"there were miracles still, like Anaa Diez, sixteen years old, who had been washed to the mainland untill a week later she finally made her way back to galveston."
pg.225
posted by admin on Oct 15
1. Refer to the grid map of Galveston at the beginning of the book. Name the
building closest to the shoreline that sustained the least amount of damage.
2. After reading the chapter titled “The Beach,” write two adjectives that best
characterize Isaac Cline’s personality.
3. Explain what was unusual about the weather in Galveston the summer of the
hurricane.
4. Name two weather-related phenomena that were unsettling to Isaac in the time
leading up to the storm.
5. What controversy concerning the U.S. Weather Bureau existed at that time,
according to Larson?
6. What method of communication did the weather bureau use in its beginnings?
7. Explain the “butterfly effect.’
8. Who/what was Mark Twain criticizing in this statement, and why is the
statement humorous? “Probable northeast to southwest winds, varying to the
southward and westward and eastward and points between, high and low
barometer swapping around from place to place probably areas of rain, snow, hail,
and drought, succeeded or preceded by earthquakes, with thunder and lightning.”
9. How did Columbus and his ships manage to weather the hurricane of 1502?
Explain.
10. To what does the “Law of Storms” refer? Have we mastered it today? Explain.
11. Isaac gave a “cruelly detailed” explanation of the Coriolis effect in a presentation
to the 1891 Galveston YMCA. “The crowd listened with iron concentration.” A
twenty-first century audience would have killed him (not literally). Why?
12. Explain how the Horse Latitudes got its name.
13. What is the main reason the U.S. Weather Bureau had a bad reputation?
14. What connection did Isaac see between weather and the study of medicine?
Explain.
15. What unusual weather phenomenon occurred in Abilene, Texas, not long after
Isaac arrived?
16. What first rivalry between brothers Isaac and Joseph is discussed?
17. What did Willis Moore have banned from all U.S. Weather Bureaus? (This
product was believed to make one stupid.)
18. “Against the hubris of the age, what was a mere hurricane?” Explain this quote
and its context.
19. Explain why the citizens of Galveston abandoned the idea of building a sea wall.
20. Give two reasons Larson cites as to why Moore discounted the Cuban
meteorologists’ predictions.
21. Characterize Willis Moore. Support characterization with support examples.
22. Abbreviations on weather maps were as follows: R=rain S=snow M =_______?
23. Explain what the Devil’s Voice is according to sailors.
24. Explain to what the following metaphor refers in Larson’s account: “Where the
Americans saw numbers, the Cubans saw poetry, dark poetry, perhaps- the works
of Poe and Baudelarie- but poetry all the same.
25. Until September 1900, any barometric pressure reading under __________inches
was considered in error.
26. Why did the Weather Bureau at that time prefer to call the “eye of the storm” the
“focus” or “center” ?
27. Explain what it means for a ship to be in the “troughs.”
28. What were Isaac’s actions the morning of the storm, according to Larson.
29. Quote the lines from the newspaper article that Larson says should have gotten
the Pulitzer Prize for bleak irony. Explain why.
30. What did you consider to be unusual about the behavior of the townspeople the
morning of the storm?
31. Why was Louisa Rolfing so angry with her husband, August?
32. Why did Rabbi Cohen instruct his wife to play the piano that day?
33. Describe the tragedy at Ritter’s Café and Saloon on Mechanic Street, the first
tragedy of the storm. Be very specific.
34. These people saw hurricanes in their sleep. What people?
35. Describe what happened to Isaac, his family, and Joseph’s dog immediately after
the storm hit.
36. Explain how Isaac was able to identify his dead wife?
37. What did Willis Moore instruct Isaac to do in the days following the storm?
38. Specifically what was the miracle of Anna Diez?
39. The Galveston Wal-Mart sits on the site of what former building?
40. Describe 3 examples of situational irony that occur in the last section of the book.
Explain what makes each an example of irony.
41. Explain why Isaac and his brother Joseph never reconciled. (inference question)
42. Describe an incident that occurred during the storm that you found to be most
poignant. Explain what makes it so; support. What writing strategies of Larson’s
make the account particularly moving?
16. What first rivalry between brothers Isaac and Joseph is discussed?
They both write a weather article for a contest, isaac gets excepted an jospeh dosent.
17. What did Willis Moore have banned from all U.S. Weather Bureaus? (This
product was believed to make one stupid.)
Cigerrets
38. Specifically what was the miracle of Anna Diez?
"there were miracles still, like Anaa Diez, sixteen years old, who had been washed to the mainland untill a week later she finally made her way back to galveston."
pg.225
posted by admin on Oct 8
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