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(Top to bottom) William Burroughs, Ernest Hemingway and Hunter S. Thompson.
I think writers holding guns seem more dangerous than “normal” people holding guns.  Perhaps it has something to do with the combination of  intelligence and violence that seems to intensify both characteristics.
Or maybe they were all a bit crazy (since two of the three writers [...]

See the rest of them here.
- Dave

Tropical storm Edouard is supposed to hit us in Houston tonight around midnight.
Our storm supplies consist of olives, vermouth and vodka.  It worked for Rita, why not Edouard?
I’ll try to post some photos or video of the tropical storm experience here later tonight.
- Dave
UPDATE: Monday, July 04 – 7:55PM (CST) – Edouard is now slated [...]

It’s starting to get humid here in Houston. I’m not talking about the flash flood warnings tonight and tomorrow because of the big storm currently tapping the city on the shoulder. I’m talking about the moist air and the cool evening breezes that make me appreciate Houston every now and then. The [...]

This makes me laugh…
There is a severe weather alert in Houston this weekend because the temperature dropped into the 40s overnight.   Ask anyone north of the Mason-Dixon line if 40 degrees is cold and they will laugh and shoosh you away for bothering them.
Silly weather alerts.
-Dave

Are you paranoid about government-controlled orbital mind-control lasers, but you still have a sense of style? Well this website is for you.
Link (via Lifehacker)
P.S. – They have kosher model as well in the shape of a yarmulke.

So it’s been raining for the past two days straight here in Houston.  There are numerous sections of highway around the city that have been closed because of flooding.  It’s also pretty depressing to drive to work in the dark and come home in the dark for a few days in a row.
The sky looks [...]

Dear Ernesto,
P.S. – Yes, I hear Disneyland is very fun this time of year. Sorry you couldn’t make it to Texas.
Send pictures.
Your pal, 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 Rita [...]