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Can’t Spell? Apply Within.

January 24, 2012 9 comments

Houston is a big city with big and small businesses alike. And, so it seems, there is also equal-opportunity for those who can’t spell.  Or punctuate. Or both. In one week – ONE WEEK — I snatched the following photos while driving to and from the groomers … the Little Lady’s school … and Target. [...]

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Snow Comes To Houston in JULY!

July 26, 2011 2 comments

You read correctly — this past weekend, it SNOWED in Houston, TX.  And, incidentally, our temps were (as usual for July) right around 100 degrees.  So, we wore shorts and flip flops in our snow. Oh . . . and, there were Chimps involved with this outrageous weather phenomenon. It was all part of the [...]

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A Murder Mystery via Star Fleet Cruises

July 18, 2011 9 comments

Take a look at my bookshelf and you’ll quickly notice a couple of things about me: (1) I’m addicted to books and (2) I’m equally addicted to mystery novels.  Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and other great novelists of the genre line my black, wooden shelves — each book worn as it has been read over [...]

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Summertime at the Beach

June 23, 2011 4 comments

One by one, we’re crossing off adventures from our Summertime Fun List. Go to the beach? Check. Go fishing? Check. Did I have “Go Crabbing” on my list?  I should have . . . ’cause, that’s really all we caught on our recent “Take Me Fishing” adventure. We snagged little crabs. And a GINORMOUS, “I-Think-This-Guy-Could-Take-Me-Down-In-A-Dark-Alley” [...]

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Olive Garden. Food. Wine. GIVEAWAY. (CLOSED)

June 2, 2011 627 comments

Sometimes, when you’re pregnant, you get cravings. (we’ve talked about this before, remember?) Sometimes, no matter what you tell yourself, nothing will satisfy those cravings like hot, garlicky breadsticks, crisp salad, and Tirimisu. I’d include Manicotti in that list but, alas, the last time I checked, you can no longer get that particular dish at [...]

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National Take Me Fishing Week is HERE

June 2, 2011 11 comments

If you have a child like mine, worms are fascinating and fishing is the best. thing. ever. While we were in Oklahoma with my family, my youngest sister (a former tomboy herself) and the Little Lady talked my dad and grandfather into a fishing trip. And, being good dads/grandpas/great-grandpas, they obliged. Now, back home in [...]

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