Jeebus

Actually.. What you described as what has been passed to you as authentic Creole gumbo sounds like exactly what authentic Cajun gumbo would be. Thin soupy roux with a medium brown color and chicken & sausage but no seafood, is as Cajun as it gets. The okra is hit or miss literally depending on the town. I would say EVERY place I've been to in Houston that serves "authentic Cajun gumbo" has usually been passing off the Creole gumbo that you've been looking for instead. Try any of the southern Seafood houses like Pappadeaux's or Landry's. Good luck.

Two wrongs don't make a right. What's the different between this, compared to a large group of "professional" bike riders like what I see out here in the 'burbs every weekend? I don't understand why this is even an issue? Is the group targeting busy intersections or trying to purposely slow/stop the flow of traffic? Is there a devious plot to the bike ride, or is it truly one of mass enjoyment?

EaDo is easily the worst offender of them all.

Have the local law enforcement SCREEN for illegals when enforcing the law is far easier and cheaper ANY anti-DUI program out there - especially one where medical technicians are needed to draw blood and run tests.

Funny you mention this. On the south end of Midtown, around Austin and Louisiana, I noticed NEW Vietnamese Midtown District signs. As for renaming Hillcroft, don't. Instead, dedicate a portion of the road to Gandhi, and call it the Gandhi Memorial Corridor. The street remains Hillcroft, but gets a little namesake upgrade. Everyone wins.

NEVER give them cash. Give them a meal. I (on rare occasion) will ask them what they want to eat - pick any fast-food. Most of them tell me to ________ off. Oh well. No meal, no money, no pity.

Sugarfree RedBull personally.

So accounts are coming forward defending the woman. Good. I hope this cop, and possibly any others that were abusing powers get reprimanded and punished for this.

Now you're just being paranoid. You know they ONLY pick only the horses that are genetically proven to NEVER get spooked, and officers with the patience of Shaolin monk to ride them.

I have no need to google anything. I am very aware of the history of the mounted patrol and its importance in helping control large crowds. Because of that, and personal experience on Bourbon street (not during Mardi Gras) I know first hand how aggressive those mounted officers can be and how hard they push their horses. To say its never happened before does not automatically preclude them from fault either. But don't worry, I'm getting the vibe loud and clear from the forum tonight: "That ______ had it coming and got what she deserved."

I agree 100%. Understand I'm not knocking the police. I'm knocking some of their tactics. I wasn't there, so ultimately I would probably be a better cow and just continue to graze. However, I want to know why this happened and I don't believe the HPD version of it. The girl got her face stomped in by a horse. That's not normal at all! I wonder if perhaps some photos of the area where this happened around the approximate time will surface on flickr? I just want to see how unruly the crowd was at the pride parade that HPD felt the need to send the mounted patrol down the edge of the street in the first place.

Red, you're just playing Devil's Advocate. Had I posted harshly in favor of the actions of the police you'd be slamming those keyboard keys right now lecturing me on that girl's civil rights. Not sure what the point of your pictures were, except to thinly veil the insinuation that you think I'm a lush. Your first picture implies that the crowd at the PRIDE parade is as unruly as the drunken fools on Bourbon Street, and in the second picture they're simply patrolling during the day, and not at a parade - so I'm not sure what the point of the picture was, except that mounted patrols do still exist in other parts of the country - which no one ever argued. Also, I'm not sure why you had to bring "redneck" into the conversation either?

Its one thing to have a police presence, its another thing to do things the way HPD does - which is always over the top. I'm also pretty sure had it been your wife, family member, or friend, you wouldn't be so quick to say that they were "just doing their job." You say you'd rather have a girl lose a few teeth rather than the absence of police. Why must it be one extreme to the next? I've been to quite a few parades (many of them being Mardi Gras) in my life in many cities and off hand can't remember there EVER being a mounted police force for crowd control. Why here and why now? Is the gay community that unruly in large numbers? They're lucky that half-ton beast didn't crush her skull and kill her. I'm sure many here would just shrug it off as an accident to a trouble making rebel-rouser though.

Lawsuit and News coverage. That's what I'd be demanding if that happened to my wife. Especially after this lame B.S. comment: What a crock. HPD needs to realize that they are not NOPD and this is not Bourbon street. I guess their lame excuse is that because it was an animal that its not police brutality. The question has to be asked, do you think this woman would have been as injured had an officer confronted her, she refused to move and they arrested her? NO. The Motorcycle Funneral patrol is just as bad. They violently cut you off in traffic, nearly causing a rear-end collision, then yell and scream at you because no matter how fast you stop - it wasn't fast enough. THEY'RE DEAD - WHAT'S THE RUSH!?!? Get a grip you power-hungry A-holes.

I suspect a slow brain bleed: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529328,00.html

http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/28/billy-mays-is-dead/

Ricco makes a good point too. The trade off for wild rambunctious parties seems to be public acceptance. Of course, EVERYTHING was better in the 70's and 80's, depending on who you ask. I do understand your complaint about the floats. Its a parade, make it festive. Now that there is a surplus of entries, perhaps the parade committee (whoever they are) needs to put some rules out for float criteria.

Looking at a person's iPhone screen really can say a lot about them. I don't have one (I love Verizon too much) but my wife does. It looks nothing like yours though. Thanks for sharing.

Had to make room for Dominque, the "home-town girl".

You want the public to support the Gay community, but don't want them at your events "toning them down". lol.. Can't have your cake and eat it too I guess.

Beyond the proximity to downtown (and everything west of downtown) and the architecture - I don't see the appeal either. And no, I'm not trying to compare it to any other neighborhood - I just don't see the appeal period. Its nice though. I'm not knocking it, I just don't get it.

There is NOTHING bleeding heart or Liberal about charity towards a senior citizen. Any act of kindness towards them by a young person is proof we are still a truly a civil society. Thanks for the story, but why mention his race? Is it because you thought it unlikely that an elderly Black man would have as much success charming a free ice cream from the young lady as much as an elderly White man perhaps would have? I'm not attempting to call you out as a racist or anything like that - I'm just merely asking out of curiosity.

Green is not how its harvested, but the emissions it leaves when burned. Diesel is diesel - no matter the source.

Don't agree with it at all.