wendyps

You have to be really careful of all the "protein" bars that are out there. Many are good, but many of the "heathly" ones are actually LOADED with sugar. Equivalent to a snickers bar, but they hide it under organic or whole grain... I'm pretty certain that brown rice syrup is just as bad for me as rice syrup, the whole thing make me furious. Stick to whole foods as much as possible. Veggies and fruits are great and easy. Among many great ideas already mentioned, I also like to keep hummus on hand. Turns out its really easy to make with a food processor.

went last night and had a blast!!! but then I was "in" with a couple of tents. I would definatley say that you need to have access to a private tent for it to be fun, but was told by a friend who had a tent that girls can generally get in anywhere if they ask right I also understand there is a free band/concert saturday night. not sure who though. So Red, if you ticket just gets you in to the bbq, I'd maybe pass (7 bucks woo hoo). If its for a specific booth or a tent, get you boots and bells out and enjoy.

woops got you confused...

in torvald's original thread, she mentions that she couldn't find the original thread. I think it dated back to 04 or 05... that building has long been appreciated by many, but unfortunatley, not many who could preserve it. and no bashing, you are right...that's why we want to preserve what's LEFT. cause there isn't much!!! I'm not a fan of a lot of styles that are loved by many, that doesn't mean that many don't love that style. Take the gawd awful redo over that conienance store on Main and Lamar...TACKY! but in its day, it was fresh and modern. do I want to preserve it, NO (I'd rather have whats underneath) but do I kinda appreciate it for the style of the times? sure... antiques are a good parallel...if you ran across a, hmmmm, some old fancy schmancy gun that took 10min to load and a ton of work to maintain, but it could still be used, and there were only a handful of them left...what would you think if someone melted that down to make a new modern gun that could shoot off umpteen rounds in 10min but would only last 10 years? (I have no idea why guns came into my head...but there you go , the parallel can be made with anything old that was utilitarian that has since been changed...my Dad just got me a cool old branding iron that I shudder to think what he paid for...same theory applies...)

beauty, history, memories, potential and "feel" are lost that can never be recovered. Sometimes, there is no help for it...but all the time? no, impatience and the all mighty dollar are usually to blame. I/we UNDERSTAND where you are coming from!!! please, take the time to look at it from another direction and realize that more is lost than bricks and wood. If you did, I would take the time to read more of your posts...as it is, I feel they all have the same message of $$$$$$$$$. been there, read that. you are clearly very intelligent and well "spoken", however, I don't want to listen to everything politicians say either, cause it is always a spin on the same bottom line.

and what several people are trying to say to you is that cost (and benefit) boil down to more than just $$'s. The $$ game can be spun in many ways. The preservation game ,however, is one directional.

I was so impressed by mcmenamins when i was there! we went to an old farm and just hopped about to different buildings, having a drink in each, had dinner in another old building...what an amazing idea. and they rake in the cash! not only do people just go for the evening, but at the same time they have events and this one had hotel rooms... what a totally neat thing it would have been if they had converted this site that way. Heights Yankee had always said it would make a killer bar/restaurant. wish I would have thought of it years ago and made a proposal of some sort...

betcha that would be a great investment with everything going on over there right now!

The sign on the door just says closed for repairs. they are doing all that street work outside of it...maybe it is just that...

as much as I think it is very sad that we are loosing this building...it has sat vacant for so very long. It isn't like it just shut down and they didn't give it a chance as something else. I guess that is why there isn't as much of an uproar as there have been with other structures. Thanks for the pics. I meant to get around to it, but never did. You should put them on that new wiki site i guess...

OH! THAT place!!! that's a coffee house??? I've passed that a bajillion times wondering what it was. I thought it was a punk rocky, record, clothing type of store. thanks! I'm glad/hope they keep the outside. very cool.

oh! great. where is it?

can someone clue those of us who haven't lived in Houston for very long in? sounds interesting...but what is it? a bar?

ahem... however, I can be known to go through mattresses at an uncommon speed, so I'll be just thrilled when that store opens...

Just got off the phone with someone from the PM company (super nice). I took the opportunity to ask her what was happening here. She told me the following (and gave me permission to share). I wont lie to you. This isn't the best of news... Confirmed... Chick Fil A American Mattress Payless Shoes Banks we already know about In the works... Chilis Starbucks She didn't know anything about a 24 hour fitness, urban myth I guess. They left space for Target to be able to expand into a SuperTarget if they choose. The apartments are supposed to be high end, so maybe that will drive better future options than mattresses and cheap shoes...