Fringe

Just sent in my protest. Will go it alone. My question is: do you think they will lower my appraisal less than what I paid for the house? I bought it in 08 right before the market collapse and I believe it's worth less now than it was then.

"Some wish he'd get "clawed to sh#t by one of his many feral cats,"

LOL. I wonder if he serves cat tacos at his clubs?

This is the dot I connected... http://www.houstonpr...or-of-montrose/

If an illegal alien was running for governor I would vote for him over Perry.

Normally I would cut a drunk a little slack. I'll be the first to admit I've gotten behind the wheel in the past when I was probably "legally" intoxicated. But only my reactions were impaired. I have never been so inebriated that I would go around a barrier and drive into a bunch of flashing red lights and run over a person. He was not just a drunk, he was a stupid drunk and I'm one of those people that believe in "thinning the herd". But I know it will never happen.

He was deported twice already... Amazing that he even has a TX drivers license. WOW!!!

And if I understand this correctly, the most he can get is life in prison? Yet a citizen could get death? Amazing...

He's being charged with manslaughter. I believe the death penalty only applies to capital murder charges.

(But I agree it's a waste of tax payer money to not kill the SOB)

My condolences to the officer's family.

It was the Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas that insisted on the cap. Their the ones that killed the bill in previous years. Small breweries had to appease them to have any chance in the bill. It's a catch 22. Wholesalers insist on the cap and the big boys (who don't benefit anyway) oppose the cap.

It is a shame our government is run by big business. Both national and state.

It came so close until InBev stepped in.

Chronicle article

the article claims that it is outskirt arterial roads that are poorly designed for peds.

^^ just reread the article, it just says arterial roads, not outskirt...

as a good example of this try walking from Richmond to Westpark on Kirby. That isn't an exception either, it's a friggin war zone for peds around major freeways.

it should be painfully obvious that Houston not only doesn't cater towards any other traffic than vehicle, it downright discourages it heavily.

A lot of it is from stupidity. Like trying to cross a freeway. They had to build a fence along the beltway between Bissonnet and Bellaire because idiots kept getting run over crossing over from the apartments on one side to get to the stores on the other side.

Can't help you but being an old fart I know exactly what you mean. Some friends of my parents that lived right behind the old Shamrock Hotel had one of those in their backyard. Pre-freon I suspect.

Darn. Was hoping it would be closer to Sugar Land.

Dairy Queen, Popeye's, Burger King. Pearlanders will have no reason to ever leave their city any more.

Cool. Wonder if it will have an IMAX?

Perhaps we need a new HAIF forum exclusively for Noodlers?

Even though I rarely go downtown I welcome a Houston brew pub and hope they do well. I'm just afraid there's to many Bud and Miller Light people in H town for a brew pub to survive.

You know it's dry when we start looking forward to hurricanes for some relief.

I would like to see Buffalo Speedway go through to Holmes Rd. Maybe the city would then finally improve/widen that road. That would take a lot of pressure off the highway 90 commute.

For a brief time in the 70's I worked for Palais Royal. They had a grand opening at Greenspoint that I attended with my wife. I remember it because they had champagne. A lot of it. So much that I had to practically carry my wife out to the car. Good times.

I do miss West Oaks. Spent a lot of time there with our kids in the 80's riding the cool carousel they had. I wonder what happened to that carousel?

Has anyone been to this new restaurant on S. Shepherd?

Greatfull Taco

Their press release is rather bizarre. I may have to try them.

Greatfull Taco –AND-- Greatfull Taco LIVE !

Greatfull Taco (“GT”) is a fresh restaurant in Houston, Texas. Greatfull Taco is the creation and synthesis of businessman,

restaurateur, and music fan of Paul West – who owns the idea, the creation and supervision of it Lock, Stock and Taco. Greatfull

Taco is best stereotyped as a tacqueria for non-Latin’s (stereotypes are real) - mixing a passion and dedication to food and music

into an amalgamation of unique and fresh ideas, combinations, flavors and feelings.

GT seeks to speak to and connect with its customers in unique and thoughtful ways to stand along the roads of life encouraging

those to keep on track with their own unique journey. GT believes many things and always has an opinion, which frequently

changes with correction of bias, correction of information, new facts or impressions, and maturity. GT is open from breakfast to

late night and is easily described but difficult to understand. While perhaps labeled “gourmet” tacos, (think the SAT test

comparisons of : McDonalds is to Fuddruckers as Taco Bell is to Greatfull Taco), the food is hardly gourmet, but is fresh and

good. Chef driven taco’s may be another label, but yet GT taco boasts two gourmet venues within the physical space: the Owners

Room and the Chef’s Table. Located on one of the busiest north-south Houston boulevards, GT arose like a phoenix from the

ashes of many a failed fortune-losing restaurants, including the latest ashes of Sabetta Wine Café and Bar (an Italian wine café).

These failed ventures prove excellent fertilizer for the new concept – Greatfull Taco. GT is assisted by international chefs Riccardo

Palazzo-Georgio, and naturalized Citizen Chef Miguel Romero.

Obviously paying respect and tribute to the current touring, most “recorded” and long-lasting rock band, The Grateful Dead, GT

seeks to feed the masses and entertain the classes. GT serves only beer from the America’s (why import water), wines from around

the world (art does have its form), and employ’s common Americans who wish to be better, but uncertain as to whether they are.

Greatfull Taco believes in many things, including: aliens exist statistically; musicians and chef’s are common people with special

talents and sometimes, extraordinary problems; people globally and locally alike and in fact not alike, are very different despite

what the media and politicians try to dupe us into believing; we Americans are generally no better morally than the other guy or

our neighbor; that Cain killed Able – so we can start from there as to what humans are capable of; Roger Rabbit in fact did do it;

that the Kennedy conspiracy did occur; way too many musicians either died trying to get a good night sleep or died in their own

vomit; that CSNY got it right in their song about war; that planned immigration/temporary work status is probably good, or

migration will result; that politicians are generally the Hoi Polloi; that old Mad Magazine’s were da bomb; that the world would

be a safer happy place if Alfred E. Neuman would win the Presidency; that 1st term prexy Obama is not the master of the universe

and doesn’t have the “Force” within him; that advertising and commercials SUCK (except some Scandinavian TV commercials);

and in the saying : “I’d rather be MOSHING!”, it is the freedom of choice that allows us to be sinners or not: that marijuana

should be decriminalized immediately; that travel and trade to /with Cuba should have been unrestricted long ago; that a high

school and college education should be compulsory in some form and fashion.

GT founder and owner, Paul West is a father, husband (more than once), imperfect, a philanthropist, triathlete, Bar owner,

restaurateur, a hedge fund, a ponzi, a patsy, an executive, a board member, sometimes bored member, a friend, a CPA, a good

Samaritan, a car enthusiast, an elitist, a common man and victim of infallibilities, a staunch American, a critic of world politicians,

a fan of world leaders; a pacifist, a proponent of non-violent solutions, a concert goer, a buyer of music and a ripper of music, a

world traveler, and sometimes, when called upon, a soldier of fortune and mercenary. Mr. West served corporate time and full

sentence without pardon at Deloitte & Touche, Landry’s Seafood Restaurants, and as part-owner of the Sherlock’s and Baker Street

Pub chain. He is a puritan, a sinner, an agent for social and philosophical change, a helper of people, a sometimes ******* and

part-time friend, and fan of the 9:30 Club. He is a fan of Burl Ives, Johnny Cash, Grand Funk Railroad (first album purchase), Jack

White, 30 Seconds to Mars, Crystal Castle, and Slightly Stoopid – not to mention Seattle-based Brandi Carlile and Fences, among

others. Mr. West, originally from the DC area (a Texan since 1977), still seeks to understand and appreciate country music, and as

such is having the old school country band Burch Creek Band, play live at the actual opening weekend for Greatfull Taco in

Houston, and a Johnny Cash Birthday Bash, one weekend later.

Greatfull Taco LIVE ! is the expression of GT and Mr. West’s dedication to assisting and promoting new music and musicians to

the unsuspecting public. In a developing partnership with Houston’s Warehouse Live, Greatfull Music LIVE ! will sponsor

concerts, will host live music concerts, and generally seek to support and to assist musicians plying their trade and wares.

Can we really handle any more New Yorkers?

Went Saturday and I have no complaints. Wife had the puffy tacos and daughter and I the fajitas. Both were very good but not spectacular, The queso was incredible though. Best I've had in a long while. The margaritas were good, just get them on the rocks. I could tell by the funky color of the frozen ones they would not be good. My daughter had them before and confirmed they are really bad.

Tentative opening June 22. Not official yet. They are hiring.

No HAIF underwear?

It's coming down little by little.

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Anyone BUT Palin.

Wasn't a study done on this about 20 years ago?