Around Town

Richie flew back to Michigan yesterday, but not before hitting a few more tourist attractions in the Lone Star State. Last week, he and Jacob spent a day at the Houston Zoo and found it to be large, impressive, fun, and entertaining. The three of us - Richie, Jacob, and I - also went to the Museum of Natural Science one day and really enjoyed that. It housed quite a variegated mix of exhibits, from dinosaurs to oil production to sea life to chemistry to early America. Jacob's very favorite display was, interestingly, the gems & minerals. We only intended to spend a couple hours at the museum, but ended up staying much longer.

On our travels around town last week, we came across some intriguing signs. The office-seekers here in Houston really went overboard with their posters, banners, and placards. I have never seen so many political ads in my life. I drove around a few different polling places just to gawk at the glut of signs. Colorful, yes, but definitely overkill.

Local groups have promised to recycle all of these election signs, which is great because recycling is not typically a big thing here in Texas.

Check out the wacky hours at my favorite doughnut shop here in Houston.

I never have figured out how much things actually cost at this store. Either way, the price isn't bad.