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  1. sarahiki
    Aww, I like that place. They fixed up my car after a hit and run. Nice guys work there. Edited to add: I got hit; I was not the hitter in the hit and run!!
  2. sarahiki
    ^^^^ That is the best press Glenbrook Valley can get! Talk about awesome neighbors.
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    I had never been before, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I thought it was great. Beautiful houses, great decorations, good music. The 2-year-old said he loved it, and the 5-year-old said it was the "best time of his whole life." So there.
  4. sarahiki
    That's the right answer!
  5. sarahiki
    We are looking at HISD magnets and vanguards for our son for kindergarten next year. I toured Roberts and loved it, and have heard great reports from many friends with kids there. But it's nearly impossible to magnet into. I was also really impressed by Twain and Kolter, but I don't know anyone with kids there. Can anyone give me their impressions of or experience with these schools?
  6. sarahiki
    No need to be obnoxious. I was just answering his question.
  7. sarahiki
    No, UH doesn't have open enrollment. UHD does. It's confusing, isn't it? If my previous post confused you, sorry. I didn't mean "everyone" gets in; I meant they let a lot of students in, but not too many make it through.
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    I'm not sure I agree. UH reminds me of the French universities (as far as I understand them): anyone can get in. But it's really tough to make it, once you're there. I like the idea of giving lots of students the chance to succeed, especially in a city like Houston with so many immigrants and children of immigrants. But once you get in, you have to be a fairly serious student to make it. So there's a high attrition rate. I don't know what all that does for the reputation of the school, but it should mean that someone with a degree from UH worked pretty hard to earn it, and therefore the degree means something.
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    Confusion is bad. Just because the confusion has history doesn't make it good confusion. When I first moved here several years ago, I signed up for an evening class at UH. I looked on my trusty Houston map to see where the campus was, spotted it immediately, and headed downtown. It took quite some time of wandering through the main building, looking for someone to ask, before I finally learned that I was at the wrong university. And the thing is, I'm really not stupid. Having two schools called "UH" located a couple of miles from each other is just confusing.
  10. sarahiki
    Well, it's not the best choice, but lord knows it's not the worst choice either so we should be happy about that. "HMU" is a reasonable good acronym; perhaps people will confuse it will HBU but some people will manage to confuse just about anything.
  11. sarahiki
    Hey Jax, thanks for posting this question... I was wondering the same thing. I see it as a good sign. Though I suppose they could be planning to sell the lot, and want it to look more lot-like (as opposed to old-growth-forest-like).
  12. sarahiki
    I will be there with the rest of family-iki. You won't see us though; the little boys move too fast.
  13. sarahiki
    Yup, that's the one.
  14. sarahiki
    He has multiple hunting violations on his record, and clearly has a sick enjoyment of violence. So I'm wondering at what point his "habits" would be forcefully regulated. Is that pertinent enough?
  15. sarahiki
    That is reassuring TJ. Niche, I am aware it was a stabbing. That wasn't my point.
  16. sarahiki
    I haven't read the Press article yet, but I was told that some really involved parents helped make that school very good, and the reward is that HISD is closing it and sending the kids to a school that is not any good. Another stellar decision by HISD.
  17. sarahiki
    What do you have to do to have someone decide that maybe you shouldn't have a gun license?
  18. sarahiki
    I was in the neighborhood last night for the first time in months... I couldn't believe all the changes, particularly on the stretch of 518 between 288 and Southern Trails. It's exciting to see so many nice stores and restaurants there, great for all the residents. On the down side, headed back to 288 around 6:00 pm. (on a sunday!), it took 10-15 minutes to get through the lights. I sat through some of them probably 10 times. They REALLY need to address that situation; the traffic was completely crippled.
  19. sarahiki
    Thanks everyone... Bobbit Glass is pretty close. I didn't think of a "glass store," though now it seems very obvious. My first thought was somewhere like the Home Despot, but they didn't seem to have that sort of thing.
  20. sarahiki
    Thanks, I'll check it out!
  21. sarahiki
    A photo in a very old frame fell and the glass broke. It's a weird size. Anyone know where I can get a piece of glass cut to a specific size? Somewhere in town/centrally located preferred. Thanks!
  22. sarahiki
    Right near the moon you can see Jupiter and Venus very clearly. It's pretty cool. Through the binoculars, we could see one of Jupiter's moons, too.
  23. sarahiki
    Instead of buying stuff, I purged. Got rid of lots of stuff on Craig's List and Freecycle. I love that people will come to my house and take away my unwanted stuff.
  24. sarahiki
    The news reports suggest that you were wise to stay away. 2 people dead in Toys R Us in California, and one poor Walmart temp worker stampeded to death in Queens. Sick and wrong.
  25. sarahiki
    Costco has beautiful pies at low prices. And don't forget to gas up for $1.59/gallon. I'm headed there tomorrow for gas and pies. In that order, thank you very much.
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