.: Above The Aether :.

The photo above is not a river. It’s an exit ramp off I-45 in Houston. So it’s a little wet here in the Bayou City today. It’s been raining pretty hard for a couple days and has caused some pretty bad flooding near the city. We left work a little early today to beat the [...]

It’s funny. As soon as I cross the bridge from mainland Texas to Galveston Island I start to immediately relax. The people here have two pairs of flip-flops…one casual and one formal. I like it here. The picture above is from our hotel window. – Dave

Justine and I ate at Gaidos tonight. Best seafood on the island…plus they have a giant crab on the roof. Pretty cool, eh? Justine had shrimp and scallops and I had blackened red snapper. (We had a little booze too. They make a good martini here too.) – Dave

We need to get out of Houston for a little bit, so we’re headed to Galveston for the weekend (where there is very little hustling or bustling). I may post once or twice with my phone when I’m there. Looking forward to getting out of the city for a short while. – Dave

(Wrestling announcer) Saul grapples with The Bishop using his signature Christ-Clutch and – OH MY – The Bishop executes his famous turning-of-the-cheek maneuver.  Praise God, I wonder if Saul will be able to come back after such a move?!?! I’m not joking, here people.  They’re from Texas. -Dave

Dear Ernesto, We regret to inform you that our busy schedules next week can not accomodate your planned arrival. Do not expect us to pick you up at the airport, take you to dinner, offer you our spare bedroom, or show you around town. We’ve been through all that with your loud and obnoxious cousins [...]

From the Houston Chronicle: A refrigerated truck full of penguins bound from the Indianapolis Zoo to Galveston overturned on U.S. 59 in East Texas early Tuesday, sending highway patrol and animal control officers scurrying to save the flightless birds. “I have never petted a penguin until this morning,” said Department of Public Safety Trooper Richard [...]

Justine and I came across these large white presidential head sculptures today while driving to Target to run some errands.  If you can’t tell from the photos, the sculptures are HUGE. It was a surreal moment when we rounded the corner to visit the new Target in town and saw these giant white heads from [...]

Um…so…yeah… Houston has a curling club. Who would have thought? -Dave

Not sure why it’s done, but once a year during the summer there is a “free tax weekend” where certain items require no sales tax. Someone told me it was to promote more affordable shopping during the back-to-school shopping season for poor families in Houston. If that’s the case, I’m confused by the list of [...]