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    Just what all of the bums at the library need.
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    Yes, the former Wok Bo building was originally a Chi Chi. I ate there many times.
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    Edward F. Simms of Kentucky came to Houston about 1901 and made his fortune at Spindletop. In 1912 he decided to build a Mansion on his newly purchased 210 acre estate, which he called Wayside. His estate was located between Polk on the north, the original Houston Country Club Golf Course site (1908 – 1956) on the east, Yates Gulley on the west and Lawndale on the south.
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    Spirit has to be the absolute worst airline. I will never fly with them.
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    What ever happened to the Urban Animals? Are they bankers and stock traders now? Did they work at Enron?
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    Is United following through on their threat to cut back on the construction because they did not get their way with the Hobby International expansion issue? Or was that just a bunch of hot air and sour grapes?
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    Overly zealous cops are at it again. Was that guy a danger to anyone? Not until the cops got involved. How many folks on a typical Houston street are carrying guns? Quite a few. We will all be in the most danger when the cops are the only ones with the guns. Also, think about it. When you are riding the dog, it only makes sense to be packing a shooter or two. Look at what parts of town those stations tend to be in.
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    She's coming down. They started knocking big holes in her this week.
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    Can someone remind me why we have a professional football team in this town. I can't seem to remember why we built a brand new stadium for a perennial bunch of losers. How many millions of dollars have been spent on the Texans since they started? and what do we get for 9 years? CRAP
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    Anybody out there know what is going on along White Oak Bayou? The old MKT right-away has been turned into a trail. For the past few weeks they have been installing what looks like storm water drainage along the trail immediately south of the UH-downtown parking lot. They now have a large, approx 1 acre, area cleared along the right-away. Any ideas as to what is going on and who is in charge of this work?
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    The Downtown PO was in the news yesterday on KUHF. KUHF Story Basically it says that they want to close the place and consolidate with the North Houston facility. It all depends on getting the place sold at a good price. I bet that there are some folks who would love to develop that area. There was a public meeting at Rice last night. Anyone out there attend?
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    That Hippo exhibit was too old school. It was a concrete pool inside a building. The Houston Zoo has been gradually replacing all of the old school exhibits with more natural habitat enclosures. The old Rhino enclosure was more natural but still it was just a big mud hole with a couple of huts for them to go into. I think that the new Savanna exhibit will be in the area where the old Children's section used to be.
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    I was at the game with the Cubs the other night and I swear that there were more Chicago fans in the stands than Houston fans. The place erupted with cheers and clapping when the Cubs hit a home run. I seems to me that the Astros did not even play baseball this year.
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    At the same time I made the above posting, another post was made at the "Whatever Happened to the Buffalo Bayou Master Plan?" Forum which provided and answer to my question. Tapley Tributary Renovation of the Tapley Tributary, located just west of the Sabine Street Bridge, will take place this summer. Among the slated improvements are restoration of the turtle pond, installation of a footbridge, and extension of the site’s tree canopy to create a haven for migratory birds. This project is made possible by a $100,000 grant from the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program and matching funds from the Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation and the River Oaks Garden Club.
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    There is new work going on in Eleanor Tinsley park, along the south side of the Bayou, near the volleyball area. Anyone know what is underway?
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    Don't let the Pigs intimidate you.
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    The original posting here said two people. That was because they had two sheets out. Apparently the guy came apart after hitting a railing near the ground, hence two sheets. This is at least the 3rd or 4th jumper in downtown in the past year.
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    I remember several years ago when Marvin Zindler found out that one of the snakes in the snake house was rubber.
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    This is what happens without zoning, folks.
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    Geeze, What would they do if you just continue using the Tripod? Taze you. Wrestle you to the ground and throw you in cuffs? If rent-a-cops touch you they can be open to lawsuit.
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    Tragedy in downtown Houston this morning 16 July 2010. At the parking garage north of the Wedge building. At least two people are dead after falling nearly 10 stories. Not sure what happened but a car is hanging half way out of the garage above where the bodies are.
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    Here is a look at it today. Westbury Today
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    I don't know what is going on behind the Wortham. The amphitheater like park area north of the theater is all scratched up. Don't know if it is connected with the Ballet building construction or what. Anyone know what might be going on?
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    I don't think that it is much different. The walls are clad with small pieces of granite which are overlain by glass. The entire outside wall is glass with the granite behind. That is difficult to render in a drawing. Depending on the light you may not even see the underlying granite between the windows.
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    Get over it already. Flying these days is no different than taking the bus. The "food" that was served was in so small portions and of such poor quality that it was nothing more than a diversion during the flight. Just get me to where I want to go as fast and as cheap as possible.
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