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    Is Woodleigh near Rockleigh, a street that I lived up the road from?
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    AARP classifies Westin and St. Regis Hotels as "upscale." They'll give discounts to members. But if I stayed at the St. Regis, I would "save" about only $40-$50 because a room for one night is close to $400.
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    I turned 50 last week and I joined AARP. Howard Johnson's is one of the hotels that will give me a 10-15% discount.
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    On page A7 in today's Houston Chronicle there's an article entitled "Unholy hustle for matrimony." It tells about Las Vegas, Nevada calling itself "the Wedding Capital of the World"...[with] more that 60 chapels..." Handbillers seek out couples to get married in their chapel, each working in 12-hour shifts. "Accusations have flown: slashed tires, death threats, homeless men paid to hassle competitors."
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    The way I understand it, the Washburn Tunnel goes under a ship channel. Isn't the north side of it called Federal Road and the south side of it in Pasadena called Richey?
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    Texhwyman.com said that there are no tunnels that are part of the state highway system. It said the current tunnels in Texas are the Addison Airport Tunnel in Addison, one in Big Bend National Park, and the Washburn Tunnel. I heard that Federal Road goes to and through the Washburn Tunnel. Is it also part of the state highway system with a numbered road?
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    Yes, newspapers make most of their money from advertising. I don't think the Chronicle would stay in business very long if all they received was the 50 cents that a newspaper costs. Years ago, to my surprise, I found out that fast food restaurants make their biggest profits from the sale of drinks, not food.
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    I didn't know the legal implications involved. On another thread, someone posted an item that I mentioned out of the Guiness Book of World Records about the Astroworld Hotel. That's why I thought that it might be OK.
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    On page B1 in today's Chronicle, there a photo of a jogger in Reveille Park. It says that a trail is being built which will extend from Milby Park to Scottcrest Park. On page B2 is a map showing where the hike-and-bike trail will be. The article says that the Houston Parks Board paid $950,000 for 27.2 acres on Sims Bayou for the site. The article begins with: "It'll be the center park of a 14-mile chain of seven." Does that means that the trail will be 14 miles long? If so, it would take about a full day to hike its length, a few hours to ride a bike from one end to the other. It looks interesting.
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    Simple, a Corvette. I'm turning 50 next week. Maybe I'm going through a mid-life crisis.
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    Can you scan and post things from it for us to see?
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    On Saturday Night Live I remember Mr. Bill and his dog Spot. Traumatized over what? It looked like a woman singing to and about a bunch of men.
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    Excellent find. I'll ask the librarian here if she'll order it. I would think that a lot of you on the forum will want to buy it.
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    I don't understand what you mean by the cab being "overused."
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    Just my belief, out of common courtesy, I've always believed that people with infants shouldn't take them to an indoor movie. That's as inconsiderate as sticking a piece of chewing gum underneath the seat.
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    I saw a cartoon in Hustler Humor magazine which showed a man and a woman going into his apartment. In the room were whipping posts, chains, locking stocks, beds of nails, etc. The woman said to the man: "This isn't what I was expecting when you said that you were going to take me to your place and show me your stocks and bonds!"
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    The White Knight was the AJAX commercial. A low voice would sing: "Stronger Than Dirt. Stronger Than Dirt." The knight would point his lance/spear at an article of dirty clothing and it would turn white. You would "Walk a mile for a Camel." Taryton cigarettes would show a person with a black eye then the words: "Taryton smokers would rather fight than switch." Yes, I remember Nancy Sinatra singing: "R.C.! The one with the mad, mad taste!" I remember an ALKA-SELTZER commercial where a guy is sitting on the side of his bed saying: "I can't believe I ate the whole thing!" As far as today's commercials, the only current one I like is the one for Yellow Book. It shows you the way.
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    When I was a kid I had a toy called a View Master. This is what they look like they were made for. I think that View Masters are still made.
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    I've read not to fall for those "credit repair" schemes. They're just another scam to take your money. It has been said by credit counselors that "time is the only thing that will clear up a bad credit record."
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    I like watching old TV commercials that I remember as a kid. You can see a lot of them on YouTube.com. I watch one I fondly remember: AQUA VELVA after shave lotion. "There's something about an AQUA VELVA man." There's also a lot of them on TVdays.com. I'd like to see what everyone else's favorite old TV commercials were.
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    You were lucky. Most babies would cry their heads off while at a drive-in movie theatre. On YouTube.com, there's some vintage drive-in theatre intermission commercials. One of them said that free bottle warmer service for babies was free at the concession stand.
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    I don't see the light rail.
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    Why can't most people simply get married at a place like this? Just make it legal. Over half of all marriages end in divorce. That's bad after spending a big amount of money on a big wedding.
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    Since there are places like Kipperman's where two people could stop in and get married, I wonder if there are any places that offer "drive-thru divorces?"
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