Houston
Question for the Rice folks
There is a plaque in one of the lounges of the Fondren Library at Rice University which commemorates the campus' "Reading for Pleasure Club". Does Rice also have a "Reading for Duty Club"?
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Houston
River Oaks: Going to the dogs
River Oaks is the last neighborhood where I would expect to get chased for a block by an angry mutt. I think the dog was counting on that element of surprise.
Houston
Thursday evening at Onion Creek
After lolling around the Rice campus for a couple of hours yesterday evening, Thomas & Lori Gray, Booth Babcock and his girlfriend Moko, Lorin Gaertner (a friend of Lori and Booth's) and I had dinner at the Onion Creek Coffee House up in the Heights. We found a
Houston
Half-Price Books: The home of serendipity
I was browsing the CD racks at my neighborhood Half-Price Books yesterday when I found three old CD singles that I doubt I would have been able to find had I been looking for them. But I would never have thought to look for them, so there they were. They
Food
Thursday evening at El Rey
I strongly recommend the Cuban sandwich at El Rey Taqueria (we went to the one at Main and Congress, but they have other Houston locations). And if you can buy it take-out, and go to a nearby pub to wash it down with a glass of Shiraz, then all the
Houston
Saturday evening at the Toyota Center
I finally saw the new Toyota Center, Houston's new downtown basketball/hockey arena. I went to my first Houston Aeros hockey game, with Thomas and Lori Gray, and Thomas' brother David. The Aeros beat the San Antonio Rampage 3-2, with all of the goals scored in the
Houston
Thursday evening at Cafe Brasil
I went to a John Kerry Meetup at Cafe Brasil last night. Cafe Brasil is a relaxing hangout in my neighborhood, about three-quarters of a mile from my apartment. It's best known for its coffee (hence the name), but the wine and food are worth trying as well,
Houston
HPD officer killed in the Montrose
HPD officer Frank Cantu, Jr. was killed by a drunk driver while on duty earlier today. The accident happened three blocks from my apartment. As I was walking down West Dallas this morning, I was passed by the flatbed trailer carrying away Cantu's wrecked patrol car. To my
Education
"Our children are learning"
On my way home from work today, I passed by the Gregory-Lincoln Education Center, my neighborhood's middle school (and the world's finest—and perhaps only—example of red-checkerboard Stalinist architecture). Its signboard had this message: "Our children are learning". I'm sure they
Education
Saturday morning at UHD
As I stumbled out of bed at 6am, volunteering to be an exhibit judge for the local junior division National History Day didn't seem like such a good idea. Ten of us—all quite awake, believe it or not—met at 8:45 in the Judges Room at
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Sunday evening at MFAH
As part of its "Revivals" film series, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston showed Leni Riefenstahl's film about the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Olympia I. Olympia I is a stunningly beautiful film. Except for the parts which have Nazis in them. There's no harm in
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Massages in Houston
If you live inside the Loop, and you'd like to get a massage, I can recommend the West Gray location of Serenity Now.