Despite some of our late spring cool blasts that have dropped our weather into the 50s at points through April, spring has arrived in Houston.  It was a fabulously beautiful day today, and this weekend is packed to the brim with events.
Saturday

There was one major event on saturday that I’ll be missing.  It’s a crawfish boil at a friend’s house in ( Read more... )

The new restaurant Underbelly opened up about the same time (about 6 months ago) as the adjoining beer bar Hay Merchant.  I’ve been to Hay Merchant many times, but haven’t yet managed to make it to Underbelly.

Recently my mother mentioned “the new restaurant at Waugh and Westheimer”, so last night when we went out for my step father’s 70th birthday ( Read more... )

I mentioned a while back that I saw the Google Street View car pass while I was working on the building.  Then, not too long ago, Dwight mentioned that he saw someone in the street view before he visited for the first time.  I finally got around to checking it out myself. Bill painting.

All the world’s a stage.


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Despite the fact that I’ve been working across the street from the Continental Club for six months, and now own a store at the same place, I haven’t seen a lot of live music recently.

I’ve been out for Molly & the Ringwalds (work), and for Peter & James and Light Rock Express, which tend to be for socializing. I have seen a few shows, or parts of ( Read more... )

I’ve been working construction for months in an old building in Midtown, mostly installing, framing and trimming windows, with a variety of other miscellaneous tasks.  Once it’s open I will be managing one of the stores.

There was an article on the front page of the Sunday Business section of the Houston Chronicle.  Included below:

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From: Bill Shirley
To: Jessica.Farrar@house.state.tx.us
Cc: lillian.ortiz@house.state.tx.us,
alicia.nuzzie@house.state.tx.us

Dear Mrs. Farrar,

I just became aware of a public meeting this evening in regard to a newly
funded project to add feeder roads to I-10 inside the loop. I can not make
it to the meeting this evening to let you know how much I ( Read more... )

As most people know, I don’t have a cell phone.  You people don’t call me as it is; you don’t need more access to me.  When I head out the door, I do usually take me iPod Touch with me.  If you’re unfamiliar with those, they are just like the iPhone but with no phone (or, currently, camera).

So, Friday night I took my iPod with me as usual.  I was ( Read more... )

Once again the Houston Press Music Awards Showcase is bringing the best live music value for your buck to a summer Sunday afternoon in downtown Houston.  $10 for 5 hours of music from a variety of ~50 bands.

What’s up with all the capital letters and spaces? I talking to you, B L A C K I E (how do you google that?), dUNETX, D.R.U.M., i N D I G I N ( Read more... )

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