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A yellow Mini Cooper with an equally yellow house

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Amid the oil stained pavement of the parking lot just steps the air compressor at a service station I found none other than the fabled Chocolate Knight riding squirrel back. Slightly broken but in remarkable condition considering his exposed position in the right of way, may you rest in peace oh ye knight of chocolate composition… the heat of day will soon be upon you…

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From Glasstire… 2 minutes in is so worth it.

Jimmy Kuehnle’s Big Red and Walking Fish from The Prime Eights on Vimeo.

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Kopp’s has got to be the best frozen custard in the country and all from an every more upgraded store just off the Milwaukee turnpike.

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This year’s Young Audiences of Houston luncheon was held at La Colombe D’Or and proved to be a great success!

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Oy – so as most know I’m not one to review unless it’s truly warranted. Well this frosty mug from Ruggles Green on West Alabama in Houston had so many things wrong it has to be posted. First off the glass was so frozen there was a ring of ice around the brim. That ice had food pieces trapped in it. Then there was a chip in the glass, and once the ice melted a strange milky solution was left in the bottom of the glass. To top it off, once it melted into the milky solution it had the worst smell I’ve ever experienced in a restaurant – rancid. Where’s Marvin? We’ve slime in the ice machine at Ruggles Green!

I have to add that there’s no way this should be “Houston’s First Certified Green Restaurant” based on the lighting. The restrooms don’t have energy efficient lighting… there are switches on the wall no vacancy sensor in sight.

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The Juan Sebastián Elcano is the 113 metre (370 foot) tall ship that is the pride of the Spanish Navy. She docked in Galveston, TX Friday and a black tie event was held on her impressive decks. Constructed in 1927 the four masted steel hull schooner is the world’s third largest tall ship with a beam of 43′ and a draught of 25′. Her sail area is greater than 8,000 square feet. Impressive to say the least.

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Texas State law requires the Texas Comptroller’s office to hold abandoned and unclaimed property reported by businesses and financial institutions until its owners or their legal heirs claim it. The agency attempts to find the rightful owners of unclaimed properties through annual newspaper advertising, direct mail notices and the agency’s Web site.

You can use this simple site to search if you are due funds held by the State of Texas:

Who knows… today could be your lucky day and you’ll come across some money you’ve been owed for years!

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There was late night tomfoolery had at the Houston Grand Opera ball this weekend. We closed the place down with a whole host of fun people!

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I have to say that the Shell Houston Open at Redstone is well done. This year was the most exciting yet with weather delays and the most talented/famous field of players yet. Amstel Light was the best brew available in hospitality.

Watching from the 17th Green

The 17th Green

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