Monthly Archives: December 2013
Mister Fixed My Shower Leak . . .
Well, maybe he didn’t fix it, but he did help me find it. Turns out that there was a gap between the floor plan and sidewall that only showed up when there was someone in the shower. But standing up in the shower you couldn’t see the gap.
So the other day when I was down on my knees outside the shower checking for leaks, curious Mister was in the shower, and his weight was enough to show the crack. So as a temporary test I put a strip of Gorilla Tape over it and left it a couple of days to be sure that was the problem. And it was. No more leak.
Sometime in the next few days I’ll re-caulk it.
Thanks, Mister.
Today was really nice, with temps in the mid 60’s and a lot of sun, so Jan and I did a 1/2 mile walk around the park. The last time we walked regularly was back in April when we were in Apache Junction, and it felt good to be doing it again. We’ll do a few days at 1/2 mile and then start working our way up to the 1-1/2 miles we’ve done in the past.
After our walk, Jan and I, along with Mister, sat outside and enjoyed our coffee and muffins. Well, Mister didn’t have coffee and muffins. He just found a warm sunbeam, curled up, and went to sleep.
Around 3:30 Jan and I headed up to Kemah, dropping off our last Christmas card at the PO, before dropping Jan off to get her haircut. Then we headed across the parking lot for dinner at Chili’s. For dessert we split a piece of their new Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake. Really, really, really good.
If you feel the need for speed, check this Hennessey C7 Corvette as it hit 200 MPH on a Houston, Texas Toll Road. The Corvette is stock except for the Hennessey 600 HP upgrade plus the 100 HP Nitrous Express Kit, for a total of 700 HP. Well, the suspension and brakes are stock, anyway.
The run took place on December 11, 2013 on a new section of Toll Road that’s due to be opened this coming Saturday.
Wonder if the EZ-Tags still work at 200 MPH?
Thought for the Day:
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” – Tacitus, Roman Senator and Historian (A.D. c.56 – c. 115)
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Eats, Drinks, and Scenic Views . . .
About 1pm Jan and I headed out for our 2nd movie day. This time we were going to see Thor: The Dark World. Luckily I have a beautiful wife who likes movies like this just about as much as I do. I mean,two sci-fi movies in two days.
We decided to see the 3D version since, 1) the time worked better for us, and 2) the last few 3D movies we’ve seen have been very well done. Something is not jumping out of the screen every 10 seconds like in the past and you don’t spend the entire time dodging arrows and spears.
Before the movie started, we had the usual trailers, including a couple that looked really good. The first one, an extra long one, was for the next Captain America film coming out this summer. Really looks good.
The second was a completely different genre. Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, John Goodman, and Bill Murray, it tells the true story (well, as ‘true’ as any movie tells a true story. Check out “The Butler”) of a group of art experts during WWII who were sent to the front lines to rescue artwork stolen by the Nazis. Looks really good and is now on our “Must See” list.
After a really enjoyable movie, we headed across the parking lot for a first visit to Twin Peaks, a regional restaurant chain that’s growing fast.
Their motto is “Eats, Drinks, and Scenic Views”.
Here’s the Eats, a really great Poblano Chiptole Chicken Sandwich on a Brioche bun.
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And the Drinks, really good Iced Tea.
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And here’s one of the ‘Scenic Views”. This is our waitress, Lauren. And there’s brains behind the beauty. She’s in college studying to be an engineer.
And now you know why the place is called “Twin Peaks”.
I mean, what’d you think they were going to call it, ‘Hooters’?
That would just be tacky.
As far as Lauren working here and studying to be an engineer, we found something like this before when I was Webmaster for the School of Business at a local University. One night we went to Hooters and ran into two students working there that I knew. One of them was finishing up her Masters in Business and the other one was getting ready to take her CPA exam. So, not all of them are ‘Dumb Blondes”.
Twin Peaks, along with Hooters, Bone Daddy’s, and Bombshells, is one of a growing number of “Breastaurants”, as they’re known in the industry. We both really like Hooters, but weren’t really impressed with the food at Bone Daddy’s when we ate there earlier this year, but Twin Peaks is really good. Jan said her “Chicken Ranch Sandwich” is possibly the best chicken sandwich she’s ever eaten. We’ll definitely go back.
On the way home we were greeted by a beautiful full moon. Just gorgeous.
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And wrapping up the blog, here’s the latest fashion accessory for the working man.
I think both Nick and I could use one.
Thought for the Day:
“If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried…”
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