We have driven past this newer restaurant for months assuming that it was another attempt at a sushi buffet. The two previous food establishments in this exact location have been Chinese oriented and were sushi buffets. Today since the establishment was not looking crowded , and was on the
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11/30/2012
Hidden in plain sight is the Texas Repertory Theatre. Right off FM 1960 on Stuebner Airline, this small store front theatre offers seasonal events such as the Christmas Classic "Its a Wonderful Life".Starting tonight, November 29th thru the 23rd of December, five actors create a radio progra
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11/29/2012
Just one of the many educational opportunities available to us here on Activerain! If you haven't signed up yet you better get on over there and get registered. Everything changes so fast today there's no way you can keep up with it all by yourself. Education is good. Get some!!Share RainCamp
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11/29/2012
When my Real estate career was starting out, I was gifted with a seminar on showing homes.The speaker was Cabot Roberts. His presentation was in regard to the importance of previewing the homes you planned to show to a prospective buyer.When a buyer tells you what they are looking for, does it r
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11/29/2012
It has been said that "variety is the spice of life..."It certainly works in this well established Houston eatery.They are known primarily for their barbecue, however they serve a variety of other tasty dishes.Today's offerings are illustrated .Ralph has a need for a regular barbecue fix and t
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11/28/2012
We now have a new flower bed. The space was previously occupied by two pines, one of which was at least 80 years old. (Based upon the number of rings in the trunk.)How many of us get to live in one place for that long? This entire area used to be forested. The drought of 2011 took care of wh
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11/27/2012
Last Saturday the garbage truck either ignored the trash bag full of yard clippings and leaves or they overlooked it. It had been deposited at the curb by our yard man last Tuesday as usual. Since it is a clear plastic bag , it is possible that they just looked right through it on their driv
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11/26/2012
After searching out events this week in Cypress, Tomball, Spring, Magnolia, Woodlands, Montgomery and other parts Houston Northwest to blog about, we came to the sad reality that nothing really compared with the activities surrounding the shopping opportunities known as "Black Friday."As we prev
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11/25/2012
All the marketing around "Black Friday" fails to recognize one thing. There are consumers who hate and detest crowds of any kind. We are among that group. If you tell me that everything of material value is on sale for half price, I will studiously plan to stay home. Malls and large stor
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11/24/2012
While lunching at our favorite Subway, I looked up from my sandwich to see this specimen exiting the establishment."What on earth is that", I asked Ralph. He had missed it completely! How one can overlook anything this bright and loud, I cannot understand.When we left however, he managed to g
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11/23/2012