If you live in or around the Houston area and you have not yet been to Discovery Green Park for their holiday season transformation, I highly suggest that you get over there.  From the lights, to the ice rink, to hot beverage stand, to the horse drawn carriages, to the amazing art installations: It's an incredible space to explore.  Particularly ( Read more... )

Okay, we did not actually, per say, pull this activity from The Date Box.  But!  It is in The Date Box to be pulled.  It was one of a few Date Box activities that we both knew about before hand.  Therefore we discussed it with people when explaining The Date Box in casual conversation.  And people (mainly, some of my favorite relatives) got excited ( Read more... )

Woot!  Got Houstonist's "Photo of the Day" again!  See it HERE!

It is always an honor, Houstonist!  Thank you!

On Tuesday, my dear friend Kramer and I went on a little photography excursion to one of my favorite spots in Houston: Eleanore Tinsley Park, just under the Sabine Street bridge.  There's the bayou, people living in the Sabine Lofts letting their dogs romp, a skate park, a beautiful view of the Downtown skyline, rotating art installations, and a ( Read more... )

This afternoon my father burst into my office, shrieking like a little kid, "It's snowing!  It's snowing!  It's snowing!"

To which I replied in a very Grinch-like tone, "Mother fucker!  It cannot be snowing right now!"  Upon stepping outside to see this phenomena for myself I grunted, "Well this is just bullshit."

In case you didn't notice, me and ( Read more... )

Last Tuesday marked Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.  And if you may recall, Rhonda and I started a new tradition last year, which we kept on this year of 5769 (2008).  As it turns out, Rhonda and I have a lot of the same goals and aspirations for improving ourselves and our lives, including, not the least of which, is less T.V. time and a lot   ( Read more... )